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March 7, 2023
A battle of Combate Global vs. RIZIN fighters will take place later this year when the promotions collide in Tokyo, Japan.
January 3, 2023
Going a perfect 5-for-5 in matches, Bellator MMA had a strong close to the year at an event co-promoted with Rizin.
November 14, 2022
Bellator MMA officials have added another bout to the upcoming New Year’s Eve event with Rizin in Japan airing on Showtime.
November 9, 2022
The featured bouts for when Bellator heads to Japan to meet Rizin live on New Year’s Eve have been announced.
October 26, 2022
On December 31, Bellator MMA fighters will be in Japan to compete against Rizin athletes from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
June 15, 2022
Former boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather will once again return to the ring, taking on an MMA star in Japan this September.
December 31, 2021
Rizin ringed in the new year already with Rizin 33 featuring a grand prix and a world title fight from Saitama, Japan.
Kyoji Horiguchi
December 3, 2021
Rizin champion Kyoji Horiguchi seeks to win back the Bellator belt when he faces Sergio Pettis Friday at Bellator 272.
June 14, 2021
In the return of mixed martial arts to the Tokyo Dome, Roberto Satoshi stood tall, becoming the RIZIN lightweight champion.
December 31, 2020
RIZIN 26 is in the books, and it saw Kyoji Horiguchi reclaim the bantamweight title in impressive, highlight-reel fashion.
December 30, 2020
Kyoji Horiguchi is back in action tomorrow at RIZIN 26, and his coach Mike Brown piled praise on the fighter ahead of his return.
December 24, 2020
The UFC is closed down shop for the remainder of 2020. But, RIZIN has a pretty stacked card planned for New Year’s Eve.
Anderson Silva
November 27, 2020
Several bigger promotions apparently won’t be calling Anderson Silva, but RIZIN’s Nobuyuki Sakakibara is interested in talking to the legend.
August 10, 2020
Kai Asakura returned to the win column in impressive fashion at RIZIN 23, as he finished Hiromasa Ogikubo with soccer kicks to win the vacant, BW title.
August 9, 2020
RIZIN 22 went down today in Yokohama, Japan, and one of the card’s stoppages saw Kenji Kato record a walk off KO.
July 9, 2020
Japan’s RIZIN promotion has announced it’s returning to action next month with two events, and the trailer for the cards is a must-see.
December 31, 2019
RIZIN 20 went down today in Saitama, Japan, and the event saw rising star Tenshin Nasukawa showcase his jaw-dropping, striking skills yet again.
Bellator Rizin
November 15, 2019
The two promotions will exchange fighters for a pair of upcoming December events that feature Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Fedor Emelianenko.