Английская Википедия:2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Year in UFC The year 2023 is the ninth year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.
List of events
| Rizin Fighting Federation | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance | |||
| 1 | Rizin 41 – Osaka | Шаблон:Dts | Maruzen Intec Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Osaka, Japan | 9,987[1] | |||
| 2 | Rizin Landmark 5 | Шаблон:Dts | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Шаблон:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan | 13,837[2] | |||
| 3 | Rizin 42 | Шаблон:Dts | Ariake Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan | 14,930[3] | |||
| 4 | Rizin 43 – Sapporo | Шаблон:Dts | Makomanai Ice Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Sapporo, Japan | 8,510 | |||
| 5 | Super Rizin 2: Rizin X Bellator | Шаблон:Dts | Saitama Super Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Saitama, Japan | 24,264[4] | |||
| 6 | Rizin 44 | Шаблон:Dts | Saitama Super Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Saitama, Japan | ||||
| 7 | Rizin Landmark 6 | Шаблон:Dts | Dolphins Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Nagoya, Japan | ||||
| 8 | Rizin Landmark 7 | Шаблон:Dts | National Gymnastics Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Baku, Azerbaijan | ||||
| 9 | Rizin 45 | Шаблон:Dts | Saitama Super Arena | Шаблон:Flagicon Saitama, Japan | ||||
Rizin 41 – Osaka
Rizin 41 – Osaka was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 1, 2023, at the Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka, Japan.
Background
A bantamweight kickboxing bout between Ryusei Ashizawa and the one-time K-1 super featherweight title challenger Kouzi was scheduled as the event headliner.[5]
Results
| Rizin 41 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryusei Ashizawa | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kouzi | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Vugar Karamov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yoshinori Horie | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 3:21 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Keita Nakamura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kiichi Kunimoto | KO (Punches and Soccer Kick) | 2 | 0:49 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Makoto Takahashi | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Daichi Kitakata | Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 1:17 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kyohei Hagiwara | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kyle Aguon | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Koichi Ishizuka | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuto Hokamura | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kim Kyung-pyo | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Sho Patrick Usami | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Mehman Mamedov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yusaku Nakamura | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:23 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Shun Onishi | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Motoki | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:37 | Kickboxing rules |
| Catchweight 66,5 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Sota Kimura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Shingeki no Yuuki | TKO (Body Punch) | 3 | 1:32 | Kickboxing rules |
| Opening Bouts | |||||||
| Catchweight 57,5 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Asataro | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Shin Sakurai | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules |
| Catchweight 57,5 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Daichi Akahira | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuto Miwa | KO (Right straight) | 1 | 2:47 | Kickboxing rules |
Rizin Landmark 5
Rizin Landmark 5 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 29, 2023, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Background
A featherweight bout between the former Rizin featherweight champion Juntaro Ushiku and Mikuru Asakura served as the event headliner,[7] while a featherweight bout between another former Rizin featherweight champion Yutaka Saito and Ren Hiramoto was booked as the co-main event.[8]
Results
| Rizin Landmark 5 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Mikuru Asakura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Juntaro Ushiku | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Yutaka Saito | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Ren Hiramoto | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Shinobu Ota | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kazuma Kuramoto | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:27 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Luiz Gustavo | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Koji Takeda | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| W.Super Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kanna Asakura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Mei Yamaguchi | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| W.Catchweight 51 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Claire Lopez | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Rena Kubota | Submission (Kneebar) | 3 | 4:21 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tsuyoshi Sudario | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Roque Martinez | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Masanori Kanehara | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Sora Yamamoto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ali Abdulkhalikov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsuya Saika | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:30 | |
Rizin 42
Rizin 42 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on May 6, 2023, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Background
A bantamweight bout between Yuki Motoya and the former Rizin Bantamweight champion Kai Asakura was booked as the event headliner.[9]
Results
| Rizin 42 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kai Asakura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuki Motoya | KO (Knee to the Body) | 3 | 2:25 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Juan Archuleta | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Naoki Inoue | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Roberto Satoshi Souza (c) | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Spike Carlyle | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Non-title bout. |
| Catchweight 70 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Buakaw Banchamek | draw. | Шаблон:Flagicon Rukiya Anpo | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon YA-MAN | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kota Miura | KO (Knee and Punches) | 1 | 3:13 | Special rules |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon John Dodson | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Tatsuki Saomoto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kazumasa Majima | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Takahiro Ashida | Technical Submission (Shoulder Choke) | 1 | 4:43 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ulka Sasaki | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Boyd Allen | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Viktor Kolesnik | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Atsushi Kishimoto | TKO (Leg Kick) | 2 | 2:57 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Erson Yamamoto | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuki Ito | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Takeji Yokoyama | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Takuya Yamamoto | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:24 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ramazan Temirov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuta Hamamoto | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:06 | |
| Catchweight 69 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Sota Kimura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yasuhiro Kido | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules |
Rizin 43 – Sapporo
Rizin 43 – Sapporo was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on June 24, 2023, at the Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan.
Background
A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between Kleber Koike Erbst and Chihiro Suzuki headlined the event.[10] At the weigh-ins, Koike weighed in at 145.88 pounds, 0.88 pounds over the title limit. As a result, upon commencement of the fight, Koike was stripped of the title and only Suzuki is eligible to win it.[11]
Results
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Super Rizin 2: Rizin X Bellator
Super Rizin 2: Rizin X Bellator was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation and Bellator MMA on July 30, 2023 at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.[12][13][14][15]
As with the previous Super Rizin & Rizin 38 and Rizin 40 & Rizin vs Bellator events in 2022, Super Rizin 2 was spilt between two cards. Matches on the Bellator card were fought inside a cage, while Super Rizin 2 took place in the traditional ring.[12][14]
Outside of Japan, the Bellator card aired live on Showtime in the United States, while Super Rizin 2 was distributed via PPV on FITE.[16][17]
Background
The event was originally supposed to be headlined by a Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout between former champion Kai Asakura and former Bellator MMA Bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta.[18] On July 18, 2023 it was announced that Asakura withdrew from the event and would be replaced by Hiromasa Ougikubo.[19]
Results
| Part 2: Super Rizin 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Vugar Karamov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Mikuru Asakura | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:41 | For the vacant Rizin Featherweight Championship. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Juan Archuleta | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hiromasa Ougikubo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship. |
| W.Super Atomweight 49 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Seika Izawa (c) | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Claire Lopez | Submission (ninja choke) | 1 | 1:04 | For the Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Championship. |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Catchweight 70 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Chihiro Suzuki | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Patrício Pitbull | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:32 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tofiq Musayev | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Akira Okada | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:11 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Shinobu Ota | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kenta Takizawa | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:54 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Igor Tanabe | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Daichi Abe | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 4:34 | |
| Catchweight 58 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuki Ito | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hiroya Kondo | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Part 1: Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 | |||||||
| Lightweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Patricky Pitbull | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Roberto Satoshi Souza | TKO (leg kick) | 3 | 0:49 | Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout. |
| Flyweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Kyoji Horiguchi | vs. | Шаблон:Flagicon Makoto Takahashi | No Contest (accidental eye poke) | 1 | 0:25 | For the inaugural Bellator Flyweight World Championship. |
| Women's Flyweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Kana Watanabe | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Veta Arteaga | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Magomed Magomedov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Danny Sabatello | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:55 | |
| Welterweight | Шаблон:Flagicon Andrey Koreshkov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Lorenz Larkin | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Rizin 44
Rizin 44 was a combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on September 24, 2023 at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Background
A featherweight bout between former champion Kleber Koike Erbst (also former KSW Featherweight champion) and former Sengoku Featherweight champion Masanori Kanehara was scheduled to headline the event. [20]
A heavyweight bout between former sumo wrestler Tsuyoshi Sudario and UFC veteran Todd Duffee was expected to take place at the event. However, Duffee withdrew from the fight due to a problem with his passport. [21]
Results
| Rizin 44 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Masanori Kanehara | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kleber Koike Erbst | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Juntaro Ushiku | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kyohei Hagiwara | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Yoshinori Horie | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Spike Carlyle | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Catchweight 70 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Rukiya Anpo | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Sho Patrick Usami | Decision (Unanimous) (29–27, 29–26, 29–26) | 3 | 3:00 | Шаблон:Small |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Yoshiki Nakahara | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Rikuto Shirakawa | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 66,2 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kazumasa Majima | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Takeji Yokoyama | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Шаблон:Small |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryuya Fukuda | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Erson Yamamoto | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 1:37 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Taichi Nakajima | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryo Okada | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Shoma Shibisai | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Janos Csukas | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 2:27 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ramazonbek Temirov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Takaki Soya | KO (Punches) | 1 | 3:15 | |
Rizin Landmark 6
Rizin Landmark 6 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on October 1, 2023 at the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Japan.
Background
A bantamweight bout between Dream Japanese Bantamweight Grand Prix 2011 winner Hideo Tokoro and Alan "Hiro" Yamaniha was scheduled to headline the event. [22]
Results
| Rizin Landmark 6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Alan Yamaniha | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hideo Tokoro | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 63 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Shoko Sato | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Shinobu Ota | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tsuyoshi Sudario | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Lim Dong-hwan | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 2:10 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuki Ito | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Topnoi Kiwram | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 61,5 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Genji Umeno | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yuto Saito | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | Шаблон:Small |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Catchweight 58 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Yusaku Nakamura | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Hiroya Kondo | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Igor Tanabe | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Animal☆Koji | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 3:40 | |
| Women's Strawweight 52,5 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Machi Fukuda | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Ayaka Watanabe | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Hidetaka Arato | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Takakenshin | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:49 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Rogério Bontorin | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Yutaro Muramoto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Viktor Kolesnik | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryo Takagi | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Yusaku Inoue | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Kohei Tokeshi | TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) | 1 | 1:11 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Joji Goto | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Junya Hibino | Submission (Twister) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| Opening Bouts | |||||||
| Catchweight 68 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Shogo Ota | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Ginji Hara | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:52 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Genki Takeno | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryota Naito | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Шаблон:Small |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryuki Kirishima | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Masanari Yamada | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
Rizin Landmark 7
Rizin Landmark 7 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on November 4, 2023 at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Background
Rizin Landmark 7 was the promotion's first international event, and the first major MMA event to take place in Azerbaijan.[23]
A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between reigning champion Vugar Karamov and challenger Chihiro Suzuki headlined the event. [24] [25]
A lightweight bout between Rizin Lightweight Grand Prix 2019 winner Tofiq Musayev and former Deep Lightweight champion Koji Takeda served as the co-main event. [26]
Another lightweight bout between former AMC Fight Nights Lightweight champion Nariman Abbasov and Ali Abdulkhalikov took place at the event. [27]
Results
| Rizin Landmark 7 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Chihiro Suzuki | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Vugar Karamov (c) | TKO (Upkick and Punches) | 1 | 1:28 | For the Rizin Featherweight Championship. |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Tofiq Musayev | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Koji Takeda | KO (Punches) | 3 | 2:03 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ali Abdulkhalikov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Nariman Abbasov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 60 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Mehman Mamedov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Ferit Göktepe | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Kim Kyung-pyo | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Tural Ragimov | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:21 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Strawweight 51 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Anastasiya Svetkivska | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Farida Abdueva | Submission (Triangle Armbar) | 2 | 4:20 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Ilkhom Nazimov | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Jaures Dea | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Vladislav Rudnev | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Iliyar Askhanov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Shota Betlemidze | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Quentin Domingos | TKO (Retirement) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Шаблон:Flagicon Hasan Mezhiev | def. | Шаблон:Flagicon Konstantin Merkulov | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:32 | |
Rizin 45
Rizin 45 will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2023, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. [28][29][30]
Background
A rematch for the inaugural Rizin Flyweight Championship between former Rizin Bantamweight champion (also former Bellator Bantamweight champion) Kyoji Horiguchi and current Deep Flyweight champion (also former Cage Fury FC Flyweight champion) Makoto Takahashi is scheduled to headline the event.[31] The pairing previously met at Super Rizin 2 in July 2023, where the bout was declared a no contest after Horiguchi accidentally poked Takahashi in the eye.[32]
A Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout between reigning champion Juan Archuleta and former champion Kai Asakura is scheduled to serve as the co-main event.[33]
In the featherweight division, a clash between two former champions should take place at the event when Kleber Koike Erbst meets Yutaka Saito.[34]
A flyweight bout between 2021 Rizin Japanese Bantamweight Grand Prix winner Hiromasa Ougikubo and current BKFC Flyweight champion John Dodson is scheduled to take place at the event. [35]
A 155-pound catchweight kickboxing bout between former K-1 Super Lightweight champion Rukiya Anpo and former K-1 Super Welterweight champion Minoru Kimura was expected to take place at the event.[36] However, the fight was cancelled after Kimura tested positive for a banned substance once again.[37]
Fight Card
See also
- List of current Rizin FF fighters
- 2023 in UFC
- 2023 in Bellator MMA
- 2023 in ONE Championship
- 2023 in Professional Fighters League
- 2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
- 2023 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- 2023 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
- 2023 in Brave Combat Federation
- 2023 in Road FC
References
External links
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