The crowd in Tokyo saw a surprising result when young fighter Kyoma Akimoto stopped experienced opponent Patchy Mix at RIZIN 52. Akimoto, only 19 years old, secured a knockout victory with soccer kicks early in the second round. The defeat marked the first knockout loss of Mix’s professional career. For Mix, the bout was meant
RIZIN’s New Year’s Eve special delivered shocking results and jaw-dropping finishes. Fans witnessed two of the most brutal knockouts in recent MMA memory, leaving a mark on the event and crowning new champions. Shaydullaev’s Featherweight Mastery Razhabali Shaydullaev defended his featherweight belt in style, facing one of Japan’s most recognized fighters, Mikuru Asakura. From the
In the heart of Saitama, Japan, RIZIN’s New Year’s Eve event wrapped up with a thrilling mix of action. Among the many bouts, one fighter managed to steal the spotlight, making a statement with a knockout. Ed Polo King, a 23-year-old heavyweight, stands an imposing 6’8” tall, the tallest athlete ever to step into the
A referee got hit by both fighters in a chaotic incident at Rizin 49: Decade The fight continued and the referee was able to officiate until the end Both fighters refused to be stopped and hit the referee with several punches during an insane fight at Rizin 49: Decade on New Year’s Eve. The referee
Former UFC champion Sean O’Malley was in The Land of the Rising Sun on Tuesday to take part in a meet-and-greet ahead of RIZIN’s annual New Year’s Eve event inside the iconic Saitama Super Arena. Most fans were happy to get an autograph from O’Malley. Maybe even a photo. But one fan had a rather
Ryan Garcia is making the most of his suspension by taking on an exhibition match against Japanese kickboxer Rukiya Anpo on December 30 in Tokyo, Japan. The suspension followed Garcia testing positive for ostarine after his April fight with Devin Haney. What was initially a hard-fought majority decision victory, including three knockdowns, was overturned to
Tai Emery landed a big punch that broke Charisa Sigala’s nose in their bare-knuckle fight The fight was stopped and the 37-year-old won via TKO Tai Emery ended up breaking Charisa Sigala’s nose to cap off their bare-knuckle showdown at Super Rizin 3. A vicious TKO On Sunday, the Saitama Super Arena in Japan erupted
Kyoji Horiguchi scored a decision win over Sergio Pettis in their Rizin 47 main event bout Kleber Koike Erbst submitted his fellow former Rizin champion Juan Archuleta in the co-main event Kyoji Horiguchi was able to get his revenge on Sergio Pettis at Rizin 47. A sweet revenge Horiguchi came out victorious over Pettis at
Former Bellator and RIZIN bantamweight world champion Kyoji Horiguchi returned to the iconic Saitama Super Arena for an opportunity to once again strap gold around his waist on Saturday. Stepping into the main event spotlight at RIZIN 45, Horiguchi squared off with Makoto Shinryu to crown the promotion’s inaugural flyweight titleholder. Round 1 Shinryu comes
Juan Archuleta made his return to the RIZIN ring on Saturday for the promotion’s annual New Year’s Eve extravaganza, but it didn’t come without a bit of controversy. Archuleta stepped on the scale significantly over the bantamweight limit during the official RIZIN 45 weigh-ins on Friday. As a result, he was stripped of the bantamweight
Ex-UFC standout John Dodson returned to the ring on New Year’s Eve to take part in the stacked RIZIN 45 card in Japan. Emanating from the iconic Saitama Super Arena, ‘The Magician’ looked to continue his impressive post-UFC run that has seen the former flyweight title challenger earn six straight wins. Standing in Dodson’s way
Rizin’s Vugar Karamov suffered a one-of-a-kind title fight KO loss to Chihiro Suzuki at Rizin FF – Landmark Vol. 7 Suzuki previously KO’d Pitbull Freire The recent Rizin FF – Landmark Vol. 7 event held in Baku, Azerbaijan owns one of the most unconventional yet stunning knockouts in MMA history. In the main event, Chihiro
Bellator has released the official details for Bellator x RIZIN 2. On December 31, 2022, Bellator and RIZIN joined forces to show the benefits of MMA promotions working together. The event featured five bouts, with the Bellator fighters winning every matchup against the RIZIN representatives. Seven months later, they will return to the Saitama Super
John Dodson said training and fighting in bare-knuckle boxing and MMA have been almost the same The former UFC title challenger wants to become a champion in both sports John Dodson seems to have a great time in his transition to bare-knuckle boxing. He has now gone 2-0 in BKFC but he’s still planning to
Manny Pacquiao is reportedly making his Rizin debut soon and will face Japanese pro wrestler Kota Ibushi The 44-year-old previously said he aims to fight Terence Crawford, Errol Spence Jr., or Floyd Mayweather Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is edging closer to his highly-anticipated Rizin debut. A new report from Tokyo said he will be facing
Nate Diaz may have found a new combat sports home in the land of the rising sun. After 15 years under the UFC banner, Diaz completed his contract with a submission victory over Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 in September. Since then, virtually everyone has been speculating what Diaz would do next. While most people