Rizin fighter Nobumitsu Osawa turned some heads during his weigh-in when he showed up in nothing but a bowtie.
One of the biggest events of the year is still to be held. On Dec. 31. Bellator MMA and Rizin FF are joining forces to put on a monstrous event on the last day of the year. Bellator MMA vs. Rizin as the card is being called will see four Bellator fighters coming over to challenge four Rizin fighters in a cross-promotional event in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Included in the Bellator fighters coming over are featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull, AJ McKee, Juan Archuleta, and Kyoji Horiguchi.
With all this star power on the card many fans will be tuning in, one man plans on catching some of the spotlight for himself and did so in a hilarious way.
Nobumitsu Osawa showed up for the Bellator vs. Rizin weigh-ins completely naked
Nobumitsu “Tyson” Osawa will be facing Johnny Case in a lightweight bout as the fourth fight of the night. He made a grand entrance at the weigh-ins in front of a huge outdoor crowd when he showed up naked.
What’s so different about MMA in Japan, you ask? 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/A6LkKodbYE
— John Morgan (@JohnMorgan_MMA) December 30, 2022
#RIZIN40 計量結果 💪
⚔️第4試合⚔️
■RIZIN MMAルール:71.0kgジョニー・ケース:70.95kg
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大尊伸光:70.90kg『湘南美容クリニックpresents RIZIN.40』
📅:12.31(土) 14:00開始
🏟:さいたまスーパーアリーナ🎟お得な前売りチケット本日まで⚡️https://t.co/8Nv7IgaGzN pic.twitter.com/e7hXB2AUYU
— RIZIN FF OFFICIAL (@rizin_PR) December 30, 2022
He weighed in and faced off with Case wearing nothing but a bowtie and holding a plate with Japanese writing on it. Both men had a laugh and kept it light-hearted throughout the entire scene.
Osawa is coming into this bout with a record of 14-6. He won his last bout against Sho Usami back in April but has not fought in Rizin since 2018. Case is entering this bout having lost his last three bouts. If the fight between these two is even half as entertaining as the faceoff was then fans will be happy.
This cross-promotional event between Bellator and Rizin will be taking place on December 31 and can be seen in the U.S. on Showtime.