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Kyoji Horiguchi Vacates Rizin Flyweight Belt, Signs with UFC Kyoji Horiguchi is headed back to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

Mar 30, 2025

Naoki Inoue Defeats Yuki Motoya Again to Retain Title at Rizin 50 Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight champion Naoki Inoue retained his title with a hard-fought victory against a familiar foe tonight in the main event of Rizin 50 in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. Inoue...

Rizin Fighting Federation

Robert Sargent

Mar 30, 2025

Rizin 50 Weigh-in Results: Naoki Inoue, Yuki Motoya Official for Title Fight The Rizin 50 main event is official, as both Naoki Inoue and Yuki Motoya hit their contracted marks ahead of their bantamweight championship...

Rizin Fighting Federation

Tristen Critchfield

Mar 29, 2025

John Dodson, Danny Sabatello Among Additions to Rizin 'Otoko Matsuri' on May 4 Several new bouts have been announced for Rizin Fighting Federation’s upcoming event on May 4.

Rizin Fighting Federation

Tristen Critchfield

Mar 26, 2025

Naoki Inoue-Yuki Motoya Bantamweight Title Tilt Set for Rizin 50 Naoki Inoue will meet Yuki Motoya in a rematch — this time with the bantamweight title at stake — at Rizin 50.

Rizin Fighting Federation

Tristen Critchfield

Jan 01, 2025

Sean O’Malley Enthusiastic About Possibility of Eventually Fighting in Japan After attending Rizin 49 "Decade" as a guest, Sean O'Malley is intrigued about the possibility of competing in Japan — but only under the Ultimate...

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

Dec 31, 2024

Kleber Koike Erbst Defeats Chihiro Suzuki Atop Title Tripleheader at Rizin 49 'Decade' After losing his title on the scale in June 2023, Kleber Koike Erbst regained the Rizin Fighting Federation featherweight championship on Tuesday in the main event of...

Rizin Fighting Federation

Robert Sargent

Dec 31, 2024

How to Watch Rizin 49 ‘Decade’ Rizin Fighting Federation will celebrate its 10th anniversary while keeping a JMMA tradition alive with its New Year’s Eve extravaganza, Rizin 49...

Rizin Fighting Federation

Ben Duffy

Dec 30, 2024

Rizin 49 'Decade' Weigh-in Results: All Three Title Fights Official The stage is set for Rizin Fighting Federation’s traditional year-end extravaganza.

Rizin Fighting Federation

Tristen Critchfield

Dec 30, 2024

Rizin Prospect Igor Tanabe to Step Away from MMA After Rare Disease Diagnosis Rizin Fighting Federation prospect Igor Tanabe will be stepping away from mixed martial arts indefinitely after being diagnosed with moyamoya disease.

Rizin Fighting Federation

Tristen Critchfield

Dec 29, 2024

The Sheehan Show: Best Bets for Oktagon 65 & Rizin 49 ‘Decade’ You might say, "Seany, what are you talking about? There's no mixed martial arts this weekend!" You, sir, are incorrect, but Sean is here to...

Fight Odds

Sean Sheehan

Dec 26, 2024

Rizin FF Releases Stacked Card for New Year’s Eve ‘Decade’ Event Rizin Fighting Federation has put together an interesting card for New Year’s Eve.

Rizin Fighting Federation

Sayan Nag

Dec 13, 2024

Ren Hiramoto Calls for UFC Deal, Vows to 'Carry on the Will' of Conor McGregor Japanese star Ren Hiramoto is rallying for an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract.

UFC

Sayan Nag

Dec 09, 2024

Taisei Sakuraba, Son of MMA Pioneer, to Debut Against Yusuke Yachi at Rizin 49 A Sakuraba will be competing in MMA again very soon.

Rizin Fighting Federation

Jay Pettry

Nov 21, 2024

Vugar Karamov Finishes Kazumasa Majima in Seconds at Rizin FF ‘Landmark Vol. 10’ Former Rizin FF champs Vugar Karamov and Ayaka Hamasaki returned with emphatic wins on Saturday in Nagoya, Japan.

Rizin Fighting Federation

Robert Sargent

Nov 17, 2024

Chihiro Suzuki-Kleber Koike Erbst Title Rematch to Headline Rizin’s NYE Show Featherweight champion Chihiro Suzuki will defend his title in a rematch against ex-title holder Kleber Koike Erbst in the main event of Rizin...

Rizin Fighting Federation

Tristen Critchfield

Nov 05, 2024

Pictures: Rizin 49 ‘Decade’ Kickoff Press Conference Rizin Fighting Federation held a press conference to reveal a featherweight title fight on Dec. 31 at Rizin 49 “Decade” in Saitama, Japan, pitting champion Chihiro Suzuki against...

Rizin Fighting Federation

Sherdog.com Staff

Nov 05, 2024

Roberto Satoshi de Souza Stops Luiz Gustavo in 21 Seconds at Rizin 48 Rizin Fighting Federation lightweight champion Roberto Satoshi de Souza scored the fastest victory in his 11-year MMA career at Rizin 48 in Saitama, Japan. De Souza, who now has 14 first-round finishes on his resume,...

Rizin Fighting Federation

Robert Sargent

Sep 29, 2024

The Fight Business Podcast: Noche UFC Ticket Sales, Jake Paul on Conor's Contract Patrick Auger is back with the top stories from the financial side of MMA, including UFC 306 at Sphere, the ongoing antitrust lawsuit, things on...

UFC

Patrick Auger

Sep 17, 2024