Shinobu Ota

RIZIN 55 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event held by the RIZIN Fighting Federation on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan.

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On July 30th Super RIZIN 2 is live from Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The fight card has well over 8 matches, 3 of them are with titles on the line and will have Mikuru Asakura vs Vugar Karamov fighting for the RIZIN Featherweight Title as main event of the evening, finishing the entire lineup with a bang!

RIZIN 53 was a mixed martial arts event that took place on May 10th, 2026 at the GLION ARENA KOBE in Kobe, Japan.

Featherweight champion Chihiro Suzuki's first defense will be against Masanori Kanehara from Japan!

RIZIN.33 was a major New Year's Eve MMA event on December 31, 2021, at Saitama Super Arena, headlined by the RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix Final and featured major stars like Tenshin Nasukawa's final RIZIN fight against Gomi, plus title bouts and popular matchups, wrapping up RIZIN's 2021 season.

RIZIN LANDMARK 6 live from the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Japan. The card features the return of former UFC fighter Rogerio Bontorin, who was tagged with a flying knee in his promotional debut.

On May 4th, RIZIN Otoko Matsuri storms back into the iconic Tokyo Dome, delivering a night of high-stakes showdowns and unforgettable drama. Headlining the event, featherweight champion Kleber Koike puts his belt on the line against undefeated Kyrgyz sensation Razhabali Shaidulloev, a rising powerhouse with fight-ending power. The co-main event features the electrifying return of Mikuru Asakura, who steps into the ring against former champion Chihiro Suzuki in a battle between two of Japan’s biggest stars. Adding to the spectacle, RIZIN’s first Heavyweight Grand Prix in nearly a decade kicks off, promising chaos, knockouts, and the birth of a new heavyweight king.

RIZIN 26 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The bill is topped by a highly anticipated rematch between current Rizin bantamweight kingpin Kai Asakura and former titleholder Kyoji Horiguchi. The two first met in a non-title affair when Horiguchi held both the Rizin and Bellator gold. Asakura finished the former UFC flyweight in just over a minute. The rivals were set to fight again at the New Year’s Eve show last year, but a leg injury forced Horiguchi to the sidelines and set the table for a title bout between Asakura and Manel Kape. Kape left with the strap, but it eventually found its way back to Asakura. Now, Horiguchi hopes to not only avenge his prior loss, but regain the belt he was forced to vacate.

Satoshi clashes with Gustavo, who has won 4 consecutive RIZIN wins, in a title match for the first time in about two and a half years!

RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI was a mixed martial arts event held April 29, 2023 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The main event saw Mikuru Asakura face former RIZIN Featherweight champion Juntaro Ushiku, with Yutaka Saito facing Ren Hiramoto in the co-main event. The card also featured Luiz Gustavo vs. Koji Takeda and Kanna Asakura vs. Mei Yamaguchi.

RIZIN 45 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event will be a bantamweight title showdown between Juan Archuleta and Kai Asakura. American athlete “The Spaniard” Archuleta picked up the RIZIN title earlier this year and is now looking to add his first title defense. Additionally, the 36-year-old athlete is a former Bellator MMA world champion. Japan’s Kai Asakura is a fan favorite. He and his brother are known for their exciting and tactical style of fighting. Throughout his career, the majority of his wins were captured by way of knockout or TKO. Asakura is coming off a of knockout by way of a knee to the body to earn his title shot.

Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 and Super Rizin 2 was a mixed martial arts event being co-promoted by Bellator MMA and the Rizin Fighting Federation that took place on July 30, 2023, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. A Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal bout between former Bellator Featherweight Champion A. J. McKee and former Bellator Lightweight Champion Patricky Pitbull was scheduled to headline the event. However, on July 26, it was announced McKee had pulled out of the bout due to medical issues and was replaced by current Rizin Lightweight Champion Roberto de Souza at a catchweight of 161 pounds.[