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Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Before Manel Kape was one of the top contenders in the UFC flyweight division, he was a…
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The boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will soon be facing former K-1 Kickboxing world champion Rukiya Anpo in a boxing…
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Manny Pacquiao | Photo via RIZIN Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will now face former K-1 champion Rukiya Anpo in a three-round 152-pound boxing exhibition at…
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Kyoji Horiguchi | Photo by Masashi Hara/Getty Images Kyoji Horiguchi got his revenge. On Sunday, Horiguchi faced off with Sergio Pettis at the Yoyogi National…
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Chihiro Suzuki faces off with Manny Pacquiao Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will return to action in Japan as he takes on RIZIN featherweight champion Chihiro…
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Kai Asakura | RIZIN Kai Asakura has a new place to call home after announcing during Sunday’s RIZIN 47 card in Tokyo he has vacated…
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Kleber Koike | RIZIN Former RIZIN champions Kleber Koike and Juan Archuleta battle Sunday (12 a.m. ET) in Tokyo in a three-round fight with title…
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Rizin decided to take the month of May off, only to return in June with a short, but stacked card. A total of nine MMA…
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BKFC and RIZIN have already exchanged talent, with a former UFC title challenger set to make his bareknuckle debut in Japan.
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Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images BKFC is taking bare-knuckle fights to Japan with a new RIZIN partnership that begins in July. BKFC…
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It’s safe to say that there is no love lost between RIZIN President Nobuyuki Sakakibara and ONE Championship CEO…
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Rematch
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Sergio Pettis and Kyoji Horiguchi first met for the Bellator title in 2021 | Bellator Sergio Pettis and Kyoji Horiguchi will meet again in a…
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Roberto Satoshi | Photo via RIZIN FF
RIZIN Fighting Federation’s upcoming schedule has undergone a slight change.
RIZIN 46 and 47 were previously announced for March …read more
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BROADENED HORIZIN brings you discussion with your favorite Japanese and RIZIN personalities… in English! The new year is upon us and that means another slate of big RIZIN Fighting Federation …read more
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Kyoji Horiguchi closed out 2023 with a bang.
The former Bellator MMA flyweight champion of the world headlined RIZIN 45 yesterday (Sun., Dec. 31, 2023) inside Saitama Super Arena in …read more
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Kai Asakura stopped Juan Archuleta to win the bantamweight title | Photo via RIZIN
RIZIN closed the year with a night of wild finishes in …read more
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Kouzi stopped Kota Miura with soccer kicks | Photo via RIZIN
Talk about irony.
Kota Miura, son of “King Kazu” Kazuyoshi Miura, a soccer legend from …read more
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Igor Tanabe | RIZIN
Igor Tanabe’s ultimate dream was to win the IBJJF World Championship as a black belt, but that changed during the COVID-19 …read more
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Juan Archuleta | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
Juan Archuleta is no longer the RIZIN bantamweight title after coming in at 140.65 pounds for Sunday’s co-main …read more
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BROADENED HORIZIN brings you discussion with your favorite Japanese and RIZIN personalities… in English! One more RIZIN event is on the way in 2023 as RIZIN 45 goes down …read more
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Scott Coker and Nobuyuki Sakakibara | Photo by Jun Sato/WireImage
RIZIN has co-promoted several times with Bellator in the past, making room for Kyoji Horiguchi …read more
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