WMMAA1 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 This is actually a very well planned dynasty so far. While you did jump at grabbing some UFC talent right away, you didn't make big reaches and kept everything feeling realistic which I appreciate (and never expect to see when reading these tbh). I'd like to see the writing fleshed out a bit more. What you've done so far is solid, the booking and realism is there, I'd love to see the story told in even greater detail as you move forward. Especially when it comes to fight results. Just my two cents. Good luck. Thank you, man. I will definitely be adding more to my posts once I hit 'the next chapter'. I have 1 more event planned before I take new rulings into account. Its pretty hard not to pick up some UFC talent when released, they are all so good ha! But you'll see with the new year post that I have had some bigger names and more not so big names. Fleshing the divisions out and keeping a nice constant rotation can be tough but I'll be looking at adding new talent like Gamrot who was a double KSW champion. I'm also constantly looking to add names that the Japanese fans are aware of to help boost my shows. Alternatively there are younger prospects that I can try to make stars. Moving from the standard RIZIN style to a more UFC style has been interesting, they never really had many contenders for champions beforehand. Mainly just thrown together catch weight bouts but it's made for some interesting results. Thanks for following, very greatful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 RIZIN - The Next Incarnation <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/YNcBJCq/018.jpg" alt="018" border="0"></a> "Wonderful Stephen Thompson" - Rizinff.com MAIN CARD MAIN EVENT Lightweight Bout Tatsuya Kawajiri def Diego Nunes Submission [D'Arce Choke] 1:32 Round 2 CO-MAIN EVENT Welterweight Bout Stephen Thompson def Shinso Anzai KO [Kick] 2:33 Round 3 Heavyweight Bout Justin Willis def Kazuyuki Fujita Unanimous Decision Middleweight Bout Matt Hallam def David Branch KO [Punch] 4:08 Round 1 Welterweight Bout Ismail Naurdiev def Keita Nakamura KO [Kiick] 2:51 Round 2 PRELIMINARY CARD Lightweight Bout Damien Brown def Ryogo Takahasi Unanimous Decision Bantamweight Bout Shintaro Ishiwatari def Issei Tamura Submission [Armbar] 4:19 Round 3 Women's Atomweight Bout Miyuu Yamamoto def Saori Ishioka Submission [Armbar] 4:18 Round 1 Lightweight Bout Roberto de Souza def Johnny Case Submission [Leglock] 1:28 Round 2 Middleweight Bout Rob Wilkinson def Shane Mitchell TKO [strikes] 1:42 Round 2 Featherweight Bout Luiz Gustavo def Muin Gafurov KO [Punch] 3:44 Round 2 Light Heavyweight Bout Vitaly Bigdash def Duke Didier TKO [strikes] 0:26 Round 2 An outstanding event for finishes with only 2 via decision. Tatsuya Kawajiri defeated Diego Nunes and is now likely to challenge for The Lightweight Belt once decided between Brandao and Champion Musaev. Nunes will have to again start climbing the ladder. Stephen Thompson impressed on his debut with a beautiful knockout of Anzai. Already considered RIZIN FF's top Welterweight, Thompson will be looking for another opponent by the end of the year. Justin Willis beat veteran Fujita who took his post match speech to thank Willis before announcing his retirement from the sport. There will be more on this shortly. Ismail Naurdiev impressed in his debut. The noteable results in The Preliminary bouts saw Damien Brown pick up another win in a career resurgance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 RIZIN - The Next Incarnation <a href="https://ibb.co/yFVDTsp"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/60N2hs8/RIZIN026.jpg" alt="RIZIN026" border="0"></a> "RIZIN 26 - Full Card Announced" - Rizinff.com MAIN CARD MAIN EVENT RIZIN FF Bantamweight Championship Manel Kape [c] vs Kyoji Horiguchi CO-MAIN EVENT RIZIN FF Lightweight Championship Tofiq Musaev [c] vs Diego Brandao Featherweight Bout Gilbert Melendez vs Alex Caceres Lightweight Bout Damien Brown vs Mateusz Gamrot Heavyweight Bout Valdrin Istrefi vs Jerome Le Banner PRELIMINARY CARD Heavyweight Bout Chris Barnett vs Heath Herring Middleweight Bout Antonio Braga Neto vs Krzystof Jotko Welterweight Bout Sean Spencer vs Raimond Magomedaliev Lightweight Bout Daron Cruickshank vs Martin Nguyen Middleweight Bout Alex Pereira vs Marc-Andre Barriault Light Heavyweight Bout Ivan Shtyrkov vs Isi Fitikefu Heavyweight Bout Greg Hardy vs Mark Tanios IT IS ON! Horiguchi returns to claim his linear Bantamweight Championship from Manel Kape and Diego Brandao looks to dethrone Tofiq Musaev for The Lightweight Championship. Both Championships have been renamed in line with RIZIN's "Next Chapter" and will now be referred to as "RIZIN FF Bantamweight and RIZIN FF Lightweight" as part of the rebrand. Horiguchi was forced to vacate RIZIN and Bellators Bantamweight belts after suffering an injury. Kape won the vacant title and has since defended once. Musaev was crowned Lightweight Champion after winning The 2019 Lightweight Grand Prix, this will be his first defense and Brandao has earned his right to challenge. Melendez welcomes Alex Caceres to RIZIN FF after his release from UFC. Damien Brown has been on a storm of a run and faces Gamrot who lost the chance to challenge for the Lightweight Championship after losing to Brandao. This could be considered a potential title eliminator. Le Banner and Istrefi battle for a potential spot on The New Years Eve Grand Prix. Martin Nguyen arrives from ONE Championship to take on Cruickshank. Shtyrkov and Fitikefu debut, helping to grow the Light Heavyweight Division. Finally Greg Hardy is offered another chance to regain his amateur and early pro form against Mark Tanios in The Heavyweight Division. A win for either could secure a spot in the Grand Prix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 RIZIN - The Next Incarnation <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/sqrGnJd/019.jpg" alt="019" border="0"></a> "RIZIN FF Announce Multiple Signings" - Rizinff.com RIZIN FF have today announced multiple huge signings to add to their divisions. Ben Askren recently returned from retirement, but a loss to Gunnar Nelson saw his contract cut. A familar face in Asia for his time at ONE, Askren has now joined RIZIN. Light Heavyweight signings include Nikita Krylov, Misha Cirkunov, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Gian Villante, all recently cut from UFC. The Light Heavyweight Divsion is beginning to heat up, could a potential Championship soon be introduced? Ricardo Lamas joins RIXIN FF's Featherweight Division and a potential match up with Melendez or Caceres could be looming. RIZIN also announce the signings of John Moraga, Wilson Reis and Ken Hasegawa. RIZIN Officials attended a press conference for RIZIN 26. The officials confimed that RIZIN 26 will be the last event of the old era, with RIZIN 27 being The New Years Eve Grand Prix. Rizin 28 will take place the following day on New Years Day and both full cards will be announced post RIZIN 26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 RIZIN - The Next Incarnation <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/MNy6nS9/020.jpg" alt="020" border="0"></a> "Horiguchi Regains Championship" - Rizinff.com MAIN CARD MAIN EVENT RIZIN FF Bantamweight Championship Kyoji Horiguchi [c] def Manel Kape KO [Punch] 2:43 Round 2 CO-MAIN EVENT RIZIN FF Lightweight Championship Tofiq Musaev [c] def Diego Brandao Unanimous Decision Featherweight Bout Gilbert Melendez vs Alex Caceres 0:35 KO [Punch] 0:35 Round 3 Lightweight Bout Mateusz Gamrot def Damien Brown Unanimous Decision Heavyweight Bout Jerome Le Banner def Valdrin Istrefi TKO [strikes] 0:56 Round 1 PRELIMINARY CARD Heavyweight Bout Heath Herring def Chris Barnett Unanimous Decision Middleweight Bout Antonio Braga Neto def Krzystof Jotko 4:29 Round 1 Welterweight Bout Raimond Magomedaliev def Sean Spencer 2:57 Round 1 Lightweight Bout Martin Nguyen def Daron Cruickshank KO [Punch] 2:04 Round 1 Middleweight Bout Alex Pereira def Marc-Andre Barriault KO [Knee] 1:30 Round 1 Light Heavyweight Bout Ivan Shtyrkov def Isi Fitikefu Unanimous Decision Heavyweight Bout Mark Tanios def Greg Hardy Unanimous Decision Horiguchi's victory over Kape means he is once again champion over the newly renamed "RIZIN FF Bantamweight Championship". Horiguchi's Knockout of Kape won fight and Knockout of the night and the inaugural champions return to the top fits perfect into RIZIN's "Next Chapter". Diego Brandao was unsuccessful in his challenge for Musaev's RIZIN FF Lightweight Championship. Musaev has been criticized as an undeserving Champion by the media, however his first defense may begin to prove otherwise. Gilbert Melendez defeated Caceres in a brilliant bout. Mateusz Gamrot is back on winning ways after his loss to Diego Brandao and could find himself in contention for Musaev's belt. 47 Year Old Le Banner picked up a huge win in less than 1 minute against Istrefi. Greg Hardy lost again, this time against Mark Tanios. RIZIN Officials confirm that Hardy, nor Barnett who also lost tonight will be taking part in The New Year's Eve Heavyweight Grand Prix. Heath Herring and Jerome Le Banner have both announced their retirement from the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 RIZIN - The Next Incarnation <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/71rRdvG/RIZIN027.jpg" alt="RIZIN027" border="0"></a> "RIZIN FF NEW YEARS EVE GRAND PRIX" - RIZINFF.COM MAIN CARD MAIN EVENT RIZIN FF Heavyweight Championship TBD vs TBD CO-MAIN EVENT Flyweight Bout Tenshin Kasukawa vs Naoki Inoue "The Goldenboy" of RIZIN steps up to the plate against his toughest opponent [bar Mayweather] yet. Inoue is undefeated in 2. Bantamweight Bout Victor Henry vs Taiga Kawabe Both have the ability to become stars at RIZIN FF. Kawabe lobbied for this bout after securing his 1st win which takes his professional career to 1-1. Heavyweight Grand Prix Semi Final TBD vs TBD Heavyweight Grand Prix Semi Final TBD vs TBD PRELIMINARY CARD Featherweight Bout Enrique Barzola vs Mark Eddiva Barzola will be looking to get back into winning ways after his UFC release whilst Eddiva joins RIZIN FF on a 1 fight win streak. Light Heavyweight Bout Alan Baudot vs Jake Heun Heun called for the former DEEP Light heavyweight champion after defeating Hoon Kim at RIZIN 24. Featherweight Bout Tyler Diamond vs Artem Lobov Tyler Diamond gained popularity in UFC's TUF. Lobov rallied for this fight after his last victory, seeing the youngster as a big enough name to help step him up the ladder. Whilst suffering multiple losses, Lobov could be the name that Diamond needs on his record to help boost his profile. Heavyweight Grand Prix Mark Tanios vs Hideki Sekine Tanios has a win over Greg Hardy. Sekine is far more experienced with his most recent win coming via submission of Heath Herrig. Heavyweight Grand Prix Mark Hunt vs Mindaugas Gerve Hunt comes in as the number 1 seed. With a win over long term rival "Big Foot" Silva by way of Knockout in round 1. Hunt never became UFC Champion and will be itching to walk away the victor here, especially if it means taking out Justin Willis along the way. Gerve has the ability to go far, but will need to continue to improve to top the rankings. But it only takes 1 punch. Heavyweight Grand Prix Alison Vicente vs Justin Willis Vicente's most recent win comes via submission of Greg Hardy but will find Justin Willis a huge step up. Willis is the current favorite after bitter rival Mark Hunt was pulled due to injury. Willis was cut by UFC after a loss to Curtis Blaydes, but a RIZIN FF victory over now retired Fujita leaves him top of the Heavyweight rankings. Heavyweight Grand Prix Roque Martinez vs Ben Rothwell Martinez vacated his DEEP Megton Title to join RIZIN FF as a full time roster member, with a win over Hideki Sekine on his record Martinez has an outside chance if he can take out "Big" Ben Rothwell. Rothwell comes in on a loss from former RIZIN FF target "Rumble" Johnson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 RIZIN - The Next Incarnation <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/HP7YWGY/RIZIN028.jpg" alt="RIZIN028" border="0"></a> "RIZIN FF NEW YEARS DAY GRAND PRIX" Rizinff.com MAIN EVENT MAIN CARD RIZIN FF Flyweight Championship TBD vs TBD CO-MAIN EVENT RIZIN FF Super Atomweight Championship Ayaka Hamasaki [c] vs Seo Hee Ham Hamasaki was the 1st Atomweight Champion, losing to Seo Hee Ham before regaining it at RIZIN 24. With a win each and no clear new challenger RIZIN officials have rebooked the 2 to settle the scores. Light Heavyweight Bout Gian Villante vs Viktor Nemkov Villante and Nemkov debut and will surely offer fireworks. Flyweight Grand Prix Semi Final TBD vs TBD Flyweight Grand Prix Semi Final TBD vs TBD PRELIMINARY CARD Bantamweight Bout Kai Asakura vs John Dodson Dodson joins RIZIN FF after losing 4 of his last 6 before UFC cut him. Asakura lost to Manel Kape for the vacant Bantamweight Championship and will find Dodson a step up. Welterweight Bout Theo Christakos vs Alan Jouban Former AFC Welterweight Champion Christakos takes on a tough opponent in former UFC fighter Jouban. Bantamweight Bout Dillin West vs Ian McCall McCall returns to Bantamweight after his Fly weight post retirement loss. West could suit McCall as he looks to leave as victor. Flyweight Grand Prix Wilson Reis vs Ashkan Mokhtarian Mokhtarian comes in on a loss. Reis, recently cut by UFC has a win over multiple entrants of this tournament, but has struggled against bigger named opponents such as Cejudo and Demetrius Johnson. Flyweight Grand Prix Hector Sandoval vs Ben Nguyen Sandoval has a loss against Wilson Reis, as does Ben "10" who has also lost previously to now RIZIN FF Bantamweight Champion Horiguchi. Flyweight Grand Prix Yuta Sasaki vs Haruo Ochi Sasaki has a loss to Reis earlier in his career and has had mixed results since. A RIZIN FF mainstay, Sasaki will be a step up for Ochi whos last win came over former retiree Ian McCall. Flyweight Grand Prix Aleksander Doskalchuk vs John Moraga Doskalchuk was M-1 Global Champion for 3 years before joining RIZIN FF. Moraga had a brief stint at ARES FC after his UFC release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 MAIN CARD MAIN EVENT RIZIN FF Heavyweight Championship TBD vs TBD Willis CO-MAIN EVENT Flyweight Bout Tenshin Kasukawa vs Naoki Inoue Bantamweight Bout Victor Henry vs Taiga Kawabe Heavyweight Grand Prix Semi Final TBD vs TBD Mark Hunt Heavyweight Grand Prix Semi Final TBD vs TBD Willis PRELIMINARY CARD Featherweight Bout Enrique Barzola vs Mark Eddiva Light Heavyweight Bout Alan Baudot vs Jake Heun Featherweight Bout Tyler Diamond vs Artem Lobov Heavyweight Grand Prix Mark Tanios vs Hideki Sekine Heavyweight Grand Prix Mark Hunt vs Mindaugas Gerve Heavyweight Grand Prix Alison Vicente vs Justin Willis Heavyweight Grand Prix Roque Martinez vs Ben Rothwell MAIN EVENT MAIN CARD RIZIN FF Flyweight Championship TBD vs TBD Reis CO-MAIN EVENT RIZIN FF Super Atomweight Championship Ayaka [c] vs Seo Hee Ham Light Heavyweight Bout Gian Villante vs Viktor Nemkov Flyweight Grand Prix Semi Final TBD vs TBD Reis Flyweight Grand Prix Semi Final TBD vs TBD Moraga PRELIMINARY CARD Bantamweight Bout Kai Asakura vs John Dodson Welterweight Bout Theo Christakos vs Alan Jouban Bantamweight Bout Dillin West vs Ian McCall Flyweight Grand Prix Wilson Reis vs Ashkan Mokhtarian Flyweight Grand Prix Hector Sandoval vs Ben Nguyen Flyweight Grand Prix Yuta Sasaki vs Haruo Ochi Flyweight Grand Prix Aleksander Doskalchuk vs John Moraga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 RIZIN - The Next Incarnation <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/ZY8NjSb/021.jpg" alt="021" border="0"></a> "MARK HUNT OUT OF GRAND PRIX WITH INJURY" - Rizinff.com With less than 1 month to go until The New Years Eve Grand Prix, top contender Mark Hunt has been removed from the tournament after suffering a Major Pectoral Tear in training. Doctors informed RIZIN FF officials that "The Super Samoan" will likely be out for 1 whole year, if at all he ever returns. Hunt is already 46 and has only fought once for RIZIN FF since his UFC release. RIZIN have confirmed that Giacomon Lemos will replace. The 31 year old is said to have been the only available Heavyweight ready to take on the tournament at such short notice. Lemos has not competed under The RIZIN FF banner yet and could look to make a name for himself. Betting odds have drastically changed since Hunts removal with Justin Willis and Ben Rothwell now favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 RIZIN - The Next Incarnation <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/J24xZ4H/022.jpg" alt="022" border="0"></a> "RIZIN FF 28 - NEW YEARS EVE GRAND PRIX RESULTS" - RIZINFF.COM MAIN CARD MAIN EVENT RIZIN FF Heavyweight Championship Justin Willis [c] def Hideki Sekine Knockout [Punch] 0:36 Round 1 Justin Willis wins The RIZIN FF Heavyweight Championship CO-MAIN EVENT Flyweight Bout Tenshin Kasukawa def Naoki Inoue Split Decision Bantamweight Bout Taiga Kawabe def Victor Henry Unanimous Decision Heavyweight Grand Prix Semi Final Hideki Sekine def Mindaugas Gerve Unanimous Decision Heavyweight Grand Prix Semi Final Justin Willis def Ben Rothwell Unanimous Decision PRELIMINARY CARD Featherweight Bout Mark Eddiva def Enrique Barzola Unanimous Decision Light Heavyweight Bout Alan Baudot def Jake Heun TKO [strikes] 4:17 Round 1 Featherweight Bout Tyler Diamond def Artem Lobov Unanimous Decision Heavyweight Grand Prix Hideki Sekine def Mark Tanios Submission [Heel Hook] 0:59 Round 2 Heavyweight Grand Prix Mindaugas Gerve def Giacomo Lemos Unanimous Decision Heavyweight Grand Prix Justin Willis def Alison Vicente KO [Punch] 0:58 Round 2 Heavyweight Grand Prix Ben Rothwell def Roque Martinez KO [Punch] 0:12 Round 3 In RIZIN FF 27's main event, Justin Willis defeated Hideki Sekine in true champion fashion with a knockout in the opening minute. Sekine's age may have played a factor being 14 years Willis' senior. Sekine took the stage and announced his retirement from MMA after his loss to Willis. He stated that he was honored to be included in The Heavyweight Grand Prix, but 3 fights in 1 night has helped him see that his body isnt capable of what it once was. Willis thanked Sekine and everyone involved in The Grand Prix before informing the crowd that he aims to take this victory and run with it and remain RIZIN FF Heavyweight Champion for some time. He was asked how he felt about Mark Hunt's injury prior to The Grand Prix, Willis replied that he saw himself winning The Grand Prix regardless , he then wished Hunt a speedy return to the ring before telling him that he will be ready for him when he does return. Tenshin Nasukawa and Naoki Inoue battled to the end with Nasukawa taking the split decision victory. RIZIN FF officials are said to be keen on a rematch, however it likely that this wont be next for either of the Flyweights. Taiga Kawabe took his record to 2-1 with a Unanimous Decision over Victor Henry. Rothwell had previously defeated Mark Hunt but was unable to beat Justin Willis. Rothwell remains one of the more experienced and talented fighters in The Heavyweight Division despite his age. Jake Heun and Artem Lobov both lost their respective challenges. Lobov lost to the younger Diamond who will now aim to continue his trajectory to the top. Lobov has fallen back into the loss column, 2 consecutive wins could change his fortunes. Martinez and Vicente both found theirselves on the end of hard knockouts via much more talented opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 RIZIN - The Next Incarnation <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/Sf7JKxy/023.jpg" alt="023" border="0"></a> "RIZIN FF NEW YEARS DAY GRAND PRIX RESULTS" Rizinff.com MAIN EVENT MAIN CARD RIZIN FF Flyweight Championship Wilson Reis def Yuta Sasaki Submission [Leglock] 3:52 Round 1 Wilson Reis [c] wins The RIZIN FF Flyweight Championship CO-MAIN EVENT RIZIN FF Super Atomweight Championship Ayaka Hamasaki [c] def Seo Hee Ham TKO [Cut] 4:13 Round 2 Ayaka Hamasaki retains The RIZIN FF Super Atomweight Championship Light Heavyweight Bout Gian Villante def Viktor Nemkov Unanimous Decision Flyweight Grand Prix Semi Final Wilson Reis def Ben Nguyen Submission [Kneebar] 2:16 Round 2 Flyweight Grand Prix Semi Final Yuta Sasaki def Aleksander Doskalchuk Submission [Kimura] 2:51 Round 2 PRELIMINARY CARD Bantamweight Bout John Dodson def Kai Asakura TKO [strikes] 3:14 Round 1 Welterweight Bout Alan Jouban def Theo Christakos Unanimous Decision Bantamweight Bout Ian McCall def Dillin West TKO [strikes] 0:57 Round 2 Flyweight Grand Prix Wilson Reis def Ashkan Mokhtarian Submission [D'Arce Choke] 2:53 Round 1 Flyweight Grand Prix Ben Nguyen def Hector Sandoval Submission [North South Choke] 4:30 Round 2 Flyweight Grand Prix Yuta Sasaki def Haruo Ochi Submission [Armbar] 3:39 Round 3 Flyweight Grand Prix Aleksander Doskalchuk def John Moraga TKO [strikes] 0:30 Round 1 This Flyweight Tournament left RIZIN Official very happy, each fight ended in a finish with The Winner and Inaugural RIZIN FF Flyweight Champion Wilson Reis winning all 3 of his bouts via 3 separate submissions. Reis has certainly put the rest of the division on alert with an impressive overall performance. Sasaki may have lost in the final but the long term RIZIN fighter has in no way done any damage to his stock as a fighter. Hamasaki defeated Hee Ham to close their trilogy. Hamasaki said she was excited to see her next challenger, but it wouldnt matter who was opposite her in the ring, now that she has proven she is the real deal, she will continue to reign over the division. Villante and Nemkov's debut's ended in a decision but RIZIN FF will be happy with their Light Heavyweight Division's efforts. John Dodson's victory over Kai Asakura closed The Preliminary Card and the former has made a great case that he could be the next Bantamweight Challenger. Former UFC star Jouban returned to winning ways, as did Ian McCall who returned to Bantamweight. This was RIZIN's last event before "The Next Chapter" begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 RIZIN FF - The Next Chapter <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/dpCC9g3/024.jpg" alt="024" border="0"></a> "RIZIN FF TOURNAMENTS ANNOUNCED" Rizinff.com RIZIN FF Officials have today announced that 3 tournaments will begin over the coming months. 3 new Championships have been created to award the winner of each tournament. The tournaments will take place over multiple events as opposed to a One Night Grand Prix that saw new Heavyweight and Flyweight Champions crowned. RIZIN FF will hold a Light Heavyweight, Welterweight and a Featherweight tournament but are yet to announce each divisions entrants. RIZIN FF now begin their "Next Chapter" as 2021 begins, new rules will now be taken into account, these include each fight having 1x10 Minute rounds, with an extra 5 if needed and 2 5's for championship bouts. With the start of a new year and a new chapter for RIZIN, Nobuyuki Sakakibara told the world to look for the company to make 1 or 2 marquee signings over the next few days, clearly intent on RIZIN's growth continuing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 RIZIN FF - The Next Chapter <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/y5Ct2sB/LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT2021.jpg" alt="LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT2021" border="0"></a> "LIGHTWEIGHT TOURNAMENT AND MARQUEE SIGNINGS" Rizinff.com Luke Rockhold has today been announced as RIZIN FF's first "Marquee Signing". Still currently under contract with UFC, Rockhold has 1 fight left on his current contract with Thiago Santos. Rockhold becomes RIZIN's biggest name on the roster and will be immediately placed into RIZIN FF's Light Heavyweight Tournament as Number 1 seed. RIZIN have signed multiple stars to stack their Light Heavyweight Division including Gokhan Saki and Nikita Krylov. Below is a breakdown of the tournament entrants and remainder of the division. Luke Rockhold vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Luke Rockhold remains at Light Heavyweight for his battle with Thiago Santos after a win over Jonathan Wilson with a record of 17-5. Becoming RIZIN's biggest star to date shouldnt be a problem for the Former UFC Middleweight and Strikeforce Champion who is more than capable of coping with the pressure attached. Nogueira whilst older, can certainly draw on his experience to get through Rockhold. With a loss over Tournament Entrant Nikita Krylov, Nogueira will want to prove that even at 44 he still has what it takes to be a World Champion. Gokhan Saki vs Tyson Pedro Saki hasnt had the greatest record since joining UFC in 2017, picking up 1 win, 2 losses and 1 No Contest which he lost to Ovince St. Preux, but was later over turned to St. Preux failing a drug test. Tyson Pedro was cut from UFC after 3 straight losses, St. Preux by submission, "Shotgun" Rua via TKO and a loss to Jim Crute which was then turned over with Crute failing a drug test. Pedro has 3 wins and also holds another loss to Ilir Latifi. At only 27, Pedro has years of fight left in him and could go the whole way with just a few big performances. Misha Cirkunov vs Nikita Krylov Cirkunov and Krylov have fought once before with Curkunov winning via submission. He comes in on a loss by Khalil Rountree and only managed 2 wins in his previous 5 before that, but is known to finish his opponents. Krylov is a favourite to win the tournament but holds a record of 2 wins in his last 6, but rampaged a 5 fight win streak before that. Gian Villante vs Ivan Shtyrkov Villante recently defeated Viktor Nemkov but has 2 losses prior. Shtyrkov has a 3-0 record within RIZIN FF and will be using this tournament to propel himself into Light Heavyweight Stardom. Alan Baudot, Devin Clark, Duke Didier, Isi Fitikefu, Jake Heun, Karl Albrektsson, Ken Hasegawa, Klidson de Abreu, Nathan Reddy, Shunsuke Inoue, Vitaly Bigdash and Vitaly Shemetov complete The RIZIN FF Light Heavyweight Division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 RIZIN FF - The Next Chapter <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/wzDfvNn/WELTERWEIGHT2021.jpg" alt="WELTERWEIGHT2021" border="0"></a> "RIZIN FF STACKS WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION" - Rizinff.com RIZIN FF have stacked their Welterweight Division with marquee signings today. Ben Askren and Rafael dos Anjos join after UFC cuts. The Welterweight Division has now begun to liven up and both men have been included in the upcoming tournament. Stephen Thompson vs Dhiego Lima "Wonderboy" was a huge signing for RIZIN in 2020 and proved why when beating Shinsho Anzai with a beautiful Knockout Kick. Dhiego Lima was cut from UFC after his contract expired. His last fight was a loss to Anthony Martin but managed 3 consecutive wins prior. Wang Sai vs Raimond Magomedaliev Sai joins from Road FC. Magomedaliev beat Sean Spencer at RIZIN 26 and will want to continue his form. Ben Askren vs Ismail Naurdiev RIZIN FF tried to sign Askren in 2020, but "Funky" returned to UFC after previously announcing his retirement. Now with a 0-3 record in UFC, Askren once again left the company and signs for RIZIN FF in that search for another Championship after dominating ONE for so long. Naurdiev impressed at RIZIN 25 and a win over "Funky" will surely highlight his talents. Alan Jouban vs Rafael dos Anjos Joubans record took too much of a hit at UFC and after being cut, he chose RIZIN FF as his next employers. Jouban beat Theo Christakos at RIZIN 28. Rafael Dos Anjos is perhaps the biggest star in the division but with 3 losses in his last 4, Anjos will need to refind his previous form which saw multiple 3+ win streaks. Ben Saunders, Han Seul Kim, Keita Nakamura, Richard Walsh, Sean Spencer and Shinso Anzai complete The Welterweight Division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 RIZIN FF - The Next Chapter <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/KKjSDBc/FEATHERWEIGHT2021.jpg" alt="FEATHERWEIGHT2021" border="0"></a> "RIZIN FF SIGN MEGA STAR!" - Rizinff.com Jose Aldo has been sat in Free Agency since his UFC release in June 2020. Aldo has won 4 of his last 10 fights, unable to capture the form that brought him to fame since "That" loss to Conor McGregor. Aldo comes to RIZIN FF as their biggest star, even topping the signings of dos Anjos and Rockhold. Aldo has been confirmed for RIZIN's Featherweight Tournament and first bout confirmed to Main Event RIZIN FF 29 in February. Jose Aldo vs Luiz Gustavo Aldo is the clear favourite, but a win here for Gustavo could send him into Featherweight Stardom. Gustavo has a loss over Asakura but is on a 2 win streak. Tyler Diamond vs Cub Swanson Diamond arrived to RIZIN FF and immediately got called out by Artem Lobov who he then defeated. Swanson was released by UFC in November and holds a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in his last 3. He suffered 4 losses before that and also managed a 4 and a 6 streak in his UFC career. A strong favorite again challenged by a rising star. Gilbert Melendez vs Mark Eddiva Melendez arrived with a win over Asakura before seeing Alex Caceres away with a Knockout, however he suffered 5 losses in 5 fights before that. Mark Eddiva arrived from Road FC and defeated Enqrique Barzola via decision. Mikuru Asakura vs Ricardo Lamas Asakura has impressed at RIZIN FF with wins over Gustavo and Boku. However, Asakuras last outing was a loss to Melendez. Lamas' contract expired with UFC, his record holds victories over such names as Darren Elkins, Hacran Dias and a win over Cub Swanson. Lamas also has a loss over favourite Aldo. Alex Caceres, Artem Lobov, Enrique Barzola, Kotetsu Boku, Minoru Kimura, Muin Gafurov and Yutaka Saito complete the rest of The Featherweight Division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 RIZIN FF - The Next Chapter <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/Fn8TFgz/025.jpg" alt="025" border="0"></a> "DC Back On Top" - Ufc.com As we count down the days to RIZIN FF 29 featuring Jose Aldo, we take a look at the rest of the MMA World including UFC, Bellator and ONE. UFC CHAMPIONS Heavyweight - Daniel Cormier Cormier defeated Stipe Miocic to regain The Heavyweight Championship, Curtis Blaydes is his next challenger. UFC Light Heavyweight - Jon Jones Jone's remains Light Heavyweight Champion since defeating Alexander Gustafsson for the vacant title. He has defeated Anthony Smith, Thiago Santos, Dominick Reyes and Volkan Oezdemir and has a fight scheduled with Muricio "Shogun" Rua UFC Middleweight - Paulo Costa Costa defeated Yoel Romero to earn the right to challenge Adesanya for The Middleweight Championship. He has since defended against Derek Brunson. His next fight is against former champion Robert Whittaker. UFC Welterweight - Tyron Woodley Woodley regained his championship from Usman in December 2020. UFC Lightweight - Conor McGregor "The Notorious" defeared Cerrone, Ferguson and Poirier before regaining The Lightweight Championship from Khabib Nurmagomedov. UFC Featherweight- Zabit Magomedsharipov Zabit captured the belt from Alexander Volkanovski and has since defended against Yair Rodriguez. He has a rematch with Volkanovski next. UFC Bantamweight - Petr Yan Yan defeated Cejudo in January 2021 after victories over Nathien Wood and Urijah Faber. UFC Flyweight - Alexandre Pantoja Pantoja defeated Deiveson Figueiredo and then defended against Brandon Moreno. Jussier da Silva is the next fight for him. UFC Womens Featherweight/Bantamweight - Amanda Nunes Nunes remains dominant with victories over Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie. Pennington is next. She is yet to defend her Featherweight belt. UFC Womens Flyweight - Montana de la Rosa de la Rosa defeated Shevchenko and has since defended against Maycee Barber. UFC Womens Strawweight - Rose Namajunas "Thug Rose" regained the championship from Weili Zhang after defeating Livia Renata Souza. BELLATOR CHAMPIONS Heavyweight/Light Heavyweight - Ryan Bader Middleweight - Lyoto Machida Welterweight - Michael Page Lightweight/Featherweight - Vacant. "Pitbull" was forced to vacate both title after testing positive for TRT against Myles Jury. Bantamweight - Darrion Caldwell Womens Featherweight - Cyborg Womens Flyweight - Juliana Velasquez ONE CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONS Heavyweight - Marcelo Golm Light Heavyweight/Middleweight - Aung La N Sang Welterweight - Zebaztian Kadestam Lightweight - Christian Lee Featherweight - Thanh Le Bantamweight - Jonas Bilharinho Flyweight - Demtrius Johnson Strawweight - Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke Womens Flyweight - Milana Dudieva Womens Strawweight - Xiong Jing Nan Womens Atomweight - Nong Stamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattu29 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Your 3 upcoming Grand Prix's sound great I'll go with Aldo, Askren and Krylov to win them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Your 3 upcoming Grand Prix's sound great I'll go with Aldo, Askren and Krylov to win them Thank you for following! I have Rockhold/Cirkunov, Dos Anjos and Aldo as my personal picks. However this game is so unpredictable! I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 RIZIN FF - The Next Chapter <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/frpK4cN/RIZINFF029.jpg" alt="RIZINFF029" border="0"></a> "RIZIN FF 29 - ALDO VS GUSTAVO" - Rizinff.com RIZIN FF 29 will spark the next chapter for RIZIN with new stars, championships, tournaments and broadcast partners aswell as new rules. RIZIN FF 29 will be able to be purchased around the world via FITETV, not only that but J Sports and Bein Sports will show their events throughout Japan and Asia. And for those across the world, RIZIN FF and Youtube have agreed to show highlights once the event has taken place. RIZIN's new rules not only spread across the fight itself but will also spill into the companies drug policies. RIZIN FF Officials have confirmed that all event from here on out will be subject to drug tests. If a fighter is found to be using drugs they will be punished accordingly. RIZIN FF 29 - ALDO VS GUSTAVO MAIN CARD MAIN EVENT Featherweight Tournament Round 1 Jose Aldo #1 vs Luiz Gustavo #11 CO-MAIN EVENT Welterweight Tournament Round 1 Ben Askren #2 vs Ismail Naurdiev #4 Light Heavyweight Tournament Round 1 Nikita Krylov #2 vs Misha Cirkunov #3 Lightweight Bout Mateusz Gamrot #2 vs Diego Nunes #4 Middleweight Bout Elias Theodorou #5 vs Antonio Braga Neto #9 PRELIMINARY CARD Super Strawweight Bout Rena Kubota vs Tiffany van Soest #11 Super Bantamweight Bout Kana Watanabe vs Rachael Ostovich Super Atomweight Bout Miyuu Yamamoto #7 vs Jinh Yu Frey #4 Light Heavyweight Bout Devin Clark #7 vs Klidson de Abreu #10 Flyweight Bout Richie Vaculik #8 vs Ronaldo Candido #10 Light Heavyweight Bout Shinsuke Inoue #14 vs Vitaly Bigdash #15 Heavyweight Bout Greg Hardy #10 vs Alain Ngalani RIZIN FF 29 has all the ingredients of a huge event for the company. Aldo, easily RIZIN's biggest star takes on Luis Gustavo, a youngster with alot of talent in The RIZIN FF Featherweight Tournament. "Funky" debuts against another rising star in "The Austrian Wonderboy" Ismail Naurdiev in The RIZIN FF Welterweight Tournament and Nikita Krylov and Misha Cirkunov face off again in The RIZIN FF Light Heavyweight Tournament. Mateusz Gamrot and Diego Nunes will battle for a chance at Tofiq Musaevs RIZIN FF Lightweight Championship whilst Middleweight's Elias Theodorou and Antonio Braga Neto round off the main card. The Preliminary cards feature 3 Women's bouts with Tiffany van Soest debuting against Rena Kubota. Kana Wantanabe welcomes former UFC Star Rachael Ostovich and Kinh Yu Frey returns after he unsuccessful attempt to win The then Womens Atomweight Championship against now champion Ayaka Hamasaki at Rizin 16. She will face Miyuu Yamamoto. Light Heavyweights Klidson de Abreu and Devin Clark debut, as does Shunsuke Inoue who faces Vitaly Bigdash after he defeated Duke Didier. Richie Vaculik will take on Ronaldo Candido and the opener will see the disappointing as far Greg Hardy take one former ONE Championship Heavyweight Alain Ngalani. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 RIZIN FF - The Next Chapter <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/RPQGcyX/RIZINFF029-B.jpg" alt="RIZINFF029-B" border="0"></a> "RIZIN FF 29 - ALDO VS GUSTAVO CO-MAIN EVENT REPLACED" - Rizinff.com With less than 2 weeks until RIZIN FF 29, The Co-Main event has been replaced, Ismail Naurdiev has picked up a minor leg injury and will be unable to compete. Debutant Ben Askren was offered 2 options, wait for Naurdiev to return [Which doctors state will be around 1 week to a month] or take on an alternative bout, with Shinso Anzai lobbying for the short notice challenge. Askren has wisely chosen to delay his debut and wait for Naurdiev to recover. The Co-Main event has now been replaced with a RIZIN FF Featherweight Tournament Round 1 bout which will see Gilbert Melendez take on Mark Eddiva. Both men were asked if they would bring their bout forward, which was rumoured to be scheduled for RIZIN 30 or 31. Both in fighting shape, they agreed to Co-Headline RIZIN 29 and were keen to advance to the next round of the tournament. Although Melendez vs Eddiva's scheduled date was never announced officially, it is thought that RIZIN FF officials have already discussed potential fight dates with all tournament entrants to give them the best chances of implementing a full training schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 <p>RIZIN FF - The Next Chapter</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><a href="</p><a href="https://imgbb.com/" rel="external nofollow">https://imgbb.com/"><img</a> src="<a href="https://i.ibb.co/3rmBgDw/026.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.ibb.co/3rmBgDw/026.jpg"</a> alt="026" border="0"></a><p> <span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">"HUGE NIGHT FOR RIZIN FF" Rizinff.com</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">RIZIN FF 29 - ALDO VS GUSTAVO</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>MAIN CARD</strong></p><p><strong> MAIN EVENT</strong></p><p> <em>Featherweight Tournament Round 1</em></p><p> Jose Aldo def Luiz Gustavo Unanimous Decision</p><p> </p><p> <strong>CO-MAIN EVENT</strong></p><p> <em>Featherweight Tournament Round 1</em></p><p> Gilbert Melendez def Mark Eddiva TKO [strikes] 0:56 Round 1</p><p> </p><p> <em>Light Heavyweight Tournament Round 1</em></p><p> Misha Cirkunov def Nikita Krylov Submission [RNC] 9:46 Round 1 </p><p> </p><p> <em>Lightweight Bout</em></p><p> Mateusz Gamrot def Diego Nunes TKO [strikes] 5:50 Round 1</p><p> </p><p> <em>Middleweight Bout</em></p><p> Antonio Braga Neto def Elias Submission [Armbar] 4:57 Round 2</p><p> </p><p> <strong>PRELIMINARY CARD</strong></p><p> <em>Super Strawweight Bout</em></p><p> Rena Kubota def Tiffany van Soest Unanimous Decision</p><p> </p><p> <em>Super Bantamweight Bout</em></p><p> Kana Watanabe def Rachael Ostovich Submission [Armbar] 5:16 Round 1</p><p> </p><p> <em>Super Atomweight Bout</em></p><p> Jinh Yu Frey def Miyuu Yamamoto Submission [RNC] 8:33 Round 1</p><p> </p><p> <em>Light Heavyweight Bout</em></p><p> Devin Clark def Klidson de Abreu Submission [RNC] 5:06 Round 1</p><p> </p><p> <em>Flyweight Bout</em></p><p> Ronaldo Candido def Richie Vaculik Submission [North South Choke] 9:57 Round 1</p><p> </p><p> <em>Light Heavyweight Bout</em></p><p> Vitaly Bigdash def Shinsuke Inoue Unanimous Decision</p><p> </p><p> <em>Heavyweight Bout</em></p><p> Alain Ngalani def Greg Hardy KO [Knee] 2:18 Round 1</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Jose Aldo's debut may not have been as easy as he had planned witg Gustavo taking him the full 15 minutes allowed. Aldo will advance to the next stage of the tournament, whilst Gustavo did his stocks no harm after a great showing against arguably one of the best in the world. Gilbert Melendez absolutely walked through Mark Eddiva in less than 1 minute. Milendez is a firm favourite along with Jose Aldo. Cirkunov managed to put Krylov away with 14 seconds left on the clock before added time. Mateusz Gamrot has earnt a shot at The RIZIN FF Lightweight Championship after defeating Diego Nunes. Gamrot had previously lost his first opportunity at a title shot against Brandao and spoke afterwards of his excitement to add another belt to his collection. Diego Nunes took the opportunity to thank RIZIN FF and announce his retirement from the sport. Brago Neto continued his 100% RIZIN FF record with a win over Theodorou who has yet to win under The RIZIN FF banner.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> Watanabe announced her retirement after defeating Rachael Ostovich. Miyuu Yamamoto also retired from MMA after her loss to Yu Frey. Yu Frey lobbied for a RIZIN FF Super Atomweight Championship Shot, the crowd seemed to get behind her challenge. Former UFC fighter Devin Clark successfully defeated Klidson de Abreu in The Light Heavyweight Division. Ronaldo Candido continued his RIZIN career with another submission victory. Ngalani impressed with a beautiful Knee to Greg Hardy, knocking the former NFL and UFC superstar out cold. RIZIN officials are said to be running out of patience with Hardy after originally signing the Heavyweight with high hopes.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> RIZIN FF also made a huge announcement when "The Korean Zombie" entered the ring as their newest signing. "The Korean Zombie" told the crowd that he was excited for his next chapter and to be part of RIZIN. No name has been offered as to who is first bout will be against as most of RIZIN's top contenders are currently taking part in RIZIN FF's Featherweight Tournament.</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Fight Of The Night -</strong> Mateusz Gamrot vs Diego Nunes</p><p> <strong>Knockout Of The Night - </strong>Alain Ngalani def Greg Hardy</p><p> <strong>Submission Of The Night - </strong>Antonio Braga Neto def Elias Theodorou</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 <p>RIZIN FF - The Next Chapter</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><a href="</p><a href="https://imgbb.com/" rel="external nofollow">https://imgbb.com/"><img</a> src="<a href="https://i.ibb.co/m4r7Frz/RIZINFF030.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.ibb.co/m4r7Frz/RIZINFF030.jpg"</a> alt="RIZINFF030" border="0"></a><p> <span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">"RIZIN FF 30 - THOMPSON VS LIMA" - Rizinff.com</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">RIZIN FF 30 - THOMPSON VS LIMA</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>MAIN CARD</strong></p><p><strong> MAIN EVENT</strong></p><p> <em>Welterweight Tournament Round 1</em></p><p> Stephen Thompson #1 vs Dhiego Lima #7</p><p> </p><p> <em>Lightweight Bout</em></p><p> Joe Lauzon #6 vs Damien Brown #10</p><p> </p><p> <em>Featherweight Tournament Round 1</em></p><p> Cub Swanson #2 vs Tyler Diamond #9</p><p> </p><p> <em>Heavyweight Bout</em></p><p> Maurice Greene #5 vs Antonio Silva #17</p><p> </p><p> <em>Super Bantamweight Bout</em></p><p> Julija Stoliarenko #5 vs Martyna Czech #6</p><p> </p><p> PREMILIMARY CARD</p><p> <em>Middleweight Bout</em></p><p> Kelvin Gastelum #1 vs Matt Hallam #10</p><p> </p><p> <em>Welterweight Bout</em></p><p> Keita Nakamura #11 vs Ben Saunders #10</p><p> </p><p> <em>Lightweight Bout</em></p><p> Rafa Garcia #7 vs Patrick Iodice #9</p><p> </p><p> <em>Middleweight Bout</em></p><p> Rob Wilkinson #9 vs Alex Pereira #11</p><p> </p><p> <em>Super Atomweight Bout</em></p><p> Andy Nguyen vs Jujeath Nagaowa #9</p><p> </p><p> <em>Super Strawweight Bout</em></p><p> Angela Magana #9 vs Karine Silva #11</p><p> </p><p> <em>Heavyweight Bout</em></p><p> Anderson "Braddock" Silva #16 vs Valdrin Istrefi #13</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RIZIN FF 30's main event see's Stephen Thompson take on Dhiego Lima. Lima will be looking to prove himself against a world ranked contender after his UFC contract was cut short. RIZIN FF announced debutant Joe Lauzon to The RIZIN FF Lightweight division in this Co-Main Event against Damien Brown who has won 2 of his last 3, with the loss coming to new Lightweight Challenger Mateusz Gamrot. Swanson and Diamond again head off a veteran vs rising star in The RIZIN FF Featherweight Tournament. Diamond comes in with a victory over former UFC talent Artem Lobov. Antonio "Big Foot" Silva returns after his loss to Mark Hunt and will welcome Maurice Greene to The RIZIN FF Heavyweight Division. The main card opens with Julija Stoliarenko vs Martyna Czech.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> The preliminary bouts close with former UFC Middleweight Challenger Kelvin Gastelum taking on Matt Hallam after defeating David Branch. The RIZIN FF Lightweight Division is represented well in this next bout as Rafa Garcia and Patrick Iodice battle eachother. 2 more Women's bouts fill the preliminary card which is opened with Anderson "Braddock" Silva vs Valdrin Istrefi.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> RIZIN FF also announce the signings of Brave FC Light Heavyweight Champion Wagner Prado, Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha and former RIZIN FF Heavyweight Grand Prix Finalist Amir Aliakbari.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p></div><p></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 <p>RIZIN FF - The Next Chapter</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><a href="</p><a href="https://imgbb.com/" rel="external nofollow">https://imgbb.com/"><img</a> src="<a href="https://i.ibb.co/56qRnzx/027.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.ibb.co/56qRnzx/027.jpg"</a> alt="027" border="0"></a><p> <span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">"RIZIN FF FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT IN TURMOIL" - Rizinff.com</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong>RIZIN FF have today thrown The RIZIN FF Featherweight Tournament into turmoil after announcing that Gilbert Melendez has been suspended after Drug Tests found Melendez positive for signs of TRT. RIZIN now find their selves in a predicament with the next round of the tournament. Word is that RIZIN FF have 2 options, replace Melendez with Mark Eddiva or give whomever his next opponent would be a bye to the final. More news as it comes. </strong></p></div><p></p><p></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 <p>RIZIN FF - The Next Chapter</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><a href="</p><a href="https://imgbb.com/" rel="external nofollow">https://imgbb.com/"><img</a> src="<a href="https://i.ibb.co/L1QbxR7/028.jpg" rel="external nofollow">https://i.ibb.co/L1QbxR7/028.jpg"</a> alt="028" border="0"></a><p> <span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">"WONDERBOY OUT IN SHOCK EXIT" - Rizinff.com</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">RIZIN FF 30 - THOMPSON VS LIMA</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>MAIN CARD</strong></p><p><strong> MAIN EVENT</strong></p><p> <em>Welterweight Tournament Round 1</em></p><p> Dhiego Lima def Stephen Thompson Unanimous Decision</p><p> </p><p> <em>Lightweight Bout</em></p><p> Damien Brown def Joe Lauzon Unanimous Decision</p><p> </p><p> <em>Featherweight Tournament Round 1</em></p><p> Cub Swanson def Tyler Diamond Submission [Armbar] 2:00 Round 1</p><p> </p><p> <em>Heavyweight Bout</em></p><p> Maurice Greene def Antonio Silva KO [Punch] 8:36 Round 1</p><p> </p><p> <em>Super Bantamweight Bout</em></p><p> Martyna Czech def Julija Stoliarenko Submission [RNC] 4:03 Round 2</p><p> </p><p> PREMILIMARY CARD</p><p> <em>Middleweight Bout</em></p><p> Kelvin Gastelum def Matt Hallam Unanimous Decision</p><p> </p><p> <em>Welterweight Bout</em></p><p> Ben Saunders def Keita Nakamura Submission [Kneebar] 6:05 Round 1</p><p> </p><p> <em>Lightweight Bout</em></p><p> Patrick Iodice def Rafa Garcia Unanimous Decision</p><p> </p><p> <em>Middleweight Bout</em></p><p> Alex Pereira def Rob Wilkinson Unanimous Decision</p><p> </p><p> <em>Super Atomweight Bout</em></p><p> Andy Nguyen def Jujeath Nagaowa Submission [Americana] 3:57 Round 1</p><p> </p><p> <em>Super Strawweight Bout</em></p><p> Karine Silva def Angela Magana Submission [Kimura] 4:23 Round 2</p><p> </p><p> <em>Heavyweight Bout</em></p><p> Anderson "Braddock" Silva def Valdrin Istrefi TKO [strikes] 2:50 Round 1</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Stephen Thompson has been eliminated in a potential upset of the year by Dhiego Lima. "Wonderboy" was hotly tipped as a favorite to win The RIZIN FF Welterweight Tournament and become the inaugural champion. Lima defeated Thompson with a Unanimous Decision victory. The fight itself was considered decent by fans, but with only 2 takedowns and less than 100 strikes thrown between both men, this may have disappointed the hardcore fans as much as the result will disappointed Thompson. Damien Brown returns to the W column with a win over Joe Lauzon, he may soon reveal himself as a championship contender. There was no upset to be had between Swanson and Diamond, putting away the youngster within 2 minutes. Swanson looks set up to face Aldo next, with the other half of the bracket still up in the air. Antonio Silva again found himself on the end of a knock out with Maurice Greene the victor. Czech and Stoliarenko put on a great show with Czech the eventual winner. Former UFC Middleweight Champion Gastelum defeated Matt Hallam. Ben Saunders beat Keita Nakamura and then announced his retirement from MMA. Andy Nguyen and Angela Magana joined Saunders in retiring at this event. The show overall netted RIZIN FF just short of $1M which is their highest profit margin so far.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> RIZIN FF have confirmed that they were in negotiations with Alistair Overeem, who has decided to remain with UFC despite RIZIN FF almost doubling their highest paid fighter, Jose Aldo. RIZIN however can confirm the signing of Teruto Ishihara who joins from UFC.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMMAA1 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 RIZIN FF - The Next Chapter <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/RpzsNVW/RIZINFF031.jpg" alt="RIZINFF031" border="0"></a> "RIZIN 31 - HORIGUCHI VS DODSON" - Rizinff.com RIZIN FF 31 - HORIGUCHI VS DODSON MAIN CARD MAIN EVENT RIZIN FF Bantamweight Championship Kyoji Horiguchi [c] vs John Dodson #2 CO-MAIN EVENT Welterweight Tournament Round 1 Ben Askren #1 vs Ismail Naurdiev #4 Flyweight Bout Yuta Sasaki #3 vs Magomed Bibulatov #2 Bantamweight Bout Taiki Tsuchiya #7 vs Kizaemon Saiga #18 Middleweight Bout Brad Tavares #2 vs Krzysztof Jotko #5 PRELIMINARY CARD Lightweight Bout Arnaud Lepont vs Roberto de Souza Bantamweight Bout Irshaad Sayed #8 vs Luke Sanders #5 Lightweight Bout Alex Gorgees #9 vs Martin Nguyen #13 Welterweight Bout Han Seul Kim #9 vs Richard Walsh #8 Welterweight Tournament Round 1 Wang Sai vs Raimond Magomedaliev Lightweight Bout Eddie Ng #14 vs Johnny Case #18 Featherweight Bout Muin Gafurov #15 vs Minoru Kimura #16 Horiguchi will defend The RIZIN FF Bantamweight Championship for the 1st time against John Dodson. Dodson beat one of RIZIN's hottest prospects in Asakura and topped the rest of the rankings at #2. With little in term of challengers for Horiguchi's belt, Dodson was the obvious choice. Ben Askren chose to wait for Ismail Naurdiev to return from a minor injury and delayed their bout from RIZIN FF 30 to this event instead of taking on an alternative bout. Askren is a huge favourite in the tournament and with "Wonderboy" eliminated Askrens chances are higher than ever. Tavares debuts and faces Jotko at Middleweight. The Preliminary Card closes with de Souza vs Lepont being made official after de Souza set his sights on Lepont after his last bout. The Welterweight Tournament continue's in The Preliminary Card with Wan Sai taking on Raimond Magomedaliev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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