Rizin Ff - Finale, Foundation, Future

WMMAA1 · April 26, 2020

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Live from The Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan Rizin 22 will take place 19th April 2020. The main show will host not 1, but 2 championship title fights when Rena Kubota challenges Seo Hee Ham for her 1st title defense following her victory over Ayaka Hamasaki at Rizin 20. The 1st of 2 Asakura brothers; Kai will face off against Hiromasa Ogikubo for the vacant Bantamweight Championship after former Champion Manel Kapel left for UFC earlier this month. Kyoji Horiguchi is still on the sidelines with the same injury that forced him to vacate both Rizin and Bellators Bantamweight Belts and will likely be next in line, injury depending. The main event will see Lightweights Damien Brown and Tatsuya Kawajiri headline. Brown comes in on a loss from eventual Lightweight Grand Prix Champion Tofiq Musaev whilst "Crusher" lost to Bellators Patricky Freire in the opening round. Before those 2 bouts, Jerome Le Banner will return to Rizin for the first time since 2017 where he was defeated by Roque Martinez, he will take on Alison Vicente who has fought 10 times since his last Rizin bout in 2016, winning 7 of those 10. Following the heavyweights, The first ever ONE Lightweight Champion, Kotetsu Boku will challenge Mikuru Asakura after the 2 came face to face for Asakura's post fight interview after defeating Daniel Salas at Rizin 21.

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The nights opening bout will see both Lightweight Grand Prix losing Semi Finalists go head to head. Johnny Case was on a 3 fight streak before his loss to eventual winner Tofiq Musaev whilst Gustavo had won 2 of his previous 3 Rizin bouts before losing to Pitbull, 1 of only 2 losses in his career, shadowed by 10 victories.</div>

CageRage · April 26, 2020

Welcome back. Looking forward to reading this.

mattu29 · April 27, 2020

Always love seeing different dynasties on different companies, look forward to reading this

WMMAA1 · April 27, 2020

Welcome back. Looking forward to reading this.

Always love seeing different dynasties on different companies, look forward to reading this

Thank you both, i'm looking forward to this one after my last. i shall be taking my time and not flying through years and years. I have edited the above image as the card changed from my original plans and i wanted a more accurate Rizin poster. I hope you all enjoy where it goes from here. Im planning on keeping it "Super Show" directed at least for the foreseen future as this will allow me to build my ranks and also add some UFC stars without feeling like im cheating the system.

McDojoDelux · April 28, 2020

Can already tell this is going to be a great dynasty also nice fight poster.

WMMAA1 · April 28, 2020

Can already tell this is going to be a great dynasty also nice fight poster.

Thank you Mc! Spending time time on posters gives me a little more opportunity to research into my fights. I'm trying not to just throw cards together without reason. RIZIN certainly have some super shows in their books so finding the right talent to mirror this means digging into alot of guys history to find out previous opponents, results and championships. I'm looking forward to this myself.

WMMAA1 · April 28, 2020

Rizin FF - Finale, Foundation, Future

RIZIN.22 RESULTS

Yokohama Arena, Yokohama - Attendance 1,718 Gate $222,996

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Notes -

- Seo Hee Ham unsuccessfully defended The Super Atomweight Championship for the 1st time

- Rena Kubota becomes the 3rd Super Atomweight Champion

- Kai Asakura becomes the 3rd Bantamweight Champion

- Johnny Case's next opponent is likely to be 2019 Lightweight Grand Prix Champion Tofiq Musaev

- Luiz Gustavo has recorded 2 consecutive losses for the 1st time in his career

- Keita Nakamura was considered the underdog before submitting Hoon Kim with only 4 seconds left to spare

- Shintaro Ishiwatari called out Hiromasa Ogikubo before the latter lost to Kai Asakura for the vacant Bantamweight Championship

- Simon Biyong has now signed a full time contract with KSW

Fight of the night - Mikuru Asakura def Kotetsu Boku

Knockout of the night - Simon Biyong def Jake Heun

Submission of the night - Alison Vicente def Jerome Le Banner

WMMAA1 · April 28, 2020

Rizin FF - Finale, Foundation, Future

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Competing since 2011, Takahashi has fought for 4 different companies, Demolition Xigma, Vale Tudo Japan, Shooto and most recently ONE Championship. An impressive 8 win streak came to an end in January with a loss to Thanh Le via Knockout. Takahashi is a well known fighter in Japan and will be a perfect match up for Mateusz Gamrot. "Gamer" is undefeated in 16, with 1 No Contest. His most recent bout was a grappling exhibition which he did not win, but does not go on his record. Having not fought since late 2018, Gamrot is hungry to return to Championship ways after being a KSW double champ. Stephanie Egger returns after her RIZIN 17 victory over Reina Miura, since then she does have 1 exhibition grappling loss to Gabrielle Garcia. She welcomes Rin Nikai who is on a 6 fight streak. The Japanese star loves to fight on the ground. Having lost his last 3, UFC decided to release the Brazlian Sergio Moraes who debuts for RIZIN with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw. The 37 year old will face Koshi Matsumoto who holds a record of 20-9-2, with a loss to Daron Cruickshank at RIZIN 10. Roberto de Souza has 9 wins and 1 loss, plus he recently fought at RIZIN 21, submitting a team of 5 in a grappling exhibition. Opening the main card, Tenshin Naukawa returns with a record of 4 wins and 0 losses, the kickboxer looks to continue his rise to stardom with another MMA victory.

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Dustin Ortiz debuts after his UFC contract was terminated.

WMMAA1 · April 30, 2020

Rizin FF - Finale, Foundation, Future

RIZIN.23 RESULTS

Edion Arena, Osaka - Attendance 1,258 Gate $140,896

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Notes -

- Gamrot vs Takahashi was boo'ed by the crowds after a poor performance by both

- Gamrot remains undefeated at 16-0-1

- Stephanie Egger entered 9lbs heavier than Nakai

- 4 of the 5 main card bouts ended in a decision

- Ochi was ecstatic to defeat Nasukawa after being considered such an underdog, he then called for a fight with Yasuhiro Urushitani

- Nasukawa suffered his 1st loss since losing to Flloyd Mayweather in a boxing exhibition

- Osunaarashi Kintaro's returned to RIZIN with a dominant performance over the much heavier Hoovelson

- Dustin Ortiz' debut loss left Gigliotti speechless, stating that being given no chance of victory only served to spur him on

- Yuto Hokamura also stated that despite being such an under dog he always believed he could defeat Victor Henry (who was likely to be in title contention before this loss)

- Vuqar Keramov defeated Minoru Kimura and then called for Akiyo Nishiura

- Eddie Ng debuted for RIZIN and after a split decision victory over Han Seul Kim, NG called for a fight with Lightweight Grand Prix Champion Tofiq Musaev, perhaps a little too eager?

- Anna Malyukova defeated Faith McMah, however she did struggle despite a huge weight advantage. Malyukova then called for a rematch with Gabbi Garcia after losing to her in 2016

- Owner Nobiyuki Sakikabara announced a "Super Show" including The RIZIN FF Fighting World Heavyweight Grand Prix, stating that competitors will be announced within the coming weeks

Fight of the night - Haruo Ochi def Tenshin Nasukawa

Knockout of the night - Naoki Inoue def Yusaku Nakamura

Submission of the night - Roberto de Souza def Yuichiro Nagashima

WMMAA1 · April 30, 2020

Rizin FF - Finale, Foundation, Future

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Rizin 24 will be advertised as a "Summer Special" with a full 20 bout card. The event will host the 1st round of The World Fighting Heavyweight Grand Prix, with 4 fights finding their way on the card. The headline will see Mark Hunt return to Japan where he will face Hedeki Sekine after his loss to Roque Martinez at Rizin 21. The Co-Main will see King Mo take on Martinez. Mo has lost his last 4 fights, but will return which a huge fan fair. Takanori Gomi and Kota Shimoishi will set the ring alight when they take on their catch weight bout. Rafa Garcia debuts against Mizuto Hirota with an undefeated 12-0-0 record.

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Rich Hale debuts for Rizin. Befor beating Dale Sopi back in 2019, Hale took a hiatus from MMA for almost 5 years after 3 straight losses in Bellator. The American is still young enough to make something of himself and will challenge 50 year old Kosaka who has lost 3 of 3 over the last 4 years. Tafa was surprisingly cut from UFC with a 3-1-0 record. The Australian will join fellow national Mark Hunt as he looks to claim Rizin's Heavyweight Title. His first round bout comes against Alison Vicente who holds a record of 26-17-0 1 NC. The monstrous Gabi Garcia returns after a fresh opponent was found in Jozette Cotton and Diego Brandao Returns against Yusuke Yachi.

WMMAA1 · May 12, 2020

Rizin FF - Finale, Foundation, Future

RIZIN.24 RESULTS

Saitama Super Dome, Saitama - Attendance 1,614 Gate $209,497

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Notes -

- Hedeki Sekine will now face Justin Tafa in the next round of The World Fighting Heavyweight Tournament

- Rich Hale will now face King Mo in the next round of The World Fighting Heavyweight Tournament

- Diego Brandao is being considered as Mateusz Gamrot's next opponent, potentially leading to a title challenge

- Rizin officials announced that Kai Asakura will defend his Bantamweight Championship against Demarte Pena later in the year

- Gabi Garcia spoke of her excitement to get back into the ring if an opponent can be found

Fight of the night - Yasuhiro Urushitani def Yuta Sasaki

Knockout of the night - Karl Albrektsson def Hayato Sakurai

Submission of the night - Hideki Sekine def Mark Hunt

WMMAA1 · May 12, 2020

Rizin FF - Finale, Foundation, Future

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Winner of The 2019 Lightweight Grand Prix, Tofiq Musaeyev will face Kawajiri for The Inaugural Lightweight Championship. Musayev has a victory over Freire who defeated Kawajiri earlier in that very grand prix. The winner will have a host of new rivals as Brandao, Gamrot and Case all look set to earn a shot. Kai Asakura will defend his RIZIN Bantamweight Championship, originally penciled to face former Champion Horiguchi - Kai will find a tough opponent in replacement challenger Demarte Pena. Pena went the distance in his last bout when he fought Luthando Biko in a winning effort at EFC83. Tenshin Nasukawa suffered a shock defeat to Haruo Ochi in his 1st full MMA Rules bout and will look to find some confidence and return to winning ways when he takes on 23 year old Naoki Inoue who holds a record of 14-2 and has also competed at UFC. Jason Knight debuts after his Bare Knuckle adventure and faces Kotetsu Boku who comes in after a loss to Mikuru Asakura. Gamrot and Nakamura feature along with the main card opener, Abdul-Kerim Edilov vs C.B Dolloway who returns after his last loss to Jiri.

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Scott Barret debuts and headlines the lower card against Hun Ma Myung. Former UFC stars Sergio Moraes and Daron Cruickshank face off aswell as heavyweight action when Jaideep Singh returns to take on Mindaugas Gerve. The lower card also sees the debut of 7-0 Claudia Rey.

globalcombat · May 12, 2020

Those fight posters are great, love it!

WMMAA1 · July 30, 2020

Rizin Ff - Finale, Foundation, Future

RIZIN.25 RESULTS

Marine Messe, Fukuoka - Attendance 1,604 Gate $160,400

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Notes -

- Kizaemon Saiga returned to winnings ways. In his post fight interview he stated that a match up with Hiromasa Ogikubo would be a tough but logical test for him

- Mindaugas Gerve planted the seeds to his path to stardom saying that a future fight with the great Hideki Sekine is in the stars

- Daisuke Nakamura beat the odds as a huge underdog against Gamrot. Nakamura said that at 40 he does not have too many years left in him and wishes to fight Kawajiri in the near future

- Kawajiri became the 1st Lightweight Champion after defeating the 2019 Lightweight Grand Prix winner. He said that it was now unclear who his next challenge would be as he had been looking forward to facing Gamrot, who now seems to be out of the picture. Perhaps Nakamura's challenge will be accepted

- Tenshin Nasukawa has now lost both of his full MMA rule's bouts

- Officials are still searching for an opponent for Gabi Garcia

- Kyoji Horiguchi will return from injury and headline Rizin 26 against Ben Nguyen

- It was later confirmed that Rizin will hold their traditional New Years Eve events over 2 nights

Fight of the night - Kai Asakura def Demarte Pena

Knockout of the night - Naoki Inoue def Tenshin Nasukawa

Submission of the night - Daisuke Nakamura def Mateusz Gamrot

Munit · July 31, 2020

Tofiq to hopefully win.

WMMAA1 · August 1, 2020

Rizin Ff - Finale, Foundation, Future

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Kyoji Horiguchi returns from injury against a familar foe. Horiguchi was forced to vacate both Rizin and Belators Bantamweight Belts and now looks to reclimb the ladder to the top. Nguyen picked up a 1st round knockout against Jae Hoon Moon after his loss to Horiguchi back in April 2019. Horiguchi sandwiched the victory with Championship victories against Caldwell. Could Horiguchi use this as a platform to the top or will Nguyen earn a shot at the belt if he can beat a former champ champ? Rizin's womens divisions are heating up as Rin Nakai and Kana Watanabe face off in the co-main. Both women can fight at multi weights and could be 1 impressive outing away from contention. Brandao and Case both enter on a win and are also being talked about as a title eliminator, with the winner possibly stepping up to challenge Kawajiri in the future. The remainding 4 fighters all come in with a win, Nakamura and Gyu Lim face off whilst Eddie Ng welcomes Gilbert Melendez back to action after his victory over Mike Richman at LFA84

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Damien Brown returns to Rizin after stepping away to compete at AFA, where he defeated Mikey Vaotuua and Bernardo Magalhaes. Brown's last Rizin bout was a defeat to now Champion Tatsuya Kawajiri. He takes on Koji Ando who arrives from ONE. Eddiva and Chope both have recent wins in Road FC and Pancrase respectively. Ogikubo and Ishiwatari 2 hits off mid card, Ogikubo has since lost to Asakura in a title challenge whilst Ishitwatari has a victory over Saiga.

Notes -

- This event will be the first in Rizin history to be regulated by an anti doping association. All Japanese regions are now implementing mandatory drug testing into their regulations which is giving Rizin officials much to think about going forward with the direction of the company.

vladjarca · August 2, 2020

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WMMAA1 · August 3, 2020

Rizin Ff - Finale, Foundation, Future

RIZIN.26 RESULTS

Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu - Attendance 1,851 Gate $173,994

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Notes -

- Horiguchi is now considered the next challenger to Kai Asakura's Bantamweight Championship

- Syuri Kondo or Claudia Rey will be next for Rin Nakai after her double bonus winning performance

- Johnny Case is now out of contention to challenge for the Lightweight belt

- Ishiwatari and Ogikubo are now 1-1 and a trilogy is being talked about as imminent

- Tatusya Kawajiri has spoken out of his disappointment that "loser" Mateusz Gamrot will not be challenging for the Lightweight Belt and confirms bout with Daisuke Nakamura for later in the year

Fight of the night - Rin Nakai def Kana Watanabe

Knockout of the night - Hyun Gyu Lim def Keita Nakamura

Submission of the night - Rin Nakai def Kana Watanabe

WMMAA1 · August 3, 2020

Rizin Ff - Finale, Foundation, Future

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- After his victory over Ben Nguyen, Kyoji Horiguchi has been suspended for a year due to a failed drug test. Horiguchi is said to be outraged and that there must have been a mistake as he assures Rizin Officials that he has not taken any recreational or performance enhancing substances. The bout has been overturned to a no contest and Horiguchi will serve a years ban.

- Hiromasa Ogikubo has squashed an imminent bout with Shintaro Ishiwatari as he would like to take the challenge presented by Kizaemon Saiga.

- Gabi Garcia has decided to retire from the sport due to a lack of competition

- Mark Hunt scheduled for New Years Eve Main Event

- Frank Mir has been confirmed as Mark Hunt's opponent at Rizin 27 Night One

- With only 6 weeks until Rizin 27, Frank Mir has pulled out of his scheduled fight with Mark Hunt. Vicente and Barret have both lobbied to step in but Rizin Officials are said to be keen on exploring other options

- Rizin have announced that Michael "Venom" Page will compete at their New Years Eve event as a replacement to Hunt vs Mir II. Rizin have previously displayed Bellator fighters and vice versa. Page is scheduled to fight Takanori Gomi as Night One's Main Event

- Hunt vs Mir II has been rescheduled to early 2021 as Rizin and both fighters are keen to see the fight happen.

- After excessively lobbying for the fight, Damien Brown has been chosen to replace Takanori Gomi who has been removed from the card for an injury and. Brown will now face Bellators Michael Page. The fight has been moved to Co-Main event as officials search for a new Main Event with just a month left until the event.

- Rizin 27 Night One has a new main event. Tatsuya Kawajiri will defend his Lightweight Championship against Daisuke Nakamura

- Rizin 27.5 Night Two's main event has been confirmed as the Heavyweight Championship bout, with the 2 Semi Finals taking place the night before.

- The Co-Main for 27.5 has been confirmed as Rena Kubota vs Ayaka Hamasaki for The Rizin Super Atomweight Belt

WMMAA1 · August 4, 2020

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Kawajiri will defend his belt against Nakamura after the latter defeated promising star Gamrot on his last outing. The veteran Nakamura stated that the timing was perfect as he is entering the twilight years of his career, another chance to hold a belt would befit the great that he feels he is. Kawajiri obliged to the challenge but also made it very clear he was hoping to have fought Mateusz Gamrot, calling him a loser in turn. Takanori Gomi was scheduled to face Bellators MVP but had to pull out due to injury, Rizin did not want to scrap the Brits visit and assigned him a bout with Damien Brown who has won his last 3, 2 of which were in AFA. Diego Nunes returns to welcome Ricardo Lamas. The #18 world ranked featherweight debuts with only 1 win in his last 5, with losses to Grundy, Kattar, Bektic and Emmet. His victory coming against Darren Elkins. The former DEEP Flyweight Champion Wada is set to take on Inoue. Inoue has been on a 3 fight win streak, his latest against fallen star Tenshin. The Semi Finals of the Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix also take place with Rich Hale and King Mo aswell as Hideki Sekine and Justin Tafa.

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The early card is stacked with talent as the likes of Jake Heun, Hisaki Kato and Kanna Asakura return. Silva debut's.

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The Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix Final takes place here with Sekine, Tafa, Hale and Lawal all looking to walk away as Heavyweight Champion. Sergio Moraes and Shinsho Anzai battle. Anzai has 2 recent wins with DEEP after his Bellator loss to MVP. Moraes has won his last 2 within Rizin. Imanari unsuccessfully challenged for the DEEP Featherweight title back in May and will now take on Rafa Garcia who is looking for a victory. Shtyrkov and Stosic open. The Co Main sees Ayaka Hamasaki challenge for the Rizin Super Atomweight Title which she lost to Seo Hee Ham in December of 2019. The current Champion Rena Kubota defeated Seo Hee Ham at Rizin 22 in April and this will be her first title defense.

UNDER CARD

de Souza looks to add to his 4 out of 5 victories when he takes on Dong Hyun Ma who finds his way to Rizin via way of 3 wins in his last 7 UFC bouts. Ma does have a win over both Damien Brown and Takanori Gomi, however. Former DEEP Feather and Bantamweight Champion Otsuka takes on Victor Henry. 2 Female bouts will open as Irene Cabello and Herica Tiburcio will fight after Jozette Cotton and Stephanie Egger.

Notes -

- Kawajiri said that once he beats Nakamura, he wants Gamrot aslong as he can prove himself against a worthy opponent

- If victorious, MVP has been granted a 2nd fight within the Rizin ring by Bellator

- Wada vs Inoue is being considered as a title eliminator

- Hunt vs Mir II has been confirmed for late January at Rizin 28

- Horiguchi's appeal has not been over turned as of yet, Rizin officials are currently deciding over the future of further events and incidents, with many officials opting towards a real ranking system as opposed to "super shows".

Munit · August 5, 2020

Lamas vs Brandao is an interesting matchup. Lamas went from someone who was at the top.. to crumbling to the bottom. Brandao on the other hand won the ultimate fighter in spectacular fashion and looked like a bright prospect.. until he lost a bunch of matches everyone assumed he would win. Seems like his head got to him tbh.. then he goes to Rizin and goes up and down again. Im curious about this match up the most tbh. Kawajri winning the belt was surprising but not at the same time. I always thought he was underrated. Hes another fighter who has had his up and downs.

WMMAA1 · August 5, 2020

Lamas vs Brandao is an interesting matchup. Lamas went from someone who was at the top.. to crumbling to the bottom. Brandao on the other hand won the ultimate fighter in spectacular fashion and looked like a bright prospect.. until he lost a bunch of matches everyone assumed he would win. Seems like his head got to him tbh.. then he goes to Rizin and goes up and down again. Im curious about this match up the most tbh. Kawajri winning the belt was surprising but not at the same time. I always thought he was underrated. Hes another fighter who has had his up and downs.

The Rizin roster seems to be full of fighters who have had bad times despite their skills. Even with guys like Lamas that ive signed myself. Tawajiri was kind of the best hope at Lightweight with my starting roster, he's doing well so far. I think Gamrot would have taken the belt if it wasnt for his loss to Nakamura for sure. Im hoping the lightweight division can keep things at a heat, especially singe Horiguchi's suspension looks likely not to be overturned.

WMMAA1 · August 5, 2020

Rizin Ff - Finale, Foundation, Future

RIZIN.27 RESULTS

Saitama Super Dome, Saitama - Attendance 1,964 Gate $254,927

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UNDER CARD RESULTS

Notes -

- Kawajiri makes 2nd title defense

- Michael Page wishes to remain with Rizin throughout early 2021, calling for match with Gomi to be rescheduled

- Diego Nunes announced his retirement post show

- Naoki Inoue is widely considered the next challenger to Kai Asakura's Bantamweight belt with Horiguchi still suspended

- Tafa and Lawal will face off at Rizin 27.5 for The Heavyweight Championship in the Heavyweight Grand Prix 2020 finale

- There was a huge ovation as Hideki Sekine retired from the sport of MMA after what he called a long and illustrious career

Fight of the night - Michael Page def Damien Brown

Knockout of the night - Tatsuya Kawajiri def Daisuke Nakamura

Submission of the night - Naoki Inoue def Tatsumitsu Wada

WMMAA1 · August 6, 2020

Rizin Ff - Finale, Foundation, Future

RIZIN.27.5 RESULTS

Saitama Super Dome, Saitama - Attendance 1,629 Gate $211,444

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Notes -

- Justin Tafa becomes 1st ever Rizin Heavyweight Champion

- Ayaka Hamasaki becomes 2 time Super Atomweight Champion

- Victor Henry will now leave Rizin for KSW

- Stephanie Egger announced her retirement

Fight of the night - Ivan Shtyrkov def Darko Stosic

Knockout of the night - Justin Tafa def Mohammed Lawal

Submission of the night - Roberto de Souza def Dong Hyun Ma

WMMAA1 · August 6, 2020

Rizin Ff - Finale, Foundation, Future

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Mark Hunt and Frank Mir first fought back in 2016 when Hunt defeated Mir in the 1st round. Hunt's last 4 all come by way of loss withe most recent being against now retired Hideki Sekine. Mir has lost 3 since his last bout with Hunt, including a loss to Fedor and Rampage, but did defeat Roy Nelson inbetween those 2. It is unknown if this will be either mans last fight, but the winner may be tempted to hang around by a potential bout with Justin Tafa. Mateusz Gamrot will need to earn himself a victory or 2 if he is to be worthy of a title shot says Kawajiri, and the Pole will have a big test as he welcomes Martin Nguyen. Saiga and West will battle as they look to climb the stacked Bantamweight rankings. Murata is undefeated in 6 and will face Syuri Kondo who comes off a good performance against Davidsdottir. Former champion Hee Ham and Sugiyama will battle it out, but the winner will not be granted a championship challenge quite yet as it looks likely that Hamasaki and Kubota will run it back.

UNDER CARD

A host of debutants fill the early card, Tom Watson and Shane Mitchell both debut at Middleweight. Karol Bedorf debuts agaonst Mindaugas Gerve and the biggest name on the list sees Tyson Pedro take on Ken Hasegawa. Pedro has not been in the W column for nearly 3 years and will look for a fresh start in Japan after being released by UFC.

Notes -

- Rizin officials announce that they are getting closer to a decision on the future of the company amidst speculation that recent regulatory changes are forcing their hand in which direction the company will go to maintain growth and profitable gain.

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