Rizin Fighting Federation

Rizin 16 Results: Nasukawa Dominates to Remain Unbeaten, Hamasaki Edges Frey

June 1, 2019

Rizin Fighting Federation held its second event of 2019 when the promotion makes its inaugural trip to the World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan, for Rizin 16. In the evening's main event, undefeated Japanese com...

Rizin.14 Results: Mayweather Knocks Out Tenshin, Horiguchi Submits Caldwell

Zach Aittama

December 30, 2018

Events, Results, Spotlight

On Monday, Dec. 31, Rizin Fighting Federation held its final event of 2018 from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, for Rizin.14. In the evening's headliner, boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. knocked J...

Rizin Heisei’s Last Yarennoka! Results

Zach Aittama

December 29, 2018

Events, Results, Spotlight

On Sunday, Dec. 30, Rizin held a special event from Tokyo, Japan, for Heisei's Last Yarenoka!. In the night's main event, former Shooto world champion and Japanese MMA legend Tatsuya Kawajiri met former Sengok...

Rizin Heisei’s Last Yarennoka! and Rizin.14 Preview and Predictions

Zach Aittama

December 28, 2018

Events, Previews, Spotlight

The Rizin Fighting Federation ends the year with a pair of events ranging from the morning to the evening. Rizin 14 is the featured event of the pair. It takes place on Monday, Dec. 31, from the Saitama Super A...

RIZIN FF Announces Horiguchi-Caldwell; Eight Additional Bouts For RIZIN.14

Zach Aittama

November 28, 2018

News

Rizin Fighting Federation announced nine additional bouts for Rizin.14, which takes place on Monday, Dec. 31, from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The biggest and greatest bout announced is a clas...

Rizin 14 Adds Hamasaki-Asakura and Miyata-Yamamoto

Zach Aittama

November 23, 2018

News

Rizin Fighting Federation president Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced two fights for the new year's eve event, Rizin.14, which takes place on Monday, Dec. 31, from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The ...

Floyd Mayweather Pulls Out of Fight Against Tenshin Nasukawa

Dane McGuire

November 10, 2018

News

Combat Press reported on Nov. 5 that 50-0 boxing legend Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. would step into the Rizin Fighting Federation ring on Dec. 31. However, the fight is now off. Rizin had announced at a pre...

Rizin Signs Floyd Mayweather Jr., Announces Super Fight Against Tenshin Nasukawa on New Year’s Eve

Zach Aittama

November 5, 2018

News, Videos

On Sunday, Nov. 4, Japan's largest mixed martial arts promotion, Rizin Fighting Federation, held a press conference to announce its new partnership. The promotion announced the main event of Rizin 14, which ...

Out of Obscurity: M-1 Challenge 97, LFA 51 and Rizin 13

Bryan Henderson

September 27, 2018

Events, Out of Obscurity, Previews, Spotlight

Every week, Combat Press takes a look at three regional, developmental and international cards from the upcoming weekend, previewing from each a single fight to which people should pay close attention. We will ...

Rizin 11 Results: Asakura Bests Rena, Horiguchi Reigns Supreme

Zach Aittama

July 28, 2018

Events, Results, Spotlight

On Sunday, July 29, Rizin Fighting Federation held its 13th event from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, for Rizin 11. The main event of the evening was a much-anticipated rematch between Rizin wome...

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