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The year 2022 was the eighth year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.

Rizin events were broadcast through a television agreement with Fuji Television. However, due to several controversies, the promotion would be dropped by the network by May of that year.[1][2] Rizin would since begin broadcasting on events via PPV on their new streaming service, RIZIN STREAM PASS, and various other streaming platforms in Japan.[3]

In North America and Europe, Rizin events were available via PPV on LIVENow.[4] Starting with Super Rizin & Rizin 38 in 2022,[5][6] Integrated Sports would produce English-language PPVs of Rizin events for FITE.[7]

Background

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Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced that Rizin is planning to work in co-promotion with K-1 and RISE to hold an event headlined by between Tenshin Nasukawa and Takeru Segawa. Known as THE MATCH 2022, the event would be held on June 19, 2022.

List of events

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Rizin Fighting Federation
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
1 Rizin Trigger 2 February 23, 2022 Ecopa Arena Japan Fukuroi, Japan
2 Rizin Landmark 2 March 6, 2022 Japan Japan
3 Rizin 34 – Osaka March 20, 2022 Maruzen Intec Arena Japan Osaka, Japan 22,449[8]
4 Rizin Trigger 3 April 16, 2022 Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Japan Chōfu, Japan 6,515[9]
5 Rizin 35 - Chōfu April 17, 2022 8,935[9]
6 Rizin Landmark 3 May 5, 2022 Japan Japan
7 The Match 2022 June 19, 2022 Tokyo Dome Japan Tokyo, Japan 56,399[10]
8 Rizin 36 - Okinawa July 2, 2022 Okinawa Arena Japan Okinawa, Japan 7,264[11]
9 Rizin 37 - Saitama July 31, 2022 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan 11,166[12]
10 Super Rizin & Rizin 38 September 25, 2022
11 Rizin 39 October 23, 2022 Marine Messe Fukuoka Japan Fukuoka, Japan
12 Rizin Landmark Vol.4 November 6, 2022 Dolphins Arena Japan Nagoya, Japan
13 Rizin 40: Rizin X Bellator December 31, 2022 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan 23,661[13]

Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Grand Prix 2022 bracket

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1st Round
Rizin 37
Semifinals
Super Rizin & Rizin 38
Final
         
Japan Seika Izawa SUB
Brazil Laura Fontoura 1
Japan Seika Izawa SUB
Ukraine Anastasiya Svetkivska1 2
Japan Rena Kubota UD
Ukraine Anastasiya Svetkivska 3
Japan Seika Izawa SD
South Korea Si Woo Park 3
Japan Ayaka Hamasaki UD
Mexico Jessica Aguilar 3
Japan Ayaka Hamasaki 3
South Korea Si Woo Park UD
Japan Kanna Asakura 3
South Korea Si Woo Park UD

1 Anastasiya Svetkivska replaced an injured Rena Kubota.[14]

Rizin Trigger 2

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Rizin Trigger 2
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateFebruary 23, 2022
VenueEcopa Arena
CityJapan Fukuroi, Japan
Event chronology
Rizin 33 Rizin Trigger 2

Rizin Trigger 2 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on February 23, 2022, at the Ecopa Arena in Fukuroi, Japan.

Background

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A featherweight bout between Kleber Koike Erbst and Ulka Sasaki was scheduled as the event headliner.[15]

Results

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Rizin Trigger 2
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kleber Koike Erbst def. Japan Ulka Sasaki Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 3:22
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Kazuma Kuramoto def. Japan Kenji Kato TKO (Knees) 1 4:16
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Akira Okada def. Japan Takumi Suzuki Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Sora Yamamoto def. Japan Suguru Nii TKO (Knees and Punches) 1 0:35
Intermission
Catchweight 73 kg Japan Kohei Tokeshi def. Brazil Harry Stallone KO (Punch) 2 3:31
Catchweight 100 kg Japan Ryugo def. Japan Sasada Katsutoshi TKO (Three Knockdowns) 1 2:38 Kickboxing
Catchweight 62 kg Japan Hikaru Yoshino def. Japan Daisuke Endo Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kouki Nakagawa def. Japan Katsushi Kojima Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Takuma Uchiyama def. Japan Kotetsu Hara Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Featherweight 65 kg Japan Koki Takeuchi def. Japan Yuuki Kitagawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Catchweight 58 kg Japan Taiki Matsui def. Japan Masanari Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Catchweight 59 kg Japan Taiki Sawatani def. Japan Kota Nakagawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Catchweight 60 kg Japan Momoto def. Japan Yudai Ito TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 0:13 Kickboxing

Rizin Landmark 2

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Rizin Landmark 2
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateMarch 6, 2022
VenueTBA
CityJapan Japan

Rizin Landmark 2 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on March 6, 2022, in Japan.

Background

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A featherweight bout between Chihiro Suziki and the Ren Hiramoto is scheduled as the event headliner.[16]

Results

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Rizin Landmark 2
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Chihiro Suzuki def. Japan Ren Hiramoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Hiroaki Suzuki def. Japan Shoji Maruyama TKO (Punch and Soccer Kick) 1 1:12
Catchweight 52.5 kg Japan Nadaka Yoshinari def. Japan Yusei Shirahata KO (punch) 2 1:01 Kickboxing
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Kuya Ito def. Japan Mamoru Uoi Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 63 kg Japan Kosuke Terashima def. Japan Takuma Masuda Decision (Split) 3 5:00

Rizin 34 – Osaka

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Rizin 34 – Osaka
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateMarch 20, 2022
VenueMaruzen Intec Arena
CityJapan Osaka, Japan
Attendance22,449[8]

Rizin 34 – Osaka was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on March 20, 2022, at the Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka, Japan.

With this event, Rizin reaches the same total of numbered events as PRIDE FC did at the time of its final show.

Background

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A featherweight bout between Satoshi Yamasu and Kyohei Hagiwara was scheduled as the event headliner.[17]

A bantamweight kickboxing bout between Taiga Kawabe and Ryo Takahashi was scheduled for the event.[18]

Results

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Rizin 34
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Satoshi Yamasu def. Japan Kyohei Hagiwara Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 3:21
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Kouzi def. Japan Genji Umeno Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Catchweight 68 kg Japan Sora Yamamoto def. Japan Daisuke Nakamura Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Welterweight 77 kg Japan Daichi Abe def. Japan Kiichi Kunimoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Daichi Kitakata def. Japan Yutaro Muramoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Juri Ohara def. Japan Akira Okada Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Intermission
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Taiga Kawabe - Japan Ryo Takahashi Draw (Majority) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Bantamweight 61 kg Brazil Alan Yamaniha def. Japan Motonobu Tezuka Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 3:25
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Tatsuki Saomoto def. Japan Yuto Uda Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Catchweight 60 kg Japan Ryuya Fukuda def. Japan Masayuki Watanabe KO (Punches) 1 0:54
Lightweight 70 kg Japan Yuya def. Japan Yousuke Yamato TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 2:51 Kickboxing
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Yuki Kasahara def. Japan Motoki TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 2:24 Kickboxing
Catchweight 53 kg Japan Syuto Sato - Japan Jin Mandokoro No Contest (Ankle Injury) 3 1:30 Kickboxing
Catchweight 63 kg Japan Ryuki Kaneda def. Japan Ayumu Yamamoto TKO (Soccer kick) 1 2:07
Catchweight 63 kg Japan Sho Ogawa def. Japan Yuma Yamahata TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:52 Kickboxing
Lightweight 70 kg Japan Masaya Jaki def. Japan Kouta TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 1:53 Kickboxing
Opening Fight
Catchweight 60 kg Japan Shun def. Japan Ryo Sato TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 2:15 Kickboxing

Rizin Trigger 3

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Rizin Trigger 3
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateApril 16, 2022
VenueMusashino Forest Sport Plaza
CityJapan Chōfu, Japan
Attendance6,515[9]

Rizin Trigger 3 will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 16, 2022, at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chōfu, Japan.

Background

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Results

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Rizin Trigger 3
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Lightweight 71 kg Brazil Luiz Gustavo def. Japan Yusuke Yachi TKO (Punches) 2 3:14
Openweight Japan Hideki Sekine def. Japan Takakenshin TKO (Soccer Kicks and Punches) 2 3:49
Featherweight 66 kg JapanMasanori Kanehara def. Japan Kazumasa Majima TKO (Punches) 3 3:37
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Takaki Soya def. Japan Nobuyoshi Nakatsukasa KO (Soccer Kick and Punches) 2 3:29
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Takuma Sudo def. JapanShooto Watanabe Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Intermission
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Kimihiro Eto def. Japan Tatsuya Saika TKO (Punches) 3 4:12
Catchweight 72 kg United States Grant Bogdanove def. Japan Takeshi Izumi TKO (Punches and Elbows) 3 3:16
Catchweight 63.5 kg Japan Shoji Otani def. Japan Rikiya TKO (Three knockdown rule) 1 2:52 Kickboxing

Rizin 35

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Rizin 35
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateApril 17, 2022
VenueMusashino Forest Sport Plaza
CityJapan Chōfu, Japan
Attendance8,935[9]

Rizin 35 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 17, 2022, at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chōfu, Japan.

Background

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A Rizin Super Atomweight Championship bout between the reigning champion Ayaka Hamasaki and Seika Izawa was scheduled for the event.[19]

A Rizin Featherweight Championship rematch between the reigning champion Juntaro Ushiku and the former champion Yutaka Saito was scheduled for the event.[20]

A Rizin Lightweight Championship rematch between the reigning champion Roberto de Souza and Johnny Case was scheduled for the event.[20]

Results

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Rizin 35
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Lightweight 71 kg Brazil Roberto de Souza (c) def. United States Johnny Case Submission (Reverse Triangle Armbar) 1 3:32 For the Rizin Lightweight Championship
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Juntaro Ushiku (c) def. Japan Yutaka Saito Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 For the Rizin Featherweight Championship
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg JapanSeika Izawa def. Japan Ayaka Hamasaki (c) Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 For the Rizin Super Atomweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Japan Mikio Ueda KO (Punches) 1 2:05
Intermission
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Kanna Asakura def. Japan Satomi Takano Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg United States Spike Carlyle def. Japan Koji Takeda Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2 1:35
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Shoma Shibisai def. Latvia Rihards Bigis TKO (Punches and Elbows) 1 1:36
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Yuki Motoya def. Brazil Alan Yamaniha Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Azerbaijan Vugar Karamov def. Japan Taichi Nakajima Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 2:00
Featherweight 66 kg Guam Kyle Aguon def. Japan Takahiro Ashida Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00

Rizin Landmark 3

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Rizin Landmark 3
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateMay 5, 2022
VenueTBA
CityJapan Japan

Rizin Landmark 3 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on May 5, 2022, in Japan.

Background

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Fight Card

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Rizin Landmark 3
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Catchweight 68 kg Japan Kleber Koike Erbst def. Japan Kyohei Hagiwara Submission (Face Crank) 1 1:37
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Kazuma Kuramoto def. Japan Mamoru Uoi Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight Japan Hideo Tokoro
Japan Masanori Kanehara
- Japan Daisuke Nakamura
Japan Shinobu Ota
Draw (Time Limit) 1 10:00 Grappling Tag Match
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Tetsuya Seki def. Japan Akira Haraguchi Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 62 kg Japan Yushi def. Japan Tony Zenki KO (Punch) 2 2:21

The Match 2022

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The Match 2022
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
K-1
RISE
DateJune 19, 2022
VenueTokyo Dome
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan
Attendance56,399[10]

THE MATCH 2022 was a Kickboxing event held by Rizin Fighting Federation in partnership with K-1 and RISE on June 19, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

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The main event will feature the megafight between the RISE Featherweight champion Tenshin Nasukawa and the K-1 Super Featherweight champion Takeru Segawa.[21]

Results

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The Match 2022
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Catchweight 58 kg Japan Tenshin Nasukawa def. Japan Takeru Segawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Catchweight 68.5 kg Japan Kaito Ono def. Japan Masaaki Noiri Ext R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00 Kickboxing
Super lightweight 65 kg Japan Kento Haraguchi def. Japan Hideaki Yamazaki KO 2 0:33 Kickboxing
Super lightweight 65 kg Japan Rukiya Anpo def. Japan Kosei Yamada Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Lightweight 63 kg Thailand Kongnapa Weerasakreck def. Japan Taiju Shiratori KO 1 2:47 Kickboxing
Catchweight 62 kg Japan Kan Nakamura def. Japan Leona Pettas Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Catchweight 62 kg Japan YA-MAN def. Japan Ryusei Ashizawa TKO 1 1:49 Kickboxing
Catchweight 71 kg Japan Hiromi Wajima def. United States BeyNoah Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Catchweight 100 kg Iran Sina Karimian def. Japan Rikiya Yamashita Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Catchweight 100 kg Iran Mahmoud Sattari def. Japan Yuta Uchida TKO 1 1:18 Kickboxing
Super Featherweight 60 kg Japan Yuki Kasahara def. Japan Chihiro Nakajima Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Bantamweight 53 kg Japan Kazane Nagai def. Japan Toma Kuroda Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Mutsuki Ebata def. Japan Riamu Decision (Split) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Masashi Kumura def. Japan Shiro Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Japan Masahiko Suzuki def. Japan Akihiro Kaneko Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Bantamweight 53 kg Japan Rui Okubo def. Japan Ryujin Nasukawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing

Rizin 36 – Okinawa

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Rizin 36 - Okinawa
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateJuly 2, 2022
VenueOkinawa Arena
CityJapan Okinawa, Japan
Attendance7,264[11]

Rizin 36 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on July 2, 2022, in Okinawa, Japan.

Background

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A bantamweight bout between the former Rizin bantamweight champion Kai Asakura and the unbeaten Ji Yong Yang was scheduled as the event headliner.[22] Asakura withdrew from the fight on June 30, as he had re-injured his right hand. Suzuki vs. Hiramoto was made the new main event.[23]

A featherweight bout between two former kickboxers, Hiroaki Suzuki and Ren Hiramoto, was booked as the co-main event.[24]

Fight Card

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Rizin 36
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Ren Hiramoto def. Japan Hiroaki Suzuki Decision (Split) 3 5:00
W. Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Saori Oshima def. Japan Miyuu Yamamoto Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Catchweight 54 kg Japan Nobuyoshi Nakatsuka def. Japan Mitsuhisa Sunabe TKO (Knee and Punches) 1 1:40
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Sora Yamamoto def. Guam Kyle Aguon Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg South Korea Ji Yong Yang def. Japan Shoji Maruyama Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3 1:46
Intermission
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Atsushi Kishimoto def. Japan Kohei Tokeshi TKO (Punches) 1 2:05
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Taiga Kawabe def. Japan Soichiro Arata Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Yamato Fujita def. Japan Tatsuya So Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Yutaro Muramoto def. Japan Shinichi Kojima TKO (Punches) 2 2:23
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Yuki Ito def. Japan Yuichi Miyagi TKO (Knees and Punches) 2 4:57
W. Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Moeri Suda def. Japan Mizuki Oshiro Submission (Armbar) 1 2:12
Catchweight 72.5 kg Japan Hirokatsu Miyagi def. Japan Tomoki Yoshino Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Lightweight 71 kg United States Tanner Lourenco def. Japan Orihey TKO (Elbows) 2 1:05

Rizin 37 - Saitama

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Rizin 37
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateJuly 31, 2022
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan
Attendance11,166[12]

Rizin 37 - Saitama will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on July 2, 2022, in Okinawa, Japan.

Background

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The quarerfinal bouts of the 2022 Rizin Super Atomweight Grand Prix were held at the event.[25]

A flyweight bout between Makoto Takahashi and the 44-year old veteran Hideo Tokoro and booked for the event.[26]

The 2016 Olympic Games wrestling silver medalist Shinobu Ota was scheduled to face Yuki Motoya in his fourth professional bout.[27]

Yoshiki Nakahara was initially scheduled to face Ulka Sasaki at the event, but Sasaki tested positive for COVID-19 and was replaced by Tetsuya Seki.[28][29]

Fight Card

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Rizin 37 - Saitama
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Seika Izawa def. Brazil Laura Fontoura Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 3:47 Rizin Super Atomweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals
Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Ayaka Hamasaki def. Mexico Jessica Aguilar Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Rizin Super Atomweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Makoto Takahashi def. Japan Hideo Tokoro Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 72 kg Japan Koji Takeda def. United States Johnny Case Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Super Atomweight 49 kg South Korea Si Woo Park def. Japan Kanna Asakura Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Rizin Super Atomweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals
Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Rena Kubota def. Ukraine Anastasiya Svetkivska Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Rizin Super Atomweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals
Intermission
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Tsuyoshi Sudario def. Japan Hideki Sekine KO (Punch) 1 0:53
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Yuki Motoya def. Japan Shinobu Ota Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 68 kg Japan Yoshiki Nakahara def. Japan Tetsuya Seki Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 80 kg Japan Daichi Abe def. Brazil Marcos Yoshio Souza KO (Punch and Soccer Kick) 2 3:02
Featherweight 66 kg Azerbaijan Vugar Karamov def. Japan Sora Yamamoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Flyweight 58 kg Japan Ryusei def. Japan Kaishi TKO (Knee) 3 1:23 Kickboxing rules
Flyweight 58 kg Japan Hiroki Kasahara def. Japan Yusaku Ishizuki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules
Catchweight 62 kg Japan Yushi def. Japan Haruki Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 0:43

Super Rizin & Rizin 38

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Super Rizin & Rizin 38
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
The Money Team
DateSeptember 25, 2022
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan

Super Rizin & Rizin 38 was a combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation in partnership with The Money Team on September 25, 2022, at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.[30] The event was split into two parts: Super Rizin, which catered to foreign audiences, and Rizin 38, which began five hours later. Both cards were broadcast by Rizin Stream Pass and Abema in Japan.[31]

Outside of Japan, Integrated Sports produced English-language PPVs of both cards for FITE. They were the first RIZIN events to be distributed on FITE since Rizin 23 & Rizin 22 in 2020.

Background

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The event was headlined by an exhibition boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Japanese mixed martial artist and YouTuber Mikuru Asakura.[30]

The 2021 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix winner Hiromasa Ougikubo faced current Road FC Featherweight champion (also former ONE Bantamweight World Champion) Soo Chul Kim in a bantamweight non-title bout.[32]

The Rizin Super Atomweight Grand Prix Semifinals bouts took place during the event, which saw Si Woo Park face Ayaka Hamasaki and Seika Izawa face Anastasiya Svetkivska. Izawa was originally expected to face Rena Kubota, who was forced to withdraw due to injury.[14]

Results

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Super Rizin
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Catchweight United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. def. Japan Mikuru Asakura TKO (Punch) 2 2:59 Exhibition boxing
Openweight Japan Kōji Tanaka def. United States Jizzy Mack TKO (Referee stoppage) 3 0:50 Exhibition boxing
Catchweight 53 kg Japan Nadaka Yoshinari def. Thailand Bandasak So Trakunpet TKO (Referee stoppage) 1 2:24 Muay Thai rules
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kota Miura def. Thailand Bunchuai Phonsungnoen Submission (Armbar) 1 1:54
Rizin 38
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Kyoji Horiguchi def. Japan Yuto Hokamura Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 2:59
Super Atomweight 49  kg Japan Seika Izawa def. Ukraine Anastasiya Svetkivska Submission (Armbar) 2 4:56 Rizin Super Atomweight Grand Prix Semifinals
Super Atomweight 49  kg South Korea Si Woo Park def. Japan Ayaka Hamasaki Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Rizin Super Atomweight Grand Prix Semifinals
Bantamweight 61 kg South Korea Soo Chul Kim def. Japan Hiromasa Ougikubo Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Shoma Shibisai def. Brazil Cally Gibrainn de Oliveira Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 1:48
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Chihiro Suzuki def. Japan Kyohei Hagiwara Submission (Rear-naked choke) 2 2:14
Lightweight 71 kg Brazil Luiz Gustavo def. Japan Juri Ohara KO (Punches) 1 1:23

Rizin 39

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Rizin 39
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateOctober 23, 2022
VenueMarine Messe Fukuoka
CityJapan Fukuoka, Japan

Rizin 39 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on October 23, 2022, at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Japan.

Background

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A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Juntarou Ushiku and former KSW Featherweight Champion Kleber Koike Erbst was scheduled as the main event.[33]

A bantamweight kickboxing bout between Trent Girdham and the former Rajadamnern Stadium bantamweight champion Genji Umeno was announced for the event.[34]

Results

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Rizin 39
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kleber Koike Erbst def. Japan Juntaro Ushiku (c) Submission (Triangle Choke) 2 1:29 For the Rizin Featherweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Tsuyoshi Sudario def. Romania Janos Csukas TKO (Punches and Knee) 2 0:30
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Yusuke Yachi def. South Africa Boyd Allen Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Koji Takeda def. United States Zach Zane Submission (Armbar) 1 3:35
Intermission
Catchweight 75 kg Japan Sho Patrick Usami def. Japan Shinji Sasaki TKO (Punches) 3 2:33
Welterweight 77 kg Japan Daichi Abe def. Japan Yukinari Tamura Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Genji Umeno def. Australia Trent Girdham TKO (Knee Injury) 1 0:21 Kickboxing rules
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Takahiro Ashida def. Japan Hirotaka Nakada Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Yoshiki Nakahara def. Japan Akira Haraguchi TKO (Punches and Soccer Kicks) 1 2:31
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Motonobu Tezuka def. Azerbaijan Mehman Mamedov TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 4:33
Catchweight 57.5 kg Japan Shogo Kuriaki def. Japan Kakeru TKO (Head Kick) 2 1:42 Kickboxing rules
Catchweight 63 kg Japan REITO BRAVELY def. Japan Koichiro Seki KO (Head Kick) 1 0:34 Kickboxing rules

Rizin Landmark Vol.4

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Rizin Landmark Vol.4
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateNovember 6, 2022
VenueDolphins Arena
CityJapan Nagoya, Japan

Rizin Landmark Vol.4 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on November 6, 2022, at the Dolphins Arena in Japan.

Background

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A bantamweight bout between Satoshi Yamasu and Ren Hiramoto was booked as the main event.[35]

Fight Card

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Rizin Landmark Vol.4
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Lightweight 70 kg Japan Ren Hiramoto def. Japan Satoshi Yamasu Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Chihiro Suzuki def. Japan Masakazu Imanari Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Yuki Motoya def. Japan Kazuma Kuramoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Kiyoshi Kuwabara def. Japan Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (Punches) 1 2:24
Intermission
Heavyweight 120 kg Brazil Cally Gibrainn de Oliveira def. Japan Takakenshin TKO (Punches) 1 4:35
Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Satomi Takano def. Brazil Laura Fontoura Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Yusaku Nakamura def. Japan Takaki Soya Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Jin Aoi def. Japan Hiroaki Suzuki Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Brazil Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha def. Japan Yasuhiro Kawamura Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg South Korea Ji Yong Yang def. Japan Mamoru Uoi KO (Punch) 2 4:13
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Yuta Kubo def. Japan Keisuke Okuda TKO (Elbows and Punches) 1 4:43
Opening Bouts
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Riku Yoshida def. Japan Junya Hibino TKO (Punches) 2 3:00
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Kenta Kubo def. Japan Hideyoshi Okamoto KO (Punches and Soccer Kick) 2 2:52
Strawweight 53 kg Japan Syuto Sato def. Japan KAZUNORI TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 0:39 Kickboxing rules

Rizin 40 & Rizin vs Bellator

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Rizin 40 & Rizin vs Bellator
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
Bellator MMA
DateDecember 31, 2022
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan
Attendance23,661[13]

Rizin 40 & Rizin vs Bellator was a Combat sport event co-promoted with Bellator MMA that took place on December 31, 2022, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[36][37][38][39][40] As with Super Rizin & Rizin 38, the event was split between two cards; the Bellator card would follow the Rizin 40 card after an intermission.

In the United States, Rizin 40 would air live on FITE,[41] while the Bellator card aired via tape delay on Showtime.[38] Outside of Japan, both cards aired live on FITE.[42]

Fight Card

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Bellator MMA vs. Rizin
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kleber Koike Erbst vs. Brazil Patrício Pitbull
Lightweight 70 kg Brazil Roberto de Souza vs. United States A. J. McKee
Bantamweight 61 kg South Korea Soo Chul Kim vs. United States Juan Archuleta
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Hiromasa Ougikubo vs. Japan Kyoji Horiguchi
Lightweight 70 kg Japan Koji Takeda vs. Russia Gadzhi Rabadanov
Rizin 40
Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Seika Izawa vs. South Korea Si Woo Park Rizin Super Atomweight Grand Prix Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Tsuyoshi Sudario vs. New Zealand Junior Tafa
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Naoki Inoue vs. Japan Kenta Takizawa
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Yuki Motoya vs. Brazil Rogério Bontorin
Lightweight 71 kg United States Johnny Case vs. Brazil Luiz Gustavo
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Hideo Tokoro vs. United States John Dodson
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Sho Patrick Usami vs. United States BeyNoah

See also

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References

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  2. ^ MATCH】フジテレビが”放送中止”を発表「主催者側との契約に至らず」 - eFight【イーファイト】格闘技情報を毎日配信!; May 31, 2022
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  4. ^ "LIVENOW AND RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION STRIKE DEAL TO BRING MMA CONTEST TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE". pressparty.com.
  5. ^ ▷ Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura - Official PPV Replay - FITE
  6. ^ ▷ RIZIN 38 - Official PPV Replay - FITE
  7. ^ ▷ Integrated Sports Videos & Streams July 2023 - FITE
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  42. ^ ▷ RIZIN 40 | RIZIN vs Bellator - Official PPV Replay - FITE
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