Rizin FF

RIZIN Fighting Federation was in action on Saturday with RIZIN Landmark 11 in Sapporo taking place in Sapporo, Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture of Japan. The card's main event saw former featherweight champ Vugar Karamov return, taking on Shuya Kimura. UFC...

RIZIN Fighting Federation made their debut in South Korea on Saturday, heading to Paradise City for their World Series in Korea card that pitted Japanese talents against Korean stars. The card was headlined by RIZIN standout and reigning lightweight champion...

For those staying up late (or getting up early) following UFC Des Moines, there was another stacked fight card awaiting in RIZIN Otoko Matsuri. The latest offering from RIZIN Fighting Federation took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan...

RIZIN Fighting Federation hit the half-century mark on Sunday, at least in terms of numbered cards, with RIZIN 50 taking place at the Anabuki Arena Kagawa in Kagawa, Japan. In the main event, former UFC flyweight Naoki Inoue put his...

RIZIN Fighting Federation closed out 2024 in a big way on New Year's Eve. Hosting a 22-fight card at the Saitama Super Arena entitled RIZIN Decade (a nod to the promotion's 10th anniversary), the Japanese fight promotion put on the...

Taisei Sakuraba, son of PRIDE legend and UFC Hall of Fame member Kazushi Sakuraba, made his MMA debut at RIZIN Decade on New Year's Eve. It couldn't have gone any better. The 26-year old second generation star was making the walk...

RIZIN Decade wrapped up 2024 for the mixed martial arts world, and debuting MMA fighter Daichi Tomizawa took full advantage of appearing on the Japanese promotion's annual New Year's Eve extravaganza. Marking ten years of RIZIN Fighting Federation, Decade was...

When it comes to go big or go home, RIZIN decided to go big to close out their 2024. Really big, in fact. RIZIN Decade serves as the promotion's annual New Year's Eve extravaganza, and features a full three title...

While the UFC had a massive card in New York City on Saturday, on Sunday (or late Saturday depending on your locale), Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation was in action with RIZIN Landmark 10. Former featherweight champ Vugar Karamov headlined the...

Roberto de Souza successfully defended his RIZIN lightweight title at Sunday's RIZIN 48, notching his first title defense since April 2022, when he dispatched Johnny Case with a reverse triangle arm-bar inside of a round. In the ensuing years, de...