June 24 – Bellator “Dynamite 2” – Quinton Jackson vs Satoshi Ishii – Rizin Committee chairman Sakakibara’s comments

Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 was held on June 24, 2016 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri and featured a mix of both MMA and kickboxing fights. In the main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (37-11 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) fought Japanese 2008 Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) in a catchweight fight of 225 pounds. Despite Ishii controlling the fight from start to finish, repeatedly used inside trips to get Jackson to the mat, Jackson won by split decision. The judges scored the fight 29-28, 28-29, and 30-27 in favor of Jackson.

Fight report for Kanako Murata`s 2nd pro MMA fight at King of the Cage

Fight report for Kanako Murata`s 2nd pro MMA fight at King of the Cage Bout Information Kanako Murata vs Maia Stevenson. Date: Saturday 06.04.2016 at 09:00 PM local time Venue: Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California, United States Bout Billing: Main Card (fight 9 of 15) Weight: [...]

Fedor Emelianenko has his second fight after returning from a three-year hiatus – Eurasia Fight Nights 50 fight result.

Fedor Emelianenko has his second fight after returning from a three-year hiatus - Eurasia Fight Nights 50 fight result. On June 17th (18th, Japan time) at Eurasia Fight Nights 50, the Last Emperor Fedor Emelianenko defeated Brazilian Fabio Maldonado via decision in the main event. Fedor [...]

Moldovan MMA club “Eagles FC” and their desire to work with Rizin

The newly established Moldovan MMA club held their most recent event at the end of May. Eagles FC used this event as a means get Rizin`s approval and endorsement of their brand. Eagles FC also placed the Rizin logo on their ring mat for this event.

Kron Gracie vs Hideo Tokoro announced after Rizin fan club “match making meeting” event.

June 10th, JST: Rizin Fighting Federation has just announced Kron Gracie vs. Hideo Tokoro. This fight will be at 65.8kg and will be held at Saitama Super arena. The fight will take place in late September, with the Openweight tournament also scheduled to start at the same event. The fight was announced after a match making meeting took place during a fan club event.

Murata stops Kahaunaele-Stevenson with 3R TKO! KOTC fight result:

At King of the Cage “Firefight”, held on June 4th at Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, in the United States, Kanako Murata defeated Maia Kahaunaele-Stevenson with a TKO 3:43 into the third round.

Murata faces Stevenson in the USA in “King of the Cage”

In the upcoming King Of The Cage show on June 4th, she will fight the hard hitting Maia Kahaunaele-Stevenson in a classic match-up between striker and wrestler. It will be her first overseas fight.

Rizin committee chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara. Nagoya: The beginning. Looking back on Rizin 1, held on April 17th in Nagoya.

I have so many great memories of Rainbow Hall (now known as Gaishi Hall). I am so happy that we were able to pull off Rizin 1.

Saori Yoshida interview – her thoughts on Namiko Murata’s debut fight.

Saori Yoshida interview – her thoughts on Namiko Murata’s debut fight. At the April 17th Rizin 1 event (Gaishi Hall, Nagoya), Namiko Murata marked her debut with a splendid victory. Sitting at the commentary table watching on, Saori Yoshida gave us her thoughts on the fight. This is really fun, being this close [...]

Yuki Motoya relinquishes the Deep flyweight title

Fresh off appearing on April 23rd at the Deep Cage Impact 2016 event, Yuki Motoya has decided to relinquish the Deep flyweight title.