December 28th, from 2:00pm. The weigh in for all fighters fighting on December 29th.

With just one day left before the Rizin Fight World Grand Prix 2015 3 day event in Saitama, the fighters fighting on December 29th had their weigh-ins.

Sports announcer Takeshi Yano, Rizin PR ambassador Manami Hashimoto, the Rizin Girls, and with Nobuhiko Takada watching over, the weigh-ins began. The results are listed below.

Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Shinya Aoki – 78kgs Max – Rizin MMA rules
Sakuraba – 77.6kgs
Aoki – 77kgs
Both fighters made weight

Hiroyuki Takaya vs. DJ Taiki – 65kgs Max – Rizin MMA rules
Takaya – 65kgs
DJ Taiki – 65.2kgs – 200grams over, a second weigh due in 4 hours.

Hideo Tokoro vs. Kizaemon Saiga – 62kgs Max – Rizin MMA rules
Hideo Tokoro – 61.3kgs
Kizaemon Saiga – 61.7kgs
Both fighters made weight

AJ Matthews vs. Anatoly Tokov – 84kgs Max – Rizin MMA rules
AJ Matthews – 83.5kgs
Anatoly Tokov – 83.8kgs
Both fighters made weight

Kazuyuki Miyata vs. Hinata – 70kgs Max – Mixed rules
Kazuyuki Miyata – 69kgs
Hinata – 70kgs
Both fighters made weight

Hiroya vs. Akiyo “Wicky” Nishiura – 65kgs Max – K1 rules
HHiroya – 65kgs
Akiyo “Wicky” Nishiura – 65kgs
Both fighters made weight

Yuki Motoya vs. Felipe Efrain – 57kgs Max – Rizin MMA rules
Yuki Motoya – 56.8kgs
Felipe Efrain – 58.1kgs – 1.1 kgs over, a second weigh due in 4 hours.

Carlos Toyota vs. Kirill Sidelnikov – No weight limit – Rizin MMA rules
Carlos Toyota – 117.6kgs
Kirill Sidelnikov – 114.9kgs
Both fighters made weight

Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. James Thompson – No weight limit – Rizin MMA rules
Tsuyoshi Kosaka – 100kgs
James Thompson – 132.3kgs

And now for the weigh-ins for those in the tournament. This tournament has a maximum weight of 100kgs and is under Rizin MMA rules.

Reserve fight: Yuta Uchida vs. Valentin Moldavsky
Yuta Uchida – 95kgs
Valentin Moldavsky – 97.5kgs
Both fighters made weight

Match 1: King Mo vs. Brett McDermott
King Mo – 97kgs
Brett McDermott – 97.5kgs
Both fighters made weight

Match 2: Teodoras Aukstuolis vs. Bruno Cappelozza
Teodoras Aukstuolis – 98kgs
Bruno Cappelozza – 99kgs
Both fighters made weight

Match 3: Goran Reljic vs. Vadim Nemkov
Goran Reljic – 97.5kgs
Vadim Nemkov – 99.6kgs
Both fighters made weight

Match 4: Satoshi Ishii vs. Jiri Prochazka
Satoshi Ishii – 99.5kgs
Jiri Prochazka – 96kgs
Both fighters made weight

After the weigh-ins were finished, Manami Hashimoto noted that it feels like the fights had already begun, and that she was very excited. Nobuyuki Sakakibara, the Rizin committee chairman, also commented “Seeing all the fighters and the expressions on their faces made me feel very hopeful. I am so happy to be back in Saitama Super Arena working in MMA again. I am thankful to everyone, the fighters, all the staff etc, for participating in this event.