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RIZIN 26 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The bill is topped by a highly anticipated rematch between current Rizin bantamweight kingpin Kai Asakura and former titleholder Kyoji Horiguchi. The two first met in a non-title affair when Horiguchi held both the Rizin and Bellator gold. Asakura finished the former UFC flyweight in just over a minute. The rivals were set to fight again at the New Year’s Eve show last year, but a leg injury forced Horiguchi to the sidelines and set the table for a title bout between Asakura and Manel Kape. Kape left with the strap, but it eventually found its way back to Asakura. Now, Horiguchi hopes to not only avenge his prior loss, but regain the belt he was forced to vacate.
RIZIN 11 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event of the evening is a much-anticipated rematch between Rizin women’s super atomweight grand-prix winner Kanna Asakura and highly decorated Shoot Boxing champion Rena “RENA” Kubota. In addition to the headliner, The Ultimate Fighter 24 finalist and current Shooto world champion Hiromasa Ogikubo gets his chance for redemption against Japanese superstar Kyoji Horiguchi.
Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2017 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
UFC Fight Night 117: Saint Preux vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 23, 2017 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. A light heavyweight rematch between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Maurício Rua and former interim title challenger Ovince Saint Preux was expected to headline this event. Rua withdrew from the fight due to a knee injury and was replaced by returning veteran, former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Yushin Okami.
UFC Fight Night 111: Holm vs. Correia was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 17, 2017, at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. A women's bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and former title challenger Bethe Correia headlined this event.
UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 9, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. This event suffered a major hit only three days before it happened, as it was announced that Jones was pulled out by USADA due to a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on June 16. Cormier declared he would still fight if an opponent brought to him "made sense". It was announced that former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva would replace Jones on less than two days' notice and face Cormier in a three-round non-title light heavyweight bout. Due to those major changes, the already scheduled UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between then champion Miesha Tate and top contender Amanda Nunes was revealed as the new main event.
UFC on Fox 16: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on July 25, 2015 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The event was headlined by a UFC Bantamweight Championship rematch between current champion T.J. Dillashaw and former champion Renan Barão. The co-main event featured a UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship title eliminator bout between former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight champion Miesha Tate and Jessica Eye.
UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2014, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Mark Hunt.
UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 26, 2014 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 3, 2013 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
UFC on Fuel TV 6: Franklin vs. Le was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 10, 2012 at the CotaiArena in Cotai Strip, Macau. It was the first ever UFC event held in China.
UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 26, 2012 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.