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RIZIN World Series in Korea takes place on May 31, 2025, at Paradise City in Incheon, South Korea, marking RIZIN Fighting Federation’s debut in the country. The main event features RIZIN Lightweight Champion Roberto Satoshi de Souza facing Gladiator Lightweight Champion Won Bin Ki in a 71.0kg MMA bout, with de Souza on a three-fight first-round finish streak and Ki showcasing his striking prowess. Other key matchups include Kim Soo Chul vs. Shoko Sato at bantamweight, Juri Ohara vs. Johnny Case at lightweight, and two kickboxing bouts: Sang Hae Jo vs. Hide Meison Usmai and Beom Jun Kang vs. Seiya Inoue. The event, themed as a Japan vs. Korea showdown, features 11 bouts and is broadcast live on ABEMA, U-NEXT, and RIZIN LIVE, with doors opening at 1:00 PM and fights starting at 2:00 PM KST. It’s a historic night for RIZIN, hosted in a luxurious casino resort venue.
Witness the Fight Card of the Decade! Celebrate 10 years of Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation's spectacular martial arts legacy with the ultimate year-end event! This is more than a fight card—it’s a night of champions, legends, and rising stars.
Satoshi clashes with Gustavo, who has won 4 consecutive RIZIN wins, in a title match for the first time in about two and a half years!
Lightweight champion Roberto "Satoshi" de Souza's return match will be against K-Taro Nakamura in a lower weight class!
Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 and Super Rizin 2 was a mixed martial arts event being co-promoted by Bellator MMA and the Rizin Fighting Federation that took place on July 30, 2023, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. A Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal bout between former Bellator Featherweight Champion A. J. McKee and former Bellator Lightweight Champion Patricky Pitbull was scheduled to headline the event. However, on July 26, it was announced McKee had pulled out of the bout due to medical issues and was replaced by current Rizin Lightweight Champion Roberto de Souza at a catchweight of 161 pounds.[
RIZIN 42 was a combat sports event that took place on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at the Tokyo Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Bellator vs. RIZIN was a mixed martial arts event that took place on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
RIZIN 40 was a mixed martial arts event that took place on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
RIZIN 28 will mark RIZIN's first event at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Undefeated kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa will fight one bout against three separate opponents and the bantamweight grand prix will get underway, all at RIZIN 28. The show also features a featherweight contest between Mikura Asakura and Kleber Koike Erbst and a clash for the vacant Rizin lightweight world title between Tofiq Musayev and Roberto de Souza.
RIZIN 27 live from the Nippon Haishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan. The spotlight shines on Rizin women’s atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki. The 38-year-old Invicta and Deep Jewels veteran is among the best 105-pound ladies to ever grace a ring or cage, and she has yet to slow down. Hamasaki is 21-3 in more than 11 years of action. Two of her losses came in strawweight affairs against Claudia Gadelha and Livinha Souza. Her third stumble came in a recent trilogy fight with perhaps the only woman that can be considered her equal, Seo Hee Ham. Now, Hamasaki puts her belt on the line in a rematch against Kanna Asakura.
RIZIN 22 is heavy on quality kickboxing and women’s MMA, while also featuring a lightweight showdown between Yusuke Yachi and Roberto de Souza. The lineup also includes Ayaka Hamasaki, Kanna Asakura, Naoki Inoue, Yoshinari Nadaka and Rui Ebata.
RIZIN 19 live from the EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan. In the main event, Kai Asakura is on a mission to keep his momentum going following a shocking victory over a Kyoji Horiguchi when he takes on Ulka Sasaki. Also on the card, Eight men are on the hunt for a lightweight tournament championship. Jiří Procházka, who captured Rizin’s light heavyweight crown with an April victory over Muhammed King Mo, meets Fabio Maldonado. The two will clash in a 220-pound catchweight affair.
