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THE KNOCK OUT takes place on June 22, 2025, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium Second Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Key fights include the main event title rematch between Taimu Hisai and Ryusei, plus title bouts like Shogo Kuriaki vs. Kazuma Kuramoto, Isshi vs. Yuki Morioka, and Yota Shigemori vs. Kongnapa Weerasakreck.
RIZIN 18 live from the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Japan. In the evening’s main event, former UFC title challenger and current Rizin and Bellator champion Kyoji Horiguchi takes on rising star Kai Asakura. The co-main event pits the promotion’s women’s super atomweight titleholder Ayaka Hamasaki against Thailand’s Suwanan Boonsorn in a non-title affair.
RIZIN 12 live from the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan, for the first time. The main event of the evening features the consensus No. 1 lightweight in RIZIN, Yusuke Yachi, taking on late-replacement opponent Luiz Gustavo. Yachi rides a six-fight winning streak into the ring following wins against UFC veterans Diego Nunes, Takanori Gomi and Daron Cruickshank. Gustavo comes in with a lengthy winning streak of his own into his promotional debut. Gustavo has stoppages in all eight of his professional wins.
