Taisei Sakuraba, Son of MMA Pioneer, to Debut Against Yusuke Yachi at Rizin 49 A Sakuraba will be competing in MMA again very soon.

Pictures: Rizin 49 ‘Decade’ Kickoff Press Conference Rizin Fighting Federation held a press conference to reveal a featherweight title fight on Dec. 31 at Rizin 49 “Decade” in Saitama, Japan, pitting champion Chihiro Suzuki against...

Chihiro Suzuki Stops Masanori Kanehara to Retain Featherweight Title at Rizin 46 Chihiro Suzuki made a successful first defense of his featherweight title with a first-round TKO stoppage on Sunday at Rizin Fighting Federation 46 in Tokyo, Japan. The 24-year-old Suzuki overwhelmed veteran challenger Masanori Kanehara with a barrage of ground punches at the 4:20 mark of Round 1.

Juntaro Ushiku vs. Shinobu Ota, Six Other Bouts Added to Rizin 46 Lineup A bantamweight showdown pitting former featherweight champion Juntaro Ushiku against Olympic silver medalist Shinobu Ota is one of seven new contests addded to the Rizin Fighting...

Yusuke Yachi vs. Kyung Pyo Kim Among Seven Bouts Added to Rizin Landmark Vol. 8 Rizin Fighting Federation has announced the addition of multiple bouts to the upcoming Landmark Vol. 8 card a little more than a month away from...

K-1, Quintet Joint Event ‘ReBoot’ to Stream via DAZN on Sept. 10 A joint event launched by fight promotion K-1 and grappling organization Quintet will stream via DAZN on Sept. 10.

By The Numbers: UFC Fight Night 225 Pre-Fight Edition Max Holloway will once again answer the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s call to arms when the former featherweight titleholder locks horns with...

Kleber Koike Erbst Subs Chihiro Suzuki, Gets Stripped for Missing Weight at Rizin 43 The latest Rizin Fighting Federation event was a festival of knockouts, submissions and drama.

Rizin 43 Weigh-in Results: Kleber Koike Erbst Misses Weight, Stripped of Title Rizin Fighting Federation has stripped Kleber Koike Erbst of the featherweight championship.