2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation
The year 2023 will be the ninth year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. It started broadcasting through a television agreement with Fuji Television. Both in Europe and North America Rizin FF is accessible on live-now and PPV worldwide.[1][2]
| 2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation | ||||
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List of events
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| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance | |||
| 1 | Rizin 41 – Osaka | April 1, 2023 | Maruzen Intec Arena |  Osaka, Japan |
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| 2 | Rizin Landmark 5 | April 29, 2023 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| 3 | Rizin 42 | May 6, 2023 | Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan |
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| 4 | Rizin 43 – Sapporo | June 24, 2023 | Makomanai Ice Arena | Sapporo, Japan |
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Rizin 41 – Osaka
| Rizin 41 – Osaka | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | April 1, 2023 |
| Venue | Maruzen Intec Arena |
| City | Osaka, Japan |
Rizin 41 – Osaka was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 1, 2023, at the Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka, Japan.
Background
A bantamweight kickboxing bout between Ryusei Ashizawa and the one-time K-1 super featherweight title challenger Kouzi was scheduled as the event headliner.[3]
Results
| Rizin 41 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Ryusei Ashizawa |
def. | Kouzi |
Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules |
| Featherweight 66 kg |  Vugar Karamov |
def. | Yoshinori Horie |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 3:21 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Keita Nakamura |
def. | Kiichi Kunimoto |
KO (Punches and Soccer Kick) | 2 | 0:49 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Makoto Takahashi |
def. | Daichi Kitakata |
Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 1:17 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kyohei Hagiwara |
def. |  Kyle Aguon |
Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Koichi Ishizuka |
def. | Yuto Hokamura |
Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Ligtweight 71 kg |  Kim Kyung-pyo |
def. | Sho Patrick Usami |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Mehman Mamedov |
def. | Yusaku Nakamura |
KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:23 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Shun Onishi |
def. | Motoki |
KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:37 | Kickboxing rules |
| Catchweight 66,5 kg | Sota Kimura |
def. | Shingeki no Yuuki |
TKO (Body Punch) | 3 | 1:32 | Kickboxing rules |
| Opening Bouts | |||||||
| Catchweight 57,5 kg | Asataro |
def. | Shin Sakurai |
Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules |
| Catchweight 57,5 kg | Daichi Akahira |
def. | Yuto Miwa |
KO (Right straight) | 1 | 2:47 | Kickboxing rules |
Rizin Landmark 5
| Rizin Landmark 5 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | April 29, 2023 |
| Venue | Yoyogi National Gymnasium |
| City | Tokyo, Japan |
Rizin Landmark 5 will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 29, 2023, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Background
A featherweight bout between the former Rizin featherweight champion Juntaro Ushiku and Mikuru Asakura served as the event headliner,[5] while a featherweight bout between another former Rizin featherweight champion Yutaka Saito and Ren Hiramoto was booked as the co-main event.[6]
Fight card
| Rizin Landmark 5 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Juntaro Ushiku |
vs. | Mikuru Asakura |
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| Featherweight 66 kg | Yutaka Saito |
vs. | Ren Hiramoto |
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| Lightweight 71 kg | Koji Takeda |
vs. |  Luiz Gustavo |
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| Heavyweight 120 kg | Tsuyoshi Sudario |
vs. | Roque Martinez |
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| Catchweight 51 kg | Rena Kubota |
vs. |  Claire Lopez |
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| W.Super Atomweight 49 kg | Kanna Asakura |
vs. | Mei Yamaguchi |
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| Lightweight 71 kg |  Johnny Case |
vs. |  Ali Abdulkhalikov |
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| Featherweight 66 kg | Masanori Kanehara |
vs. | Sora Yamamoto |
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| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kazuma Kuramoto |
vs. | Shinobu Ota |
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| Heavyweight 120 kg | Callyu Gibrainn |
vs. | Mikio Ueda |
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Rizin 42
| Rizin 42 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | May 6, 2023 |
| Venue | Ariake Arena |
| City | Tokyo, Japan |
Rizin 42 will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on May 6, 2023, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Background
A bantamweight bout between Yuki Motoya and the former Rizin Bantamweight champion Kai Asakura was booked as the event headliner.[7]
Fight card
| Rizin 42 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kai Asakura |
vs. | Yuki Motoya |
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| Bantamweight 61 kg | Naoki Inoue |
vs. | Juan Archuleta |
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| Lightweight 71 kg | Roberto Satoshi Souza |
vs. | Spike Carlyle |
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| W.Super Atomweight 49 kg | Seika Izawa |
vs. | Miyuu Yamamoto |
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| Featherweight 66 kg | Kota Miura |
vs. | YA-MAN |
Special rules | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Ulka Sasaki |
vs. |  Boyd Allen |
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| Flyweight 57 kg | John Dodson |
vs. | Tatsuki Saomoto |
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| Flyweight 57 kg | Takaki Soya |
vs. |  Ramazan Temirov |
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| Flyweight 57 kg | Yuki Ito |
vs. | Erson Yamamoto |
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| Featherweight 66 kg | Takuya Yamamoto |
vs. | Takeji Yokoyama |
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Rizin 43 – Sapporo
| Rizin 43 – Sapporo | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | June 24, 2023 |
| Venue | Makomanai Ice Arena |
| City | Sapporo, Japan |
Rizin 43 – Sapporo will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on June 24, 2023, at the Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan.
Background
A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between Kleber Koike Erbst and Chihiro Suzuki was booked as the event headliner.[8]
Fight Card
| Rizin 43 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kleber Koike Erbst (c) |
vs. | Chihiro Suzuki |
For the Rizin Featherweight Championship | |||
See also
- List of current Rizin FF fighters
- 2023 in UFC
- 2023 in Bellator MMA
- 2023 in ONE Championship
- 2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
- 2023 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- 2023 in AMC Fight Nights
- 2023 in Brave Combat Federation
- 2023 in Road FC
- 2023 Professional Fighters League season
- 2023 in Eagle Fighting Championship
- 2023 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
References
- "Rizin FF Partners with Live-now". mmafighting.com. 24 December 2020.
- "LIVENOW AND RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION STRIKE DEAL TO BRING MMA CONTEST TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE". pressparty.com.
- "【RIZIN】芦澤竜誠が皇治に飛び蹴り! 「クソザコ!」「弱い!」大乱闘で会見中止に". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- mmafighting.com. "RIZIN announces fights for first card of 2023 on April 1, including Kouzi vs. Ryusei Ashizawa, Makoto Shinryu vs. Daichi Kitakata". mmafighting. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- "【RIZIN】平本蓮「早くブレイキングダウンぶっ潰ればいい」朝倉未来「眼中にない」". nikkansports.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ""声が出ない"平本蓮、記者会見で「通訳」越しに朝倉未来を挑発 通訳者もディス参加する前代未聞の事態に「皆さんが笑ってるのが不思議」". nlab.itmedia.co.jp. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "バンタム級王座をめぐり朝倉海vs元谷友貴、井上直樹vsフアン・アーチュレッタ。勝った2人で7月末に王座戦【RIZIN.42】". tokyoheadline.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- "【ＲＩＺＩＮ】初の北海道大会で鈴木千裕がクレベル・コイケに挑戦「絶対にＫＯします」". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 1 April 2023.