2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation

2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation
Information
First dateApril 1, 2023
Last dateDecember 31, 2023
Events
Total events9
Fights
Total fights117
Title fights7
Chronology
2022 in Rizin Fighting Federation 2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation 2024 in Rizin Fighting Federation

The year 2023 was the ninth year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.

List of events

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Rizin Fighting Federation
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
1 Rizin 41 – Osaka April 1, 2023 Maruzen Intec Arena Japan Osaka, Japan 9,987[1]
2 Rizin Landmark 5 April 29, 2023 Yoyogi National Gymnasium Japan Tokyo, Japan 13,837[2]
3 Rizin 42 May 6, 2023 Ariake Arena Japan Tokyo, Japan 14,930[3]
4 Rizin 43 – Sapporo June 24, 2023 Makomanai Ice Arena Japan Sapporo, Japan 8,510
5 Super Rizin 2: Rizin X Bellator July 30, 2023 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan 24,264[4]
6 Rizin 44 September 24, 2023 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan 11,681
7 Rizin Landmark 6 October 1, 2023 Dolphins Arena Japan Nagoya, Japan 7,017
8 Rizin Landmark 7 November 4, 2023 National Gymnastics Arena Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan
9 Rizin 45 December 31, 2023 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan 23,013

Title fights

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Title fights in 2023
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Featherweight Kleber Koike Erbst vs. Chihiro Suzuki No Contest (missed weight) 1 2:59 Rizin 43 [a]
Super Atomweight Seika Izawa (c) def. Claire Lopez Submission (ninja choke) 1 1:04 Super Rizin 2 [b]
Bantamweight Juan Archuleta def. Hiromasa Ougikubo Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Super Rizin 2 [c]
Featherweight Vugar Karamov def. Mikuru Asakura Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:41 Super Rizin 2 [d]
Featherweight Chihiro Suzuki def. Vugar Karamov (c) KO (upkick and punches) 1 1:28 Rizin Landmark 7 [e]
Bantamweight Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta TKO (knee to the body and punches) 2 3:20 Rizin 45 [f]
Flyweight Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Takahashi Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:44 Rizin 45 [g]
  1. ^ For the vacant Rizin Featherweight Championship (as Koike missed weight and was stripped of the title, only Suzuki was eligible). Originally a Submission (armbar) win for Koike; overturned due to Koike missing weight.
  2. ^ For the Rizin Super Atomweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the vacant Rizin Featherweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the Rizin Featherweight Championship.
  6. ^ For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship (as Archuleta missed weight and was stripped the title, only Asakura was eligible).
  7. ^ For the inaugural Rizin Flyweight Championship.

Rizin 41 – Osaka

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Rizin 41 – Osaka
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateApril 1, 2023
VenueMaruzen Intec Arena
CityJapan Osaka, Japan
Attendance9,987

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

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A bantamweight kickboxing bout between Ryusei Ashizawa and the one-time K-1 super featherweight title challenger Kouzi was scheduled as the event headliner.[5]

Results

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Rizin 41
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Ryusei Ashizawa def. Japan Kouzi Decision (Split) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules
Featherweight 66 kg Azerbaijan Vugar Karamov def. Japan Yoshinori Horie Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 3:21
Welterweight 77 kg Japan Keita Nakamura def. Japan Kiichi Kunimoto KO (Punches and Soccer Kick) 2 0:49
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Makoto Takahashi def. Japan Daichi Kitakata Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 1:17
Intermission
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kyohei Hagiwara def. Guam Kyle Aguon Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Koichi Ishizuka def. Japan Yuto Hokamura Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg South Korea Kim Kyung-pyo def. Japan Sho Patrick Usami Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:33
Flyweight 57 kg Azerbaijan Mehman Mamedov def. Japan Yusaku Nakamura KO (Punches) 1 0:23
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Shun Onishi def. Japan Motoki KO (Punch) 1 1:37 Kickboxing rules
Catchweight 66,5 kg Japan Sota Kimura def. Japan Shingeki no Yuuki TKO (Body Punch) 3 1:32 Kickboxing rules
Opening Bouts
Catchweight 57,5 kg Japan Asataro def. Japan Shin Sakurai Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules
Catchweight 57,5 kg Japan Daichi Akahira def. Japan Yuto Miwa KO (Right straight) 1 2:47 Kickboxing rules

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Rizin Landmark 5

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Rizin Landmark 5
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateApril 29, 2023
VenueYoyogi National Gymnasium
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan
Attendance13,837

Rizin Landmark 5 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 29, 2023, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

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A featherweight bout between the former Rizin featherweight champion Juntaro Ushiku and Mikuru Asakura served as the event headliner,[7] while a featherweight bout between another former Rizin featherweight champion Yutaka Saito and Ren Hiramoto was booked as the co-main event.[8]

Results

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Rizin Landmark 5
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Mikuru Asakura def. Japan Juntaro Ushiku Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Yutaka Saito def. Japan Ren Hiramoto Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Shinobu Ota def. Japan Kazuma Kuramoto KO (Punch) 1 0:27
Intermission
Lightweight 71 kg Brazil Luiz Gustavo def. Japan Koji Takeda Decision (Split) 3 5:00
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Kanna Asakura def. Japan Mei Yamaguchi Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
W.Catchweight 51 kg France Claire Lopez def. Japan Rena Kubota Submission (Kneebar) 3 4:21
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Tsuyoshi Sudario def. Guam Roque Martinez Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Masanori Kanehara def. Japan Sora Yamamoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg Russia Ali Abdulkhalikov def. Japan Tatsuya Saika KO (Punch) 1 3:30

Rizin 42

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Rizin 42
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateMay 6, 2023
VenueAriake Arena
CityJapan Tokyo, Japan
Attendance14,930

Rizin 42 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on May 6, 2023, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

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A bantamweight bout between Yuki Motoya and the former Rizin Bantamweight champion Kai Asakura was booked as the event headliner.[9]

Results

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Rizin 42
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Kai Asakura def. Japan Yuki Motoya KO (Knee to the Body) 3 2:25
Bantamweight 61 kg United States Juan Archuleta def. Japan Naoki Inoue Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg Brazil Roberto Satoshi Souza (c) def. United States Spike Carlyle Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Non-title bout.
Catchweight 70 kg Thailand Buakaw Banchamek draw. Japan Rukiya Anpo Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules
Intermission
Featherweight 66 kg Japan YA-MAN def. Japan Kota Miura KO (Knee and Punches) 1 3:13 Special rules
Flyweight 57 kg United States John Dodson def. Japan Tatsuki Saomoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kazumasa Majima def. Japan Takahiro Ashida Technical Submission (Shoulder Choke) 1 4:43
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Ulka Sasaki def. South Africa Boyd Allen Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg Russia Viktor Kolesnik def. Japan Atsushi Kishimoto TKO (Leg Kick) 2 2:57
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Erson Yamamoto def. Japan Yuki Ito Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Takeji Yokoyama def. Japan Takuya Yamamoto Submission (Armbar) 1 1:24
Flyweight 57 kg Uzbekistan Ramazonbek Temirov def. Japan Yuta Hamamoto TKO (Punches) 1 4:06
Catchweight 69 kg Japan Sota Kimura def. Japan Yasuhiro Kido Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules

Rizin 43 – Sapporo

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Rizin 43 – Sapporo
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateJune 24, 2023
VenueMakomanai Ice Arena
CityJapan Sapporo, Japan
Attendance8,510

Rizin 43 – Sapporo was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on June 24, 2023, at the Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan.

Background

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A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between Kleber Koike Erbst and Chihiro Suzuki headlined the event.[10] At the weigh-ins, Koike weighed in at 145.88 pounds, 0.88 pounds over the title limit. As a result, upon commencement of the fight, Koike was stripped of the title and only Suzuki is eligible to win it.[11]

Results

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Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Kleber Koike Erbst vs. Chihiro Suzuki No Contest (missed weight) 1 2:59 [a]
Lightweight Yusuke Yachi def. Zach Zane Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:50
Heavyweight Mikio Ueda def. Hideki Sekine TKO (punches and head kick) 1 0:22
Featherweight Hiroaki Suzuki def. Taisei Nishitani TKO (punches) 1 0:56
Catchweight (62.5 kg) Hiroki Suzuki def. Genji Umeno KO (flying knee) 2 2:43 [b]
Intermission
Catchweight (73 kg) Minoru Kimura def. Daryl Lokoku KO (punch) 1 1:08 [c]
Featherweight Yuta Kubo def. Karate Kinoshita Decision (split) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Saori Oshima def. Haruka Hasegawa Submission (scarf hold armlock) 1 1:16
Featherweight Suguru Nii def. Tateo Iida KO (punches) 1 2:32
Featherweight Tetsuya Seki def. Raiki Endo Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Joji Goto def. Trent Girdham Submission (twister) 2 2:34
Women's Bantamweight Aoi Kuriyama def. Marina Kumagai KO (punch) 1 2:48
Catchweight (57.5 kg) Kensei Yamakawa def. Ryoga Hirano TKO (three knockdowns) 2 1:22 [d]
Opening bouts
Lightweight Toshiki Watanabe def. Kento Azumi Submission (kneebar) 1 1:07 [e]
Catchweight (55 kg) Suguru Hayasaka def. Daiki Maruyama Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 3:33 [f]
Catchweight (61.5 kg) Aito Tanimura def. Ryuya Koide KO (punch) 1 0:55 [g]
Catchweight (58 kg) Shoki Hoshikubo vs. Kazuyuki Furukawa No Contest (missed weight) 3 3:00 [h]
  1. ^ For the vacant Rizin Featherweight Championship (as Koike missed weight and was stripped of the title, only Suzuki was eligible). Originally a Submission (armbar) win for Koike; overturned due to Koike missing weight.
  2. ^ Kickboxing rules
  3. ^ Kickboxing rules
  4. ^ Kickboxing rules
  5. ^ Special rules
  6. ^ Special rules
  7. ^ Kickboxing rules
  8. ^ Kickboxing rules. Originally a Decision (unanimous) win for Hoshikubo; overturned due to missed weight.

Super Rizin 2: Rizin X Bellator

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Super Rizin.2: Rizin X Bellator
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
Bellator MMA
DateJuly 30, 2023
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan
Attendance24,264[4]

Super Rizin 2: Rizin X Bellator was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation and Bellator MMA on July 30, 2023 at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.[12][13][14][15]

As with the previous Super Rizin & Rizin 38 and Rizin 40 & Rizin vs Bellator events in 2022, Super Rizin 2 was split between two cards. Matches on the Bellator card were fought inside a cage, while Super Rizin 2 took place in the traditional ring.[12][14]

Outside of Japan, the Bellator card aired live on Showtime in the United States, while Super Rizin 2 was distributed via PPV on FITE.[16][17]

Background

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The event was originally supposed to be headlined by a Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout between former champion Kai Asakura and former Bellator MMA Bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta.[18] On July 18, 2023 it was announced that Asakura withdrew from the event and would be replaced by Hiromasa Ougikubo.[19]

Results

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Part 2: Super Rizin 2
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Azerbaijan Vugar Karamov def. Japan Mikuru Asakura Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:41 For the vacant Rizin Featherweight Championship.
Bantamweight 61 kg United States Juan Archuleta def. Japan Hiromasa Ougikubo Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship.
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Seika Izawa (c) def. France Claire Lopez Submission (ninja choke) 1 1:04 For the Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Championship.
Intermission
Catchweight 70 kg Japan Chihiro Suzuki def. Brazil Patrício Pitbull KO (punch) 1 2:32
Lightweight 71 kg Azerbaijan Tofiq Musayev def. Japan Akira Okada KO (punches) 2 1:11
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Shinobu Ota def. Japan Kenta Takizawa TKO (punches) 1 4:54
Middleweight 84 kg Brazil Igor Tanabe def. Japan Daichi Abe Submission (heel hook) 1 4:34
Catchweight 58 kg Japan Yuki Ito def. Japan Hiroya Kondo Decision (split) 3 5:00
Part 1: Bellator MMA x Rizin 2
Lightweight Brazil Patricky Pitbull def. Brazil Roberto Satoshi Souza TKO (leg kick) 3 0:49 Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout.
Flyweight Japan Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Japan Makoto Takahashi No Contest (accidental eye poke) 1 0:25 For the inaugural Bellator Flyweight World Championship.
Women's Flyweight Japan Kana Watanabe def. United States Veta Arteaga Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Russia Magomed Magomedov def. United States Danny Sabatello Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:55
Welterweight Russia Andrey Koreshkov def. United States Lorenz Larkin Decision (split) 3 5:00

Rizin 44

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Rizin 44
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateSeptember 24, 2023
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan
Attendance11,681

Rizin 44 was a combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on September 24, 2023 at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

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A featherweight bout between former champion Kleber Koike Erbst (also former KSW Featherweight champion) and former Sengoku Featherweight champion Masanori Kanehara was scheduled to headline the event. [20]

A heavyweight bout between former sumo wrestler Tsuyoshi Sudario and UFC veteran Todd Duffee was expected to take place at the event. However, Duffee withdrew from the fight due to a problem with his passport. [21]

Results

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Rizin 44
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Masanori Kanehara def. Brazil Kleber Koike Erbst Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Juntaro Ushiku def. Japan Kyohei Hagiwara Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Yoshinori Horie def. United States Spike Carlyle Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Intermission
Catchweight 70 kg Japan Rukiya Anpo def. Japan Sho Patrick Usami Decision (Unanimous) (29–27, 29–26, 29–26) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules.
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Yoshiki Nakahara def. Japan Rikuto Shirakawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 66,2 kg Japan Kazumasa Majima def. Japan Takeji Yokoyama Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Originally 66kg, Majima missed weight.
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Ryuya Fukuda def. Japan Erson Yamamoto TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 1:37
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Taichi Nakajima def. Japan Ryo Okada Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Shoma Shibisai def. Romania Janos Csukas Submission (Heel Hook) 1 2:27
Flyweight 57 kg Uzbekistan Ramazonbek Temirov def. Japan Takaki Soya KO (Punches) 1 3:15

Rizin Landmark 6

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Rizin Landmark 6
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateOctober 1, 2023
VenueDolphins Arena
CityJapan Nagoya, Japan
Attendance7,017

Rizin Landmark 6 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on October 1, 2023 at the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Japan.

Background

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A bantamweight bout between Dream Japanese Bantamweight Grand Prix 2011 winner Hideo Tokoro and Alan "Hiro" Yamaniha was scheduled to headline the event. [22]

Results

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Rizin Landmark 6
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg Brazil Alan Yamaniha def. Japan Hideo Tokoro Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 63 kg Japan Shoko Sato def. Japan Shinobu Ota Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Tsuyoshi Sudario def. South Korea Lim Dong-hwan TKO (Punches) 3 2:10
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Yuki Ito def. Thailand Topnoi Kiwram Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Catchweight 61,5 kg Japan Genji Umeno def. Japan Yuto Saito Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules.
Intermission
Catchweight 58 kg Japan Yusaku Nakamura def. Japan Hiroya Kondo Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Middleweight 84 kg Brazil Igor Tanabe def. Japan Animal☆Koji Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 3:40
Women's Strawweight 52,5 kg Japan Machi Fukuda def. Japan Ayaka Watanabe Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Hidetaka Arato def. Japan Takakenshin TKO (Punches) 2 4:49
Flyweight 57 kg Brazil Rogério Bontorin def. Japan Yutaro Muramoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Russia Viktor Kolesnik def. Japan Ryo Takagi Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Yusaku Inoue def. Japan Kohei Tokeshi TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) 1 1:11
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Joji Goto def. Japan Junya Hibino Submission (Twister) 2 2:00
Opening Bouts
Catchweight 68 kg Japan Shogo Ota def. Japan Ginji Hara Submission (armbar) 1 1:52
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Genki Takeno def. Japan Ryota Naito Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules.
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Ryuki Kirishima def. Japan Masanari Yamada Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00

Rizin Landmark 7

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Rizin Landmark 7
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateNovember 4, 2023
VenueNational Gymnastics Arena
CityAzerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan

Rizin Landmark 7 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on November 4, 2023 at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Background

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Rizin Landmark 7 was the promotion's first international event, and the first major MMA event to take place in Azerbaijan.[23]

A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between reigning champion Vugar Karamov and challenger Chihiro Suzuki headlined the event. [24] [25]

A lightweight bout between Rizin Lightweight Grand Prix 2019 winner Tofiq Musayev and former Deep Lightweight champion Koji Takeda served as the co-main event. [26]

Another lightweight bout between former AMC Fight Nights Lightweight champion Nariman Abbasov and Ali Abdulkhalikov took place at the event. [27]

Results

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Rizin Landmark 7
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Chihiro Suzuki def. Azerbaijan Vugar Karamov (c) TKO (Upkick and Punches) 1 1:28 For the Rizin Featherweight Championship.
Lightweight 71 kg Azerbaijan Tofiq Musayev def. Japan Koji Takeda KO (Punches) 3 2:03
Lightweight 71 kg Russia Ali Abdulkhalikov def. Azerbaijan Nariman Abbasov Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 60 kg Azerbaijan Mehman Mamedov def. Turkey Ferit Göktepe Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg South Korea Kim Kyung-pyo def. Azerbaijan Tural Ragimov TKO (Punches) 1 0:21
Intermission
Strawweight 51 kg Ukraine Anastasiya Svetkivska def. Kyrgyzstan Farida Abdueva Submission (Triangle Armbar) 2 4:20
Featherweight 66 kg Uzbekistan Ilkhom Nazimov def. Cameroon Jaures Dea Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg Ukraine Vladislav Rudnev def. Kazakhstan Iliyar Askhanov Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Georgia (country) Shota Betlemidze def. Portugal Quentin Domingos TKO (Retirement) 1 5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Latvia Hasan Mezhiev def. Kazakhstan Konstantin Merkulov Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 2:32

Rizin 45

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Rizin 45
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateDecember 31, 2023
VenueSaitama Super Arena
CityJapan Saitama, Japan
Attendance23,013

Rizin 45 was a combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2023, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. [28][29][30]

Background

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A rematch for the inaugural Rizin Flyweight Championship between former Rizin and Bellator Bantamweight Champion Kyoji Horiguchi and current Deep Flyweight champion (also former Cage Fury FC Flyweight champion) Makoto Takahashi headlined the event.[31] The pairing previously met at Super Rizin 2 in July 2023, where the bout was declared a no contest after Horiguchi accidentally poked Takahashi in the eye.[32]

A Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout between then champion Juan Archuleta and former champion Kai Asakura served as the co-main event.[33] At the weigh-ins, Archuleta weighed in at 140.65 pounds, 5.65 pounds over the limit. As a result, Archuleta was stripped of the title and only Asakura will be eligible to win it.[34]

In the featherweight division, a clash between two former champions should took place at the event when Kleber Koike Erbst meets Yutaka Saito.[35]

A flyweight bout between 2021 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix winner Hiromasa Ougikubo and current BKFC Flyweight champion John Dodson took place at the event.[36]

A 155-pound catchweight kickboxing bout between former K-1 Super Lightweight champion Rukiya Anpo and former K-1 Super Welterweight champion Minoru Kimura was expected to take place at the event.[37] However, the fight was cancelled after Kimura tested positive for a banned substance once again.[38] He was replaced by former K-1 Welterweight Champion Yuta Kubo in a MMA special rules bout.[39]

Results

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Rizin 45
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Kyoji Horiguchi def. Japan Makoto Takahashi Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:44 For the inaugural Rizin Flyweight Championship.
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Kai Asakura def. United States Juan Archuleta TKO (knee to the body and punches) 2 3:20 For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship (as Archuleta missed weight and was stripped the title, only Asakura was eligible).
Featherweight 66 kg Brazil Kleber Koike Erbst def. Japan Yutaka Saito Technical Submission (brabo choke) 3 1:22
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Ren Hiramoto def. Japan YA-MAN Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Intermission
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Seika Izawa def. Japan Miyuu Yamamoto Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 0:37 Non-Title bout and Yamamoto retirement bout.
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Mikio Ueda def. Japan Tsuyoshi Sudario TKO (knee and punches) 2 0:55
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Hiromasa Ougikubo def. United States John Dodson Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg United States Vince Morales def. Japan Yuki Motoya Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Shinobu Ota def. Japan Ryusei Ashizawa KO (punches) 1 2:21
Intermission
Catchweight 65 kg Japan Kouzi def. Japan Kota Miura TKO (punches and soccer kicks) 2 0:59 RIZIN MMA Special rules.
Welterweight 77 kg Brazil Igor Tanabe def. Japan Shinsho Anzai Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:32
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Hiroya Kondo def. Japan Jo Arai TKO (head kick and punches) 2 2:53
Catchweight 70 kg Japan Yuta Kubo def. Japan Rukiya Anpo Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:28 RIZIN MMA Special rules.
Opening Bouts
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Suguru Nii def. Japan Satoshi Yamasu KO (punch) 2 1:03
Catchweight 60 kg Japan Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Japan Daichi Tomizawa Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing rules.
Catchweight 54 kg Japan Ryujin Nasukawa def. South Korea Shin Jong-min TKO (punches) 1 2:16
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Joe Hiramoto def. Japan Yushi Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00

See also

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References

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