Hiromasa Ougikubo

RIZIN 11 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event of the evening is a much-anticipated rematch between Rizin women’s super atomweight grand-prix winner Kanna Asakura and highly decorated Shoot Boxing champion Rena “RENA” Kubota. In addition to the headliner, The Ultimate Fighter 24 finalist and current Shooto world champion Hiromasa Ogikubo gets his chance for redemption against Japanese superstar Kyoji Horiguchi.

On July 30th Super RIZIN 2 is live from Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The fight card has well over 8 matches, 3 of them are with titles on the line and will have Mikuru Asakura vs Vugar Karamov fighting for the RIZIN Featherweight Title as main event of the evening, finishing the entire lineup with a bang!

RIZIN 17 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. In the evening’s main event, lightweights Yusuke Yachi and Mikuru Asakura lock horns. Also the card, numerous UFC veterans are in action as Ulka Sasaki takes on longtime veteran Shintaro Ishiwatari, Ultimate Fighter 24 runner-up Hiromasa Ogikubo clashes with Yuki Motoya, Johnny Case challenges Satoru Kitaoka, Tatsuya Kawajiri battles unbeaten Russian Ali Abdulkhalikov, Mizuto Hirota faces off with grappling ace Roberto de Souza, and UFC veteran and current ROAD FC champion Seo Hee Ham meets Tomo Maesawa.

RIZIN 23 serves to crown a new bantamweight champion when Hiromasa Ougikubo meets Kai Asakura in the headliner. The undercard is full of prospects, including Kazumasa Majima, Makoto Takahashi and Tatsuki Saomoto. Kickboxing fans will be treated to a rematch between Taiga and Kento Haraguchi, plus the return of KAITO.

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 returns to Osaka, Japan, for RIZIN.25, which is headlined by a title bout featuring Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito for the RIZIN featherweight championship. Asakura is riding an eight-fight winning streak and has compiled a 7-0 record within the Rizin organization. Now, he prepares for the biggest fight of his career in an effort to capture the Rizin gold. His opponent, Saito, is a seasoned MMA veteran who has compiled an 18-4-2 record and is coming off a devastating knockout victory via soccer kicks over Kazumasa Majima. He plans to play spoiler and hand Asakura his first defeat in the promotion while capturing the league’s featherweight championship in the process.

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 38 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event includes the continuation of their Super Atomweight Grand Prix and Hiromasa Ougikubo’s first appearance since winning a bantamweight tournament last year. In what is the biggest return of the night, RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Kyoji Horiguchi fights in Japan for the first time since late 2020, facing Kintaro in the main event.