Rizin Fighting Federation in 2023
2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation First date April 1, 2023 Last date December 31, 2023 Total events 9 Total fights 117 Title fights 7
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
Rizin Fighting Federation
#
Event
Date
Venue
Location
Attendance
1
Rizin 41 – Osaka
April 1, 2023
Maruzen Intec Arena
Osaka , Japan
9,987[ 1]
2
Rizin Landmark 5
April 29, 2023
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Tokyo , Japan
13,837[ 2]
3
Rizin 42
May 6, 2023
Ariake Arena
Tokyo , Japan
14,930[ 3]
4
Rizin 43 – Sapporo
June 24, 2023
Makomanai Ice Arena
Sapporo , Japan
8,510
5
Super Rizin 2: Rizin X Bellator
July 30, 2023
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama , Japan
24,264[ 4]
6
Rizin 44
September 24, 2023
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama , Japan
11,681
7
Rizin Landmark 6
October 1, 2023
Dolphins Arena
Nagoya , Japan
7,017
8
Rizin Landmark 7
November 4, 2023
National Gymnastics Arena
Baku , Azerbaijan
9
Rizin 45
December 31, 2023
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama , Japan
23,013
Title fights
Rizin 41 – Osaka 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.[ 5]
Results
Rizin 41
Weight Class
Method
Round
T.Time
Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg
Ryusei Ashizawa
def.
Kouzi
Decision (Split)
3
3:00
Kickboxing rules
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
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
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
3:33
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
KO (Punches)
1
0:23
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
KO (Punch)
1
1:37
Kickboxing rules
Catchweight 66,5 kg
def.
TKO (Body Punch)
3
1:32
Kickboxing rules
Opening Bouts
Catchweight 57,5 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Kickboxing rules
Catchweight 57,5 kg
def.
KO (Right straight)
1
2:47
Kickboxing rules
[ 6]
Rizin Landmark 5
Rizin Landmark 5 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,[ 7] Rizin featherweight champion Yutaka Saito and Ren Hiramoto was booked as the co-main event.[ 8]
Results
Rizin Landmark 5
Weight Class
Method
Round
T.Time
Notes
Featherweight 66 kg
Mikuru Asakura
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Ren Hiramoto
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
Shinobu Ota
def.
KO (Punch)
1
0:27
Intermission
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg
Kanna Asakura
def.
Mei Yamaguchi
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
W.Catchweight 51 kg
def.
Rena Kubota
Submission (Kneebar)
3
4:21
Heavyweight 120 kg
Tsuyoshi Sudario
def.
Roque Martinez
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
Masanori Kanehara
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
KO (Punch)
1
3:30
Rizin 42
Rizin 42 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.[ 9]
Results
Rizin 42
Weight Class
Method
Round
T.Time
Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg
Kai Asakura
def.
KO (Knee to the Body)
3
2:25
Bantamweight 61 kg
Juan Archuleta
def.
Naoki Inoue
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 71 kg
Roberto Satoshi Souza (c)
def.
Spike Carlyle
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Non-title bout.
Catchweight 70 kg
Buakaw Banchamek
draw.
Rukiya Anpo
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Kickboxing rules
Intermission
Featherweight 66 kg
YA-MAN
def.
KO (Knee and Punches)
1
3:13
Special rules
Flyweight 57 kg
John Dodson
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Technical Submission (Shoulder Choke)
1
4:43
Featherweight 66 kg
Ulka Sasaki
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
TKO (Leg Kick)
2
2:57
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Submission (Armbar)
1
1:24
Flyweight 57 kg
Ramazonbek Temirov
def.
TKO (Punches)
1
4:06
Catchweight 69 kg
def.
Yasuhiro Kido
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Kickboxing rules
Rizin 43 – Sapporo 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 headlined the event.[ 10] [ 11]
Results
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]
^ 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.
^ Kickboxing rules
^ Kickboxing rules
^ Kickboxing rules
^ Special rules
^ Special rules
^ Kickboxing rules
^ Kickboxing rules. Originally a Decision (unanimous) win for Hoshikubo; overturned due to missed weight.
Super Rizin 2: Rizin X Bellator
Super Rizin 2: Rizin X Bellator 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
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] Hiromasa Ougikubo .[ 19]
Results
Rizin 44
Rizin 44 combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on September 24, 2023 at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo , Japan .
Background
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
Rizin 44
Weight Class
Method
Round
T.Time
Notes
Featherweight 66 kg
Masanori Kanehara
def.
Kleber Koike Erbst
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
Spike Carlyle
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Intermission
Catchweight 70 kg
Rukiya Anpo
def.
Decision (Unanimous) (29–27, 29–26, 29–26)
3
3:00
Kickboxing rules.
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Catchweight 66,2 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Originally 66kg, Majima missed weight.
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
3
1:37
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg
def.
Submission (Heel Hook)
1
2:27
Flyweight 57 kg
Ramazonbek Temirov
def.
KO (Punches)
1
3:15
Rizin Landmark 6
Rizin Landmark 6 Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on October 1, 2023 at the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya , Japan .
Background
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
Rizin Landmark 6
Weight Class
Method
Round
T.Time
Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Hideo Tokoro
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Catchweight 63 kg
def.
Shinobu Ota
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg
Tsuyoshi Sudario
def.
TKO (Punches)
3
2:10
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Catchweight 61,5 kg
Genji Umeno
def.
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
Kickboxing rules.
Intermission
Catchweight 58 kg
def.
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Middleweight 84 kg
def.
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
3:40
Women's Strawweight 52,5 kg
def.
Ayaka Watanabe
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg
def.
Takakenshin
TKO (Punches)
2
4:49
Flyweight 57 kg
Rogério Bontorin
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
TKO (Flying Knee and Punches)
1
1:11
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Submission (Twister)
2
2:00
Opening Bouts
Catchweight 68 kg
def.
Submission (armbar)
1
1:52
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
3:00
Kickboxing rules.
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
Rizin Landmark 7
Rizin Landmark 7 Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on November 4, 2023 at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku , Azerbaijan .
Background
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
Rizin Landmark 7
Weight Class
Method
Round
T.Time
Notes
Featherweight 66 kg
Chihiro Suzuki
def.
TKO (Upkick and Punches)
1
1:28
For the Rizin Featherweight Championship .
Lightweight 71 kg
Tofiq Musayev
def.
KO (Punches)
3
2:03
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Catchweight 60 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
TKO (Punches)
1
0:21
Intermission
Strawweight 51 kg
def.
Submission (Triangle Armbar)
2
4:20
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight 71 kg
def.
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg
def.
TKO (Retirement)
1
5:00
Light Heavyweight 93 kg
def.
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:32
Rizin 45
Rizin 45 combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2023, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama , Japan .[ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
Background
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] 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] [ 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] [ 38] K-1 Welterweight Champion Yuta Kubo in a MMA special rules bout.[ 39]
Results
Rizin 45
Weight Class
Method
Round
T.Time
Notes
Flyweight 57 kg
Kyoji Horiguchi
def.
Makoto Takahashi
Submission (rear-naked choke)
2
3:44
For the inaugural Rizin Flyweight Championship .
Bantamweight 61 kg
Kai Asakura
def.
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
Kleber Koike Erbst
def.
Technical Submission (brabo choke)
3
1:22
Featherweight 66 kg
Ren Hiramoto
def.
YA-MAN
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Intermission
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg
Seika Izawa
def.
Miyuu Yamamoto
Submission (rear-naked choke)
2
0:37
Non-Title bout and Yamamoto retirement bout.
Heavyweight 120 kg
def.
Tsuyoshi Sudario
TKO (knee and punches)
2
0:55
Flyweight 57 kg
Hiromasa Ougikubo
def.
John Dodson
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
Vince Morales
def.
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
Shinobu Ota
def.
Ryusei Ashizawa
KO (punches)
1
2:21
Intermission
Catchweight 65 kg
Kouzi
def.
TKO (punches and soccer kicks)
2
0:59
RIZIN MMA Special rules.
Welterweight 77 kg
def.
Shinsho Anzai
Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
1:32
Flyweight 57 kg
def.
Jo Arai
TKO (head kick and punches)
2
2:53
Catchweight 70 kg
Yuta Kubo
def.
Rukiya Anpo
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
4:28
RIZIN MMA Special rules.
Opening Bouts
Featherweight 66 kg
def.
KO (punch)
2
1:03
Catchweight 60 kg
Tatsuki Shinotsuka
def.
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
Kickboxing rules.
Catchweight 54 kg
def.
TKO (punches)
1
2:16
Bantamweight 61 kg
def.
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
See also
References
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