By: Nolan King. The promotion's name is a combination of "Raijin", the Japanese god of lightning; the word "rising", meaning "to prosper and thrive"; and the letter, 'Z', meaning "ultimate". Staff. Rizin 28 Bantamweight Grand Prix Preview. Four quarterfinal fights saw the bantamweight tournament narrowed down to the final four fighters. TOKYO - March 26th, RIZIN held a press conference and live fighter match-up drawing for the upcoming 16-man Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix. RIZIN 29 Full Results. But there can only be four who advance. Three of the four went the distance, with Kai Asakura, Naoki . In the first of two semi-final bouts, former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Kai Asakura… The tournament will consist of an all Japanese lineup including former champion Kai Asakura, UFC veteran Naoki Inou and other big names in Japanese MMA.
Hiromasa Ougikubo has his confidence back ahead of Rizin bantamweight Grand Prix. Hiroki Yamashita vs Kazuma Sone, RIZIN 27 Credit: RIZIN FF. 0. The quarterfinals of RIZIN's ongoing bantamweight grand prix will take place at RIZIN 30, which is set to go down at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Sept. 19. They faced each other at Rizin 28 on June 13, 2021 at the Tokyo Dome. Grand Prix. RIZIN FIGHTING WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017 Bantamweight Tournament 2nd ROUND - December 29 - Thread. He feels fans are writing him off and wants to prove them wrong with a convincing win, While fighters had the option to choose their slot in the bracket in the first round, matchups have been determined by the promotion for this round. 8 matchups were confirmed. The RIZIN Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix completed its round of 16 over the last 2 events, and has come to the Quarter Final stage. Kuya Ito faces Yuto Hokamura in the bantamweight grand prix at Rizin 29 on Sunday.
Promotion officials announced . It also featured a one-night kickboxing tournament, with the RIZIN KICK tournament . The quarter-final matchups for RIZIN's Bantamweight Grand Prix, which is set to happen at RIZIN 30 on September 19th, were revealed Tuesday. The winner of the Rizin Bantamweight GP will also get a prize of ¥10,000,000, which is about $92,000. On Dec. 31 at Saitama Super Arena in Japan, former champion Kai Asakura (18-3) will meet Kenta Takizawa (13-7) at Rizin FF 33, promotion officials announced Tuesday. RIZIN has revealed the promotions September fight card which will feature the quarterfinals of the bantamweight grand prix. Sixteen fighters will partake in the Rizin FF bantamweight grand prix, including former champ Kai Asakura. The winner of the Rizin Bantamweight GP will also get a prize of ¥10,000,000, which is about $92,000. The Japanese promotion announced Tuesday that RIZIN 33 at Saitama Super Arena will host the semifinals of the ongoing bantamweight . TOKYO - July 20th, RIZIN CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara, held a press conference and announced updates about RIZIN.30 - the promotion's 4th event of the year. The final four is set for RIZIN's bantamweight grand prix. Rizin Fighting Federation returns on Sunday with their ninth event.The card features, among other things, three more first round bouts for the 2017 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix as well as a "wild card qualification bout." Naoki Inoue violently retires Pancrase legend Shintaro Ishiwatari at Rizin 28 to advance in the bantamweight Grand Prix. On Monday, the promotion announced details of the 135-pound tournament, which includes a host of Rizin's top names, including former champion Kai Asakura, leg lock legend Masakazu Imanari and former finalist of "The Ultimate Fighter," Hiromasa Ogikubo. The chance to square off with arguably the best bantamweight fighter in Rizin is not the only incentive to win this tournament. Rizin Fighting Federation will kick off its bantamweight Grand Prix next month on May 23rd, 2021. With the quarter-finals set for the bantamweight Grand Prix at Rizin 30, we will see some of the top BW fighters clash and make their way to the semi-finals and eventual finals on New Year's Eve.We will look at the fighters who made it through the first round, their strengths and weaknesses, and what they can do to win. On the 26th of March, the RIZIN Bantamweight GP was announced. Asakura picked up a finish of Shooto Watanabe and a unanimous decision over Alan Yamaniha to advance to the . RIZIN FIGHTING WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017 Bantamweight Tournament 2nd ROUND - December 29 - Thread. Rizin is returning to its home arena, the Saitama Super Arena, for the quarterfinals of the bantamweight Grand Prix. Japanese MMA promotion RIZIN will make their debut in prestigeous Tokyo Dome venue on Sunday with RIZIN 28 from Tokyo, Japan. The Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight grand prix will reach its conclusion at the promotion's signature New Year's Eve event.
RIZIN 30 will take place Sept. 19 in front of a limited capacity crowd at the historic Saitama Super Arena in Japan, although that could change if things turn around in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic protocols. Going down live in Osaka, Japan on Sunday, RIZIN 29 brought with it the second half of the opening round of the RIZIN bantamweight grand prix. Rizin FF held a press conference today to announce the bantamweight Grand Prix semifinal matchups and a lightweight title fight, all of which will take place on December 31 at Saitama Super Arena. The RIZIN Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix completed its round of 16 over the last 2 events, and has come to the Quarter Final stage. Hiromasa Ougikubo has the pedigree to go all the way in the Rizin bantamweight Grand Prix. RIZIN has revealed the promotion's September fight card, which will feature the quarterfinals of the bantamweight grand prix. Naoki Inoue motivated and ready heading into Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix. This event will hold the semi-finals and final of the Rizin Bantamweight Grand-Prix. 16 participants have confirmed their participation, with each fighter making selecting their match-up. A few weeks ago at Rizin 28, we saw who was able to advance in the first block of the Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix. Sixteen fighters will partake in the Rizin FF bantamweight grand prix, including former champ Kai Asakura. On Tuesday, the Japanese fight promotion confirmed via a press conference and follow-up press release that the event would take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, just outside Tokyo.
The following bouts were announced Tuesday: Kai Asakura vs. Kenta Takizawa - bantamweight grand prix semifinal Hiromasa Ougikubo vs. Naoki Inoue - bantamweight grand prix semifinal Yuki Motoya vs. Kintaro - bantamweight grand prix alternate bout
The 24-year-old knows that expectations are low heading into his promotional debut but is determined to cause an upset.
The brackets include an eclectic selection of fighters and as a result many intriguing fights in the opening round. RIZIN 28: Bantamweight Grand Prix preview New, comment Bantamweights get ready to kick off the best tournament RIZIN can cobble together, with some great additions on top of it.
Starting with four fights on the 23rd, the Grand Prix also takes place with […] However, his greatest achievements happened when he was a flyweight fighter. The semi-final matchups for the RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix are set. On the 26th of March, the RIZIN Bantamweight GP was announced. The final four is set for RIZIN's bantamweight grand prix. Rizin 29 is set for the Maruzen Intech Arena on May 30th. The 34-year-old was a Shooto world champion in two different weight classes and clearly fancies his chances of winning the tournament, "Absolutely. The first six fights for the card were announced this morning with the bantamweight Grand Prix set to get underway in Osaka.. 16 participants have confirmed their participation, with each fighter making selecting their match-up. Kai Asakura gets Alan Yamaniha, Naoki Inoue faces Kintaro while Hiromasa Ougikubo takes on Takafumi Otsuka and Yuki Motoya . RIZIN revealed semi-final matchups Tuesday for their tournament, which is set to have its final two rounds play out on New Year's Eve at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The draw for the bantamweight Grand Prix was made in March and the first eight fights will take place at Rizin 28 and Rizin 29. The quarterfinals of RIZIN's ongoing bantamweight grand prix will take place at RIZIN 30, which is set to go down at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Sept. 19. Shian is the former GRACHAN Bantamweight title challenger, and made his RIZIN debut in spectacular fashion, handing 45-fight veteran Kazuma Sone his fastest loss in his career, with a 27-second knockout. The new bouts join a card that is set to happen at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This block may not seem as stacked in terms of name-value but nonetheless looks like it will produce some .
Huge RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix Preview. RIZIN 30 went down Sunday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan — with the continuation of the promotion's bantamweight grand prix atop the card.
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While the Bantamweight division keeps its momentum, the Featherweight division will prove that it has not slowed down, when a showdown between Masanori Kanehara (27-14-5) and Takahiro Ashida (24-10-2) will take place at the PIA . The Japanese promotion announced Tuesday that RIZIN 33 at Saitama Super Arena will host the semifinals of the ongoing bantamweight tournament, with former champion Kai Asakura (18-3) taking on Kenta Takizawa (13-7), and Hiromasa Ougikubo (23-5-2) fighting Naoki Inoue (15-2).. Also on the show, lightweight champion Roberto Souza (12-1 .
RIZIN 28 is the return to the Tokyo Dome for the great sport of MMA and Japan's premier organization. Ayaka Hamasaki was scheduled to face Emi Fujino in a non-title bout in the co-main event.. Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling silver medalist Shinobu Ota and . RIZIN 30 will take place Sept. 19 in front of a limited capacity crowd at the historic Saitama Super Arena in Japan, although that could change if things turn around in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic protocols. It will be the largest premier mixed martial arts Grand Prix since the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix.
Day one of Rizin's big New Year's show went down last night/this morning (Fri., Dec. 29) at the Saitama Super Arena, deciding the semifinals of the bantamweight Grand Prix and showcasing . He returns on September 19th as he takes on Kintaro in the quarterfinals at Rizin 30 Rizin 30 - Saitama was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on September 19, 2021 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.. Background. While the matchmaking in the opening round of the grand prix was determined via… RIZIN has revealed the promotion's September fight card, which will feature the quarterfinals of the bantamweight grand prix. By: Nolan King. Shian is the former GRACHAN Bantamweight title challenger, and made his RIZIN debut in spectacular fashion, handing 45-fight veteran Kazuma Sone his fastest loss in his career, with a 27-second knockout. The RIZIN Japan Bantamweight Grand Prix completed its Quarterfinals last event, and has come to the Semifinal stage. It was an exciting bout that saw both fighters land powerful . His UFC career was somewhat forgettable with Inoue winning one and losing one. This weekend at Rizin 29, we get to see who will advance in the opposite block. The Rizin Fighting Federation is a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion created in 2015 by Nobuyuki Sakakibara the former president of Pride. Rumor has it that the challenger will be the winner of the 2021 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix. Former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Kai Asakura chose the slot to face Watanabe. The semifinals and finals of the Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix took place on the same night. Huge RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix Preview. The chance to square off with arguably the best bantamweight fighter in Rizin is not the only incentive to win this tournament.
Kyoji Horiguchi showed why he's the frontrunner to win the Rizin FF bantamweight grand prix tournament when he punched his ticket to the semifinal round with a first-round TKO of Gabriel Oliveira today at Rizin FF 8.. RIZIN.
RIZIN Fighting Federation was back in action Sunday, with an event that could only possibly have been put together in Japan.
June 26, 2021.
The highest-profile bantamweight bout pits Grand Prix participant "Shian" Hiroki Yamashita (8-9) against Mamoru Uoi "Fullswing" (22-10-5). The last fight of the Bantamweight Grand Prix taking place at Rizin 28 Tokyo is Ougikubo vs Kasugai. Bout 11: Kintaro (13-9-2) vs. Kuya Ito (10-8-1) (RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix Opening Round) Kintaro Secures Final Spot In Bantamweight Grand Prix Kintaro became the eighth and final fighter to advance in the RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix, defeating Kuya Ito via unanimous decision on Sunday. The centerpiece of the next two RIZIN events is undeniably the big 16-man bantamweight Grand Prix tournament. The event would also feature the quarterfinal bouts of the bantamweight Grand Prix. Discussion in 'Worldwide MMA Discussion' started by Edwin, Oct 15, 2017. Naoki Inoue will be one of the favourites for the upcoming Rizin Grand Prix.
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