For A.J. McKee , it was watching “Rampage” Jackson kick ass in PRIDE back in the day. For Patricio Freire , it was Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Wanderlei Silva doing the same. For Juan Archuleta , “Dragon Ball Z” is what got him. Since they were young, each of those three Bellator champions past and present have dreamed of fighting in Japan, hallowed ground for martial arts. They’ll soon have the chance after Rizin president Nobuyuki Sakakibara and Bellator president Scott Coker on Wednesday jointly announced Rizin 40 as a Rizin vs

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Inaugural Rizin vs. Bellator event could start new MMA tradition – with pride on the line – MMA Junkie

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