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Rizin FF 32 results: Rena Kubota’s perfectly timed knee spells end for Miyuu Yamamoto

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 17:15:06 +0000

Miyuu Yamamoto entered Rizin FF 32 hoping to exact a measure of revenge some five years later. Instead, she ended up on the wrong side of another finish. Rena Kubota , 30, won Saturday’s main event over 47-year-old Yamamoto, defeating her by knockout at Okinawa, Arena, in Okanawa, Japan. After a solid first round for Yamamoto (6-6) where she controlled the ground, the end game in the second. With both women standing, Yamamoto shot in for a takedown, which Kubota (12-3) countered with a perfectly timed knee that landed flush on the face

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Rizin FF 32 set for Nov. 20, features Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 12:56:54 +0000

An intriguing rematch between a pair of super atomweight contenders will serve as the headlining bout of Rizin FF 32 . Promotion officials recently announced that Rena Kubota (11-3) and Miyuu Yamamoto (6-5) will clash in the main event of the card, which takes place Nov. 20 at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, Japan

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Ayaka Hamasaki def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin FF 26: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 14:15:00 +0000

Check out the best shots from Ayaka Hamasaki ’s first-round submission win over Miyuu Yamamoto as she reclaimed the vacant super atomweight title at Rizin FF 26 in Saitama, Japan. (photos courtesy of Rizin FF)

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Rizin FF 26: Kyoji Horiguchi exacts revenge, TKOs Kai Asakura to reclaim bantamweight title

BAD MMA News — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 14:14:53 +0000

Kyoji Horiguchi exacted sweet revenge on his nemesis with a stunning first-round TKO to dethrone Kai Asakura and mark his return to action by reclaiming the Rizin FF bantamweight title. Horiguchi (29-3) faced off against Asakura (16-3) in the main event of Rizin FF 26 , which took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and the former UFC title challenger showed no signs of ring rust as he made his return from a one-year injury hiatus to stun the champion and reclaim the title he never lost in the ring. Horiguchi was shocked in 68 seconds by Asakura in a non-title fight at Rizin FF 18 in August 2019. The rematch for the title was scrapped when Horiguchi sustained a torn ACL that required surgery and forced him out of action for more than a year

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Inspired by her late brother, Miyuu Yamamoto targets championship glory at Rizin FF 26

BAD MMA News — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 14:54:11 +0000

Miyuu Yamamoto heads into the biggest fight of her career with the words of her legendary brother still fresh in her mind. Yamamoto (6-4) will challenge for the vacant Rizin FF super atomweight title when she takes on former champion Ayaka Hamasaki (20-3) at Rizin FF 26 on Dec. 31 in Saitama, Japan. It’s the opportunity she has been hoping for ever since she transitioned from freestyle wrestling to MMA in 2016, and, at the age of 46, she says she’s never felt better

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Photos: Best of Miyuu Yamamoto

BAD MMA News — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:10:00 +0000

Check out these photos highlighting Miyuu Yamamoto ’s career so far.

Miyuu Yamamoto def. Suwanan Boonsorn at Rizin FF 20: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:05:49 +0000

Check out these photos highlighting Miyuu Yamamoto ’s unanimous decision victory over Suwanan Boonsorn in their women’s super atomweight bout at Rizin FF 20 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan (Photos courtesy Rizin FF).

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Rizin Shine: Kai Asakura gets his shot at superstardom in Saitama at Rizin FF 20

BAD MMA News — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 05:09:48 +0000

Things didn’t work out as originally planned for Rizin FF, but the Japanese promotion’s New Year’s Eve spectacular at the Saitama Super Arena will still finish with a wild scrap for their bantamweight title. Rizin FF 20 was all set to feature the hotly-anticipated rematch between Kyoji Horiguchi and the man who shocked the MMA world when he finished the two-promotion bantamweight champion in their non-title meeting at Rizin FF 18 in October, Kai Asakura . Asakura’s 68-second demolition of Horiguchi in Nagoya stunned the Japanese MMA community, and when Asakura (14-1, 6-0 Rizin FF) repeated the trick with a 54-second knockout of Ulka Sasaki at Rizin 19 that left the former UFC fighter with a broken jaw, it was clear that the 26-year-old was the undeniable number-one contender for Horiguchi’s title. Everything seemed set for an end-of-year showdown in Saitama, but disaster struck in November when news emerged that Horiguchi had sustained a knee injury that would require surgery and an estimated layoff of around 10 months. But, in an honorable move from the American Top Team man, Horiguchi decided to relinquish his Rizin and Bellator bantamweight titles to free up the belts and allow Rizin to book an alternative title fight for New Year’s Eve

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Rizin Shine: Lightweights line up for grand prix at Rizin FF 19

BAD MMA News — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 20:54:46 +0000

1 2 3 4 … 5 The white-roped ring of Rizin FF takes center stage Saturday as the latest installment of the Japanese promotion’s evolution takes place in Osaka. The main event features Rizin’s light heavyweight champion, Jiri Prochazka , who faces off against heavy-handed, hard-headed Brazilian Fabio Maldonado in a 100-kilogram catchweight contest, while the preliminary card will feature the four Rizin lightweight grand prix quarterfinal matchups, with Bellator’s Patricky Freire and notable former UFC stars Johnny Case and Tatsuya Kawajiri in the lineup. Here are five reasons to check out Rizin FF 19 this weekend. ***** Catchweight fireworks in the main event Jiri Prochazka and Fabio Maldonado have 49 career victories between them, with a staggering 36 coming by way of KO/TKO, so it’s a fair bet we’re going to see a stand-up war between these two noted knockout artists.

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Bellator’s Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire included in Rizin FF lightweight grand prix lineup

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:49:01 +0000

Japanese promotion Rizin FF has announced its tournament lineup for a lightweight grand prix, with perennial Bellator contender Patricky Freire set to be featured in it. On Wednesday, Rizin FF officials announced the eight participants in the upcoming tournament, which kicks off at October 12 at Rizin FF 19. The eight-man field includes: Patricky “Pitbull” Freire (21-8 MMA, 0-0 Rizin) Johnny Case (26-6 MMA, 2-0 Rizin) Luiz Gustavo (9-1 MMA, 1-1 Rizin) Tatsuya Kawajiri (37-13 MMA, 2-3 Rizin) Tofiq Musaev (15-3 MMA, 2-0 Rizin) Roberto de Souza (9-0 MMA, 2-0 Rizin) Damien Brown (19-12 MMA, 2-0 Rizin) Hiroto Uesako (16-7 MMA, 1-0 Rizin) The quarterfinals are set to take place on the Rizin FF 19 card.

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