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RIZIN announces flyweight, heavyweight grand prix fights for July event

BAD MMA News — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 01:00:01 +0000

Jose Torres will face Hiromasa Ougikubo later this month | Photo via RIZIN UFC veteran Jose Torres will face Hiromasa Ougikubo in the opening round of the RIZIN flyweight grand prix on July 27, the promotion announced Thursday. The draw for the 125-pound tournament was streamed live from Japan and unveiled the five matches that will be featured on the Super RIZIN 4 card in Saitama, Japan, later this month

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RIZIN 49 video: Kyoji Horiguchi survives knockdown, defends title vs. Nkazimulo Zulu

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 14:31:52 +0000

Kyoji Horiguchi experienced multiple scares from Nkazimulo Zulu at RIZIN 49: Decade, but he ultimately found his path to victory and defended the flyweight title. After largely dominating in the opening round of the matchup on Tuesday in Saitama, Japan, Zulu (16-7-1) achieved his biggest moment when he rocked the former UFC title challenger with a big punch late in the round. Horiguchi (34-5) survived and scored a knockdown of his own moment later before threatening with a fight-ending choke. THEY EXCHANGE KNOCKDOWNS AT THE END OF ROUND 1! [ #RIZIN_DECADE | LIVE on https://t.co/LChPUvqSqh ] pic.twitter.com/hw573VpCML — RIZIN.tv (@RIZINTV_) December 31, 2024 The action then spilled over into the second frame, where Horiguchi wasted no time putting Zulu on his back and grinding minutes off the clock before the referee stood them up and he was rocked again.

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After ‘TUF 24′ elimination, Nkazimulo Zulu joined Henry Cejudo in Arizona to work on wrestling

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 22:40:29 +0000

Sometimes losses are the best thing that can happen to a fighter. Nkazimulo Zulu puts his bout with Hiromasa Ogikubo on episode No. 2 of “The Ultimate Fighter 24: Tournament of Champions” in that category. Wrestling was the backbreaker for Zulu (7-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in the contest, which he lost by second-round submission due to a rear-naked choke. Ranked No. 12 in the 16-man single elimination tournament to crown the next challenger to UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, and Zulu, the 125-pound titleholder of South Africa’s Extreme Fighting Championship, ran into an aspect of his opponent’s game that was simply superior

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Episode No. 2 recap: ‘The Ultimate Fighter 24: Tournament of Champions’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 03:29:31 +0000

“The Ultimate Fighter 24: Tournament of Champions” opens with UFC President Dana White recapping the first episode, where Team Cejudo jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the competition after #1 Alexandre Pantoja and #9 Kai Kara-France earned victories over their respective opponents. Team Benavidez will have a chance to rebound in the upcoming fight, though, because #5 Hiromasa Ogikubo , who holds the Shooto Japan flyweight title, is favored over #12 Nkazimulo Zulu of South Africa’s Extreme Fighting Championship. Zulu begins his fight preparation with Team Cejudo. He is praised by White as one of the top strikers in the competition and coach Cejudo agrees, saying he has “some of the nastiest knees I’ve ever seen.” The South African fighter has earned six of his seven career victories by stoppage, but his coaches want to work on his defense. Coach Cejudo says he sees “a lot of holes” in Zulu’s takedown defense and jiu-jitsu skills, so he will work on helping him shore up that part of his game for fight time. Attention shifts to Ogikubo, who is one of the unique characters on the cast due to the language barrier

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