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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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Rena Kubota def. Lindsey VanZandt at Rizin FF 20: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:59:00 +0000

Check out these photos highlighting Rena Kubota ’s third-round TKO victory over Lindsey VanZandt in their 112-pound catchweight bout at Rizin FF 20 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan (Photos courtesy Rizin FF).

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Mikuru Asakura def. John Teixeira at Rizin FF 20: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:58:59 +0000

Check out these photos highlighting Mikuru Asakura ’s unanimous decision victory over John Teixeira in their featherweight bout at Rizin FF 20 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan (Photos courtesy Rizin FF).

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Lindsey VanZandt vs. Rena Kubota rematch set for Rizin FF 20

BAD MMA News — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 23:23:18 +0000

After losing to Lindsey VanZandt at Bellator 222, Rena Kubota is going to get a rematch on her home soil. Rizin officials today announced that VanZandt and Kubota will meet at Rizin FF 20, which takes place Dec. 31 at Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Kubota traveled to New York for this past June’s Bellator 222 event, where she received an unpleasant welcome, and submitted to a VanZandt rear-naked choke in the first round. Kubota bounced back in scintillating fashion, needing just 20 seconds to score a TKO win over Alexandra Alvare at this past October’s Rizin FF 19.

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Rizin FF 19 results: Prochazka wins, Case and Pitbull progress on a night of knockouts in Osaka

BAD MMA News — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 12:18:42 +0000

Rizin FF light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka showed that he can carry his punch power up to heavyweight with a heavy-handed stoppage of Brazilian puncher Fabio Maldonado in the main event of Rizin FF 19. The big Czech showcased his knockout power on a night packed with first-round finishes as he dismantled the experienced Maldonado (25-14 MMA, 0-1 Rizin) inside the opening frame of their 220-pound catchweight contest in Osaka, Japan. Prochazka (25-3-1 MMA, 10-1 Rizin) spent the opening minute of the contest range-finding with his jab and assessing Maldonado’s willingness to step into the pocket

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Lindsey VanZandt on why Bellator 222 win was her big break

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:21:59 +0000

NEW YORK – Lindsey VanZandt defeated Rena Kubota on Friday in the preliminary card of Bellator 222 at Madison Square Garden. Result: Lindsey VanZandt def. Rena Kubota via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:04 Updated records: Kubota (8-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), VanZandt (6-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) Key stat: Bellator took bragging rights in the first cross-promotional fight with Rizin on the evening as LVZ won the 112-pound catchweight bout. On the aura of fighting at MSG “I’m still taking it all in.

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Rena Kubota vs. Lindsey VanZandt added to Bellator 222 as another Rizin-Bellator crossover

BAD MMA News — Thu, 23 May 2019 13:54:21 +0000

The open-door policies which have led to interesting matchups between Bellator and Rizin competitors is giving us yet another intriguing fight. And this one will be held on one of MMA’s biggest stages. Rizin’s Rena Kubota will meet Bellator’s Lindsey VanZandt at Bellator 222 on June 14 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, the promotions announced Wednesday. The bout will be held at a catchweight of 112 pounds. Kubota (8-2 MMA; 7-2 Rizin) is a kickboxing and shoot boxing specialist out of Osaka, Japan. She was a finalist in the company’s 2017 super atom weight grand prix and has won two of her past three bouts, including a decision over Samantha Jean Francois at Rizin 15 on April 21.

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Rizin FF 11 card finalized, including Rena, Horiguchi, Gomi, Guillard, Brandao and Cruickshank

BAD MMA News — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 21:46:49 +0000

The Rizin FF 11 fight card and bout order have been finalized for the Japanese promotion’s next event this month. A total of 10 fights are set for Rizin FF 11, which takes place July 29 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event streams via online pay-per-view. In the main event, homegrown sensation Rena Kubota (7-1) takes on Kanna Asakura (12-2) in a three-round matchup in the women’s strawweight division.

Rizin FF 9 results: Kyoji Horiguchi claims grand prix title with 3 stoppage wins in 2 days

BAD MMA News — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 13:35:03 +0000

Kyoji Horiguchi conquered the challenging journey of three victories in a 48-hour span when he captured the bantamweight grand prix title in the headliner of Sunday’s “Rizin FF 9: World Grand Prix Final Round” event. Horiguchi (23-2) closed out the eight-man, two-day tournament with a brutal second-round knockout of Shintaro Ishiwatari (25-7-4) in the final of the online pay-per-view event at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Horiguchi’s trip to the final didn’t come easy. He went through a competitive fight with Manel Kape in the semifinals and was on the receiving end of a hard illegal head butt that opened a cut. But he locked up a third-round arm-triangle choke submission and was cleared to advance to the finals. It was there he met Ishiwatari, who won his semifinal bout against Takafumi Otsuka by unanimous decision

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