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Roberto de Souza expects ‘difficult fight’ with A.J. McKee, but hopes win helps Rizin’s brand value

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 22:56:28 +0000

Roberto de Souza hopes a win over A.J. McKee puts Rizin’s name on the map globally. Rizin FF’s lightweight champ de Souza (14-1) faces former Bellator featherweight champ McKee (19-1) in Saturday’s Rizin 40 headliner at Saitama Super Arena just outside Tokyo. The main card will air in the U.S. on Showtime via tape delay and the fights will take place in Rizin’s ring under the promotion’s ruleset.

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Juan Archuleta hopes Kim Soo Chul has the endurance for ‘a long f*cking 15 minutes’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 21:51:08 +0000

Juan Archuleta plans on breaking Kim Soo Chul . Archuleta (26-4) takes on Chul (18-6-1) on Saturday’s Rizin 40 event at Saitama Super Arena just outside Tokyo. The main card will air in the U.S. on Showtime via tape-delay and the fights will take place in Rizin’s ring under the promotion’s ruleset.

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Rizin FF 40: Rizin vs. Bellator ceremonial weigh-in faceoff highlights

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 13:28:01 +0000

The Rizin FF 40: Rizin vs. Bellator ceremonial fighter weigh-ins took place Thursday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Friday’s event. The weigh-ins took place in Japan. The event airs on Showtime via tape-delay on Saturday from Saitama Super Arena just outside Tokyo

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Patricio Freire says Rizin’s rules similar to Vale Tudo: ‘I’m very used to kick some heads on the ground’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 21:10:53 +0000

Patricio Freire is already familiar with Rizin FF’s rules. Bellator featherweight champion Freire (34-5) will take on Rizin featherweight champ Kleber Koike (31–5–1) in the co-main event of Rizin 40 on Saturday at Saitama Super Arena just outside Tokyo.

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A.J. McKee looking to push the pace vs. Roberto de Souza: ‘He hasn’t fought anybody my caliber yet’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 21:10:51 +0000

A.J. McKee sees his fight against Roberto de Souza as a stern test for the both of them. McKee (19-1) meets Rizin lightweight champion de Souza (14-1) on Saturday’s Rizin 40 headliner at Saitama Super Arena just outside Tokyo. The main card will air in the U.S. on Showtime via tape-delay and the fights will take place in Rizin’s ring under the promotion’s ruleset.

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Kyoji Horiguchi: Hiromasa Ougikubo improved, but I should be able to ‘dominate him in every aspect’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 21:10:45 +0000

Kyoji Horiguchi thinks he’ll have the edge over Hiromasa Ougikubo everywhere in their trilogy bout. Horiguchi (30-5) faces Ougikubo (25–6–2) on Saturday’s Rizin 40 card which takes place at Saitama Super Arena just outside Tokyo. The main card will air in the U.S.

A.J. McKee wants champ Usman Nurmagomedov first in lightweight grand prix: ‘I want to give him a test’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 17:27:17 +0000

If A.J. McKee participates in Bellator’s upcoming lightweight grand prix, he wants a title shot right off the bat. That means McKee (19-1 MMA, 19-1 BMMA) would have to draw unbeaten lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov (16-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) first – and he said he’s more than up for the challenge. McKee is no stranger to a grand prix. He won Bellator’s featherweight grand prix and finished current champion Patricio Freire in the final, but McKee says the order of opponents doesn’t matter, so why not Nurmagomedov first? “I want my title, man,” McKee said on the “Weighing In” podcast.

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A.J. McKee wants champ Usman Nurmagomedov first in lightweight grand prix: ‘I want to give him a test’ – MMA Junkie

A.J. McKee wishes Rizin belt was on line vs. Roberto de Souza, looks forward to ruleset

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 23:44:52 +0000

A.J. McKee wishes his fight against Rizin lightweight champion Roberto de Souza would have been for the title. McKee (19-1) will headline a Bellator vs. Rizin event against de Souza (14-1) on New Year’s Eve at Saitama Super Arena just outside Tokyo. The five-fight card will air in the U.S

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A.J. McKee wishes Rizin belt was on line vs. Roberto de Souza, looks forward to ruleset – MMA Junkie

John Dodson books fight at Rizin 40 on New Year’s Eve

BAD MMA News — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:21:33 +0000

Former UFC standout John Dodson will join the stacked Rizin 40 card on New Year’s Eve. Dodson (22-13) will take on Hideo Tokoro (35–31–2) in a flyweight bout on Dec. 31 at Saitama Super Arena just outside Tokyo, promotion officials announced Wednesday. The main card will air in the U.S.

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

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:30:41 +0000

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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