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Rizin FF free fight: Kyoji Horiguchi finishes Kai Asakura to reclaim bantamweight crown

BAD MMA News — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:14:12 +0000

Kyoji Horiguchi ’s victorious return at Rizin FF 26 saw him exact revenge over Kai Asakura , as he dethroned the hard-hitting champion to reclaim the bantamweight title he never lost in the ring. Horiguchi (29-3) relinquished the belt after tearing his ACL in 2019 and spent a year on the sidelines rehabbing his injury ahead of his long-awaited return. While he was away from the ring, Asakura (16-3) – who had stunned the Japanese MMA world by knocking out Horiguchi in a non-title fight at Rizin FF 18 in August 2019 – captured the vacant title in his second attempt at it with a devastating knockout of Hiromasa Ogikubo. It set up a mouth-watering rematch, and a revitalized Horiguchi was determined to make sure history didn’t repeat itself in their second meeting, as he picked apart Asakura from the outside, with his chopping leg kicks having notable success. Perhaps a little frustrated at shipping so much punishment to his lead leg early on, Asakura looked to close the distance and unleashed a flying knee attempt that Horiguchi met with a perfectly timed right hand.

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for December: A rarely seen banana split

BAD MMA News — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 01:38:31 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from December 2020: Here are the four nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for December. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

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Kyoji Horiguchi def. Kai Asakura at Rizin FF 26: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 16:20:23 +0000

Check out the best shots from Kyoji Horiguchi ’s first-round TKO victory over Kai Asakura as he reclaimed the bantamweight title at Rizin FF 26 in Saitama, Japan. (photos courtesy of Rizin FF)

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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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Mikuru Asakura def. Satoshi Yamasu at Rizin FF 26: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 14:14:55 +0000

Check out the best shots from Mikuru Asakura ’s first-round knockout victory over Satoshi Yamasu 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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Returning from ACL surgery, Kyoji Horiguchi eyes revenge – and his old title – at Rizin FF 26

BAD MMA News — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:33:41 +0000

After a frustrating spell out of action due to knee reconstruction surgery, former Rizin bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi is back, and he plans to make up for lost time by reclaiming the title he never lost in the ring. Former two-promotion champion Horiguchi (28-3) will take on the last man to defeat him, Kai Asakura , for the Rizin FF bantamweight title in the main event of Rizin FF 26 , which takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on New Year’s Eve.

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Kai Asakura vows to repeat feat and finish Kyoji Horiguchi at Rizin FF 26

BAD MMA News — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:31:41 +0000

Rizin FF bantamweight champion Kai Asakura said he’s fully prepared to welcome Kyoji Horiguchi back to the ring at Rizin FF 26 by handing the American Top Team ace another knockout loss. Asakura (16-2) stunned the MMA world when he finished then-champion Horiguchi (28-3) in just 68 seconds in a non-title bout at Rizin FF 18 in 2019, but their planned rematch for Horiguchi’s bantamweight crown fell through when the champion suffered a knee injury. Horiguchi relinquished his Rizin title, as well as the Bellator bantamweight belt he also held at the time, but Asakura was unable to capitalize, as he was knocked out by Manel Kape at Rizin FF 20 on New Year’s Eve last year.

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Rizin FF 26: Mikuru Asakura vows to return to ‘street fighting’ style to earn title rematch

BAD MMA News — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 17:31:11 +0000

Mikuru Asakura has embraced the pain of defeat, and has turned the negative of losing out on the Rizin FF featherweight title into a positive as he prepares to return to the ring on New Year’s Eve. Asakura (13-2) suffered his first loss as a Rizin FF fighter at Rizin FF 25 on Nov.

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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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