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Rizin FF 33: Hiromasa Ogikubo avenges loss to Kai Asakura, wins 2021 bantamweight grand prix

BAD MMA News — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 16:24:45 +0000

Hiromasa Ogikubo came up big as an underdog to win the Rizin FF bantamweight grand prix. Ogikubo (25-5-2) had to go through some early adversity in his semifinals bout against Naoki Inoue, but “The Ultimate Fighter 24” finalist rallied to win the final two rounds and advance to the Rizin FF 33 finals at Saitama Super Arena on Friday. On the other side of the bracket, Kai Asakura (19-4) knocked down and outstruck Kenta Takizawa, setting him up with a finals rematch against Ogikubo, who he knocked out with a soccer kick at Rizin FF 23 in 2020. With the odds stacked against him once again on the night, Ogikubo came out strong against Asakura

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Rizin FF 33: Hiromasa Ogikubo avenges loss to Kai Asakura, wins 2021 bantamweight grand prix

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Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Takanori Gomi added to Rizin FF 33

BAD MMA News — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 01:24:39 +0000

A late addition to the Rizin FF 33 lineup features a kickboxing dynamo and a Japanese MMA legend. Promotion officials recently announced that striking specialist Tenshin Nasukawa and former PRIDE lightweight champion Takanori Gomi will meet in a special rules match at Rizin FF 33, which takes place on New Year’s Eve at Japan’s famed Saitama Super Arena. The bout is expected to serve as Nasukawa’s final appearance for Rizin before he takes part in a final kickboxing bout against fellow Japanese standout Takeru Segawa in June. The 23-year-old Nasukawa (42-0 kickboxing) then expects to pursue a career in boxing. Rizin officials marked the occasion of his final appearance with a special poster

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Rizin FF 33 official for Dec. 31, features Roberto de Souza vs. Yusuke Yachi, bantamweight grand prix final

BAD MMA News — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 01:48:15 +0000

Rizin FF’s final event of the year will take place on New Year’s Eve at the legendary Saitama Super Arena. Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara recently announced that while Japan continues to deal with international travel restrictions in the country’s battle against COVID-19, the promotion will be able to welcome talent from abroad for Rizin FF 33 in Saitama. “We have officially been told that international athletes will be able to enter the country until Dec

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Rizin FF 33 bantamweight grand prix semifinals set: Former champion Kai Asakura draws Kenta Takizawa

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:38:46 +0000

Rizin FF’s New Year’s Eve card will feature the bantamweight grand prix semifinals and a lightweight title fight. On Dec. 31 at Saitama Super Arena in Japan, former champion Kai Asakura (18-3) will meet Kenta Takizawa (13-7) at Rizin FF 33, promotion officials announced Tuesday. Asakura picked up a finish of Shooto Watanabe and a unanimous decision over Alan Yamaniha to advance to the semifinals. Takizawa decisioned Masakazu Imanari, followed by a first-round TKO of Yuki Motoya to secure his spot

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