BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » rizin https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Manel Kape finishes Kyoji Horiguchi in UFC Vegas 119 main event https://www.badmma.com/manel-kape-finishes-kyoji-horiguchi-in-ufc-vegas-119-main-event.html https://www.badmma.com/manel-kape-finishes-kyoji-horiguchi-in-ufc-vegas-119-main-event.html#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2026 02:55:10 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/manel-kape-finishes-kyoji-horiguchi-in-ufc-vegas-119-main-event.html A flyweight rematch between former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion  Manel Kape  and former  UFC flyweight championship challenger  Kyoji Horiguchi headlined Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 279 fight card at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. Kape made the walk to the octagon riding a three-fight winning streak and ranked No.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/manel-kape-finishes-kyoji-horiguchi-in-ufc-vegas-119-main-event.html/feed 0 Danny Sabatello set to face 56-fight veteran in RIZIN return https://www.badmma.com/danny-sabatello-set-to-face-56-fight-veteran-in-rizin-return-2.html https://www.badmma.com/danny-sabatello-set-to-face-56-fight-veteran-in-rizin-return-2.html#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2025 03:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/danny-sabatello-set-to-face-56-fight-veteran-in-rizin-return-2.html Danny Sabatello | Photo via RIZIN Former Bellator bantamweight contender Danny Sabatello will return to Japan on Sept. 28 for his second fight inside the RIZIN ring, the promotion announced. “The Italian Gangster” will face 56-fight veteran Shoko Sato as part of the RIZIN 51 card in Nagoya

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/danny-sabatello-set-to-face-56-fight-veteran-in-rizin-return-2.html/feed 0 RIZIN champ Naoki Inoue’s dream fight is for the UFC belt, but he won’t call out Merab Dvalishvili https://www.badmma.com/rizin-champ-naoki-inoues-dream-fight-is-for-the-ufc-belt-but-he-wont-call-out-merab-dvalishvili.html https://www.badmma.com/rizin-champ-naoki-inoues-dream-fight-is-for-the-ufc-belt-but-he-wont-call-out-merab-dvalishvili.html#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/rizin-champ-naoki-inoues-dream-fight-is-for-the-ufc-belt-but-he-wont-call-out-merab-dvalishvili.html Naoki Inoue | Photo via RIZIN Naoki Inoue looks to extend his reign as RIZIN bantamweight champion when he faces off with DEEP titleholder Ryuya Fukuda at Super RIZIN 4 , which goes down Sunday morning in Saitama, Japan Plus, Inoue would also introduce him to international viewers as one of the world’s best bantamweights and open doors for bigger challenges out there. Photo via Inoue’s Instagram Naoki Inoue and Merab Dvalishvili training together in 2019 “My dream fight would be fighting the current UFC bantamweight champion,” Inoue told MMA Fighting through a translator. “However, right now the current bantamweight champion is Merab [Dvalishvili] and I used to train him with him, so I don’t really want to call him out because we know each other, we trained together.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/rizin-champ-naoki-inoues-dream-fight-is-for-the-ufc-belt-but-he-wont-call-out-merab-dvalishvili.html/feed 0 Patricky Pitbull eyes stomp knockout victory in RIZIN return https://www.badmma.com/patricky-pitbull-eyes-stomp-knockout-victory-in-rizin-return.html https://www.badmma.com/patricky-pitbull-eyes-stomp-knockout-victory-in-rizin-return.html#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2025 03:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/patricky-pitbull-eyes-stomp-knockout-victory-in-rizin-return.html Patricky Pitbull knocked out Roberto Satoshi in 2023 | Sachiko Hotaka, RIZIN No one has scored more knockouts inside the Bellator cage than Patricky Pitbull , and he wants to continue to build that reputation in Japan. Pitbull signed an exclusive deal with the organization after leaving PFL and will face Shunta Nomura at Super RIZIN 4 on Sunday morning. He has already competed four times in Japan, facing top-competition inside the RIZIN ring, and won three of four via knockout — including a finish over current lightweight champion Roberto Satoshi .

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/patricky-pitbull-eyes-stomp-knockout-victory-in-rizin-return.html/feed 0 ‘Don’t start a brawl’: Two years after locker room melee, Patricky Pitbull and Kleber Koike share card in RIZIN https://www.badmma.com/dont-start-a-brawl-two-years-after-locker-room-melee-patricky-pitbull-and-kleber-koike-share-card-in-rizin.html https://www.badmma.com/dont-start-a-brawl-two-years-after-locker-room-melee-patricky-pitbull-and-kleber-koike-share-card-in-rizin.html#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/dont-start-a-brawl-two-years-after-locker-room-melee-patricky-pitbull-and-kleber-koike-share-card-in-rizin.html Patricky Pitbull finished Koike’s teammate Roberto Satoshi | Lucas Noonan, Bellator Kleber Koike and Patricky Pitbull will compete on the same event Sunday morning in Japan, sharing the Super RIZIN 4 card in Saitama, and RIZIN made sure to avoid more drama between them. Pitbull signed with the promotion after parting ways with PFL and will make his debut as a full-time RIZIN fighter two years after they both had a locker room brawl during Super RIZIN 2. On July 29, 2023, Patricky knocked out Koike’s teammate Roberto Satoshi .

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/dont-start-a-brawl-two-years-after-locker-room-melee-patricky-pitbull-and-kleber-koike-share-card-in-rizin.html/feed 0 RIZIN announces flyweight, heavyweight grand prix fights for July event https://www.badmma.com/rizin-announces-flyweight-heavyweight-grand-prix-fights-for-july-event-3.html https://www.badmma.com/rizin-announces-flyweight-heavyweight-grand-prix-fights-for-july-event-3.html#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2025 01:00:01 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/rizin-announces-flyweight-heavyweight-grand-prix-fights-for-july-event-3.html 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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]]> https://www.badmma.com/rizin-announces-flyweight-heavyweight-grand-prix-fights-for-july-event-3.html/feed 0 Manny Pacquiao set to fight MMA champion https://www.badmma.com/manny-pacquiao-set-to-fight-mma-champion.html https://www.badmma.com/manny-pacquiao-set-to-fight-mma-champion.html#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:35:40 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/manny-pacquiao-set-to-fight-mma-champion.html Going strong at 45 years old, Manny Pacquiao isn’t ready to hang up the gloves just yet. Despite his age, Pacquiao recently confirmed that he will compete once again, this time against a reigning MMA champion. ‘Pac Man’ is considered one of the greatest boxers of his generation and rightly so.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/manny-pacquiao-set-to-fight-mma-champion.html/feed 0 Manny Pacquiao set to fight MMA champion https://www.badmma.com/manny-pacquiao-set-to-fight-mma-champion-2.html https://www.badmma.com/manny-pacquiao-set-to-fight-mma-champion-2.html#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:35:40 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/manny-pacquiao-set-to-fight-mma-champion-2.html Going strong at 45 years old, Manny Pacquiao isn’t ready to hang up the gloves just yet. Despite his age, Pacquiao recently confirmed that he will compete once again, this time against a reigning MMA champion. ‘Pac Man’ is considered one of the greatest boxers of his generation and rightly so

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/manny-pacquiao-set-to-fight-mma-champion-2.html/feed 0 Grotesque staff infection forces AJ McKee out of Bellator tourney https://www.badmma.com/grotesque-staff-infection-forces-aj-mckee-out-of-bellator-tourney.html https://www.badmma.com/grotesque-staff-infection-forces-aj-mckee-out-of-bellator-tourney.html#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:15:19 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/grotesque-staff-infection-forces-aj-mckee-out-of-bellator-tourney.html Former Bellator featherweight champion AJ McKee (20-1) was on a crash course with the Bellator lightweight championship. He was set to face Patricky “Pitbull” Freire in the promotion’s lightweight grand prix at Bellator x Rizin 2 on Sunday in Japan. McKee’s bout with Patricky Pitbull was nixed, however, when he developed a staph infection that forced him out of the fight.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/grotesque-staff-infection-forces-aj-mckee-out-of-bellator-tourney.html/feed 0 Bellator returns to Japan, launches men’s flyweight division https://www.badmma.com/bellator-returns-to-japan-launches-mens-flyweight-division.html https://www.badmma.com/bellator-returns-to-japan-launches-mens-flyweight-division.html#comments Sat, 27 May 2023 14:53:03 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/bellator-returns-to-japan-launches-mens-flyweight-division.html PRESS RELEASE – TOKYO  — Following last year’s historic New Year’s Eve co-promotion, BELLATOR MMA and RIZIN Fighting Federation will bring another industry-altering, star-studded event to fight fans in Japan on Sunday, July 30. Headlining the event, which departs from the head-to-head format of last year’s iteration of the crossover card, will be a Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal matchup between former Featherweight World Champion  AJ McKee  (20-1) and ex-Lightweight World Champion  Patricky Pitbull (24-11). In addition to the highly anticipated clash between McKee and the second of his Pitbull family foes, former BELLATOR and RIZIN champion  Kyoji Horiguchi  (31-5) will return to fight on home soil when he fights for the inaugural BELLATOR Flyweight World Championship against  Makoto  “ Shinryu” Takahashi  (16-1-1), who enters the bout on a blazing hot, ten-fight winning streak. Plus, Japan’s own  Kana Watanabe  (11-2-1) puts her No.

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