RIZIN will maintain two playing cards in Might with the beginning of the heavyweight grand prix and championships being defended.
On Might 4, featherweight king Kleber Koike places his title on the road in the primary occasion of RIZIN Otokomatsuri in Tokyo versus Razhabali Shaydullaev. Koike reclaimed the gold with a choice over Chihiro Suzuki in December, whereas Shaydullaev enters the ring with a professional report of 12-0.
RIZIN Otokomatsuri additionally includes a extremely anticipated light-weight match between Japanese stars Chihiro Suzuki and Mikuru Asakura and the primary spherical of the heavyweight grand prix.
Former sumo wrestler Tsuyoshi Sudario debuts within the event in opposition to Bellator veteran Jose Augusto, with ex-KSW heavyweight Marek Samociuk former Bellator and PFL fighter Daniel James. The opposite grand prix quarterfinal matches are Islambek Baktybek Uulu vs. Alexander Soldatkin and Mikio Ueda vs. Shoma Shibisai.
Three weeks later, RIZIN lands in South Korea for an occasion with 155-pound champion Roberto Satoshi defending his throne in opposition to former Street to UFC participant Received Bi Kim on Might 31. UFC veteran and RIZIN shade commentator Johnny Case returns to motion to face Juri Ohara.
Examine the entire lineups beneath.
RIZIN Otokomatsuri — Might 4 in Tokyo, Japan
- Kleber Koike vs. Razhabali Shaydullaev
- Hiroya Kondo vs. Tatsuki Shinotsuka
- Chihiro Suzuki vs. Mikuru Asakura
- Kyohei Hagiwara vs. Taisei Nishitani
- Makoto Shinryu vs. Yuki Ito
- Ryo Takagi vs. Kyoma Akimoto
- Daisuke Nakamura vs. Taisei Sakuraba
- Danny Sabatello vs. Shinobu Ota
- John Dodson vs. Takaki Soya
- Erson Yamamoto vs. Daichi Tomizawa
- Joe Hiramoto vs. Toki Tamaru
- Taio Asahisa vs. Yoshiya Uzatsuyo — kickboxing
- Tsuyoshi Sudario vs. Jose Augusto
- Marek Samociuk vs. Daniel James
- Islambek Baktybek Uulu vs. Alexander Soldatkin
- Mikio Ueda vs. Shoma Shibisai.
- Takao Ueda vs. Vinicius Silveira
- Daichi Akahira vs. Futa Hashimoto
RIZIN in Korea — Might 31 in Seoul, South Korea
- Roberto Satoshi vs. Received Bin Ki
- Juri Ohara vs. Johnny Case
- Soo Chul Kim vs. Shoko Sato
- Hyuk Min Ji vs. Koji Takeda
- Ji Yong Yang vs. Kintaro
- Younger Jae Music vs. Yoshiki Nakahara
- Yu Ri Shim vs. Kate Lotus
- Si Received Kim vs. Sho Patrick Usami
- Sang Hae Jo vs. Disguise Meison Usami — kickboxing
- Yong Cheol Kwon vs. Kota Miura
- Beom Jun Kang vs. Seiya Inoue — kickboxing
