2022 in Rizin Fighting Federation

The year 2022 be will the 8th year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. It started broadcasting through a television agreement with Fuji Television. In North America and Europe Rizin FF is available on PPV all over the world and on live-now.[1][2]

2022 in Rizin Fighting Federation
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Background

Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced that Rizin is planning to work in copromotion between K-1 and RISE to hold in June the megafight between Tenshin Nasukawa and Takeru Segawa.

List of events
Rizin Fighting Federation
# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
1 Rizin Trigger 2 February 23, 2022 Ecopa Arena Fukuroi, Japan
2 Rizin Landmark 2 March 6, 2022 Japan
3 Rizin 34 – Osaka March 20, 2022 Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Japan
4 Rizin Trigger 3 April 16, 2022 Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Chōfu, Japan
5 Rizin 35 April 17, 2022 Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Chōfu, Japan
6 Rizin Landmark 3 May 5, 2022 Japan
7 The Match 2022 June 19, 2022 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan

Rizin Trigger 2
Rizin Trigger 2
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PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateFebruary 23, 2022
VenueEcopa Arena
City Fukuroi, Japan
Event chronology
Rizin 33 Rizin Trigger 2

Rizin Trigger 2 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on February 23, 2022, at the Ecopa Arena in Fukuroi, Japan.

Background

A featherweight bout betwewn Kleber Koike Erbst and Ulka Sasaki was scheduled as the event headliner.[3]

Results
Rizin Trigger 2
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Kleber Koike Erbst def. Ulka Sasaki Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 3:22
Bantamweight 61 kg Kazuma Kuramoto def. Kenji Kato TKO (Knees) 1 4:16
Lightweight 71 kg Akira Okada def. Takumi Suzuki Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Sora Yamamoto def. Suguru Nii TKO (Knees and Punches) 1 0:35
Intermission
Catchweight 73 kg Kohei Tokeshi def. Harry Stallone KO (Punch) 2 3:31
Catchweight 100 kg Ryugo def. Sasada Katsutoshi TKO (Three Knockdowns) 1 2:38 Kickboxing
Catchweight 62 kg Hikaru Yoshino def. Daisuke Endo Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Kouki Nakagawa def. Katsushi Kojima Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Takuma Uchiyama def. Kotetsu Hara Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Featherweight 65 kg Koki Takeuchi def. Yuuki Kitagawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Catchweight 58 kg Taiki Matsui def. Masanari Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Catchweight 59 kg Taiki Sawatani def. Kota Nakagawa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Catchweight 60 kg Momoto def. Yudai Ito TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 0:13 Kickboxing

Rizin Landmark 2
Rizin Landmark 2
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PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateMarch 6, 2022
VenueTBA
City Japan

Rizin Landmark 2 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on March 6, 2022, in Japan.

Background

A featherweight bout between Chihiro Suziki and the Ren Hiramoto is scheduled as the event headliner.[4]

Results
Rizin Landmark 2
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Chihiro Suzuki def. Ren Hiramoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Hiroaki Suzuki def. Shoji Maruyama TKO (Punch and Soccer Kick) 1 1:12
Catchweight 52.5 kg Nadaka Yoshinari def. Yusei Shirahata KO (punch) 2 1:01 Kickboxing
Bantamweight 61 kg Kuya Ito def. Mamoru Uoi Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight 63 kg Kosuke Terashima def. Takuma Masuda Decision (Split) 3 5:00

Rizin 34 – Osaka
Rizin 34 – Osaka
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PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateMarch 20, 2022
VenueMaruzen Intec Arena
City Osaka, Japan

Rizin 34 – Osaka was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on March 20, 2022, at the Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka, Japan.

With this event, Rizin reaches the same total of numbered events as PRIDE FC did at the time of its final show.

Background

A featherweight bout between Satoshi Yamasu and Kyohei Hagiwara was scheduled as the event headliner.[5]

A bantamweight kickboxing bout between Taiga Kawabe and Ryo Takahashi was scheduled for the event.[6]

Results
Rizin 34
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66 kg Satoshi Yamasu def. Kyohei Hagiwara Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 3:21
Bantamweight 61 kg Kouzi def. Genji Umeno Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Catchweight 68 kg Sora Yamamoto def. Daisuke Nakamura Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Welterweight 77 kg Daichi Abe def. Kiichi Kunimoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Flyweight 57 kg Daichi Kitakata def. Yutaro Muramoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg Juri Ohara def. Akira Okada Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Intermission
Bantamweight 61 kg Taiga Kawabe - Ryo Takahashi Draw (Majority) 3 3:00 Kickboxing
Bantamweight 61 kg Alan Yamaniha def. Motonobu Tezuka Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 3:25
Flyweight 57 kg Tatsuki Saomoto def. Yuto Uda Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Catchweight 60 kg Ryuya Fukuda def. Masayuki Watanabe KO (Punches) 1 0:54
Lightweight 70 kg Yuya def. Yousuke Yamato TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 2:51 Kickboxing
Bantamweight 61 kg Yuki Kasahara def. Motoki TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 2:24 Kickboxing
Catchweight 53 kg Syuto Sato - Jin Mandokoro No Contest (Ankle Injury) 3 1:30 Kickboxing
Catchweight 63 kg Ryuki Kaneda def. Ayumu Yamamoto TKO (Soccer kick) 1 2:07
Catchweight 63 kg Sho Ogawa def. Yuma Yamahata TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:52 Kickboxing
Lightweight 70 kg Masaya Jaki def. Kouta TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 1:53 Kickboxing
Opening Fight
Catchweight 60 kg Shun def. Ryo Sato TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 2:15 Kickboxing

Rizin Trigger 3
Rizin Trigger 3
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PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateApril 16, 2022
VenueMusashino Forest Sport Plaza
City Chōfu, Japan

Rizin Trigger 3 will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 16, 2022, at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chōfu, Japan.

Results
Rizin Trigger 3
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Lightweight 71 kg Luiz Gustavo def. Yusuke Yachi TKO (Punches) 2 3:14
Openweight Hideki Sekine def. Takakenshin TKO (Soccer Kicks and Punches) 2 3:49
Featherweight 66 kg Masanori Kanehara def. Kazumasa Majima TKO (Punches) 3 3:37
Flyweight 57 kg Takaki Soya def. Nobuyoshi Nakatsukasa KO (Soccer Kick and Punches) 2 3:29
Bantamweight 61 kg Takuma Sudo def. Shooto Watanabe Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Intermission
Lightweight 71 kg Kimihiro Eto def. Tatsuya Saika TKO (Punches) 3 4:12
Catchweight 72 kg Grant Bogdanove def. Takeshi Izumi TKO (Punches and Elbows) 3 3:16
Catchweight 63.5 kg Shoji Otani def. Rikiya TKO (Three knockdown rule) 1 2:52 Kickboxing

Rizin 35
Rizin 35
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PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateApril 17, 2022
VenueMusashino Forest Sport Plaza
City Chōfu, Japan

Rizin 35 will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 17, 2022, at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chōfu, Japan.

Background

A Rizin Super Atomweight Championship bout between the reigning champion Ayaka Hamasaki and Seika Izawa was scheduled for the event.[7]

A Rizin Featherweight Championship rematch between the reigning champion Juntaro Ushiku and the former champion Yutaka Saito was scheduled for the event.[8]

A Rizin Lightweight Championship rematch between the reigning champion Roberto de Souza and Johnny Case was scheduled for the event.[8]

Results
Rizin 35
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Lightweight 71 kg Roberto de Souza (c) def. Johnny Case Submission (Reverse Triangle Armbar) 1 3:32 For the Rizin Lightweight Championship
Featherweight 66 kg Juntaro Ushiku (c) def. Yutaka Saito Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 For the Rizin Featherweight Championship
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg Seika Izawa def. Ayaka Hamasaki (c) Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 For the Rizin Super Atomweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Mikio Ueda KO (Punches) 1 2:05
Intermission
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg Kanna Asakura def. Satomi Takano Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight 71 kg Spike Carlyle def. Koji Takeda Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2 1:35
Heavyweight 120 kg Shoma Shibisai def. Rihards Bigis TKO (Punches and Elbows) 1 1:36
Bantamweight 61 kg Yuki Motoya def. Alan Yamaniha Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight 66 kg Vugar Karamov def. Taichi Nakajima Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 2:00
Featherweight 66 kg Kyle Aguon def. Takahiro Ashida Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00

Rizin Landmark 3
Rizin Landmark 3
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PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
DateMay 5, 2022
VenueTBA
City Japan

Rizin Landmark 3 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on May 5, 2022, in Japan.

Fight Card
Rizin Landmark 3
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Catchweight 68 kg Kleber Koike Erbst vs. Kyohei Hagiwara
Bantamweight 61 kg Kazuma Kuramoto vs. Mamoru Uoi
Catchweight Hideo Tokoro
Masanori Kanehara		 vs. Daisuke Nakamura
Shinobu Ota		 Grappling Tag Match
Featherweight 66 kg Tetsuya Seki vs. Akira Haraguchi
Catchweight 62 kg Yushi vs. Tony Tony Zenki

The Match 2022
The Match 2022
Information
PromotionRizin Fighting Federation
K-1
RISE
DateJune 19, 2022
VenueTokyo Dome
City Tokyo, Japan

The Match 2022 will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation in partnership with K-1 and RISE on June 19, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan.

Background

The main event will feature the megafight between the RISE Featherweight champion Tenshin Nasukawa and the K-1 Super Featherweight champion Takeru Segawa.[9]

Fight Card
The Match 2022
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Catchweight 58 kg Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Takeru Segawa Kickboxing
Bantamweight 53 kg Kazane Nagai vs. Toma Kuroda Kickboxing
Super featherweight 60 kg Leona Pettas vs. Kan Nakamura Kickboxing
Super featherweight 60 kg Ryusei Ashizawa vs. YA-MAN Kickboxing
Super bantamweight 55 kg Shiro vs. Masashi Kumura Kickboxing
Super bantamweight 55 kg Masahiko Suzuki vs. Akihiro Kaneko Kickboxing
Super lightweight 65 kg Kento Haraguchi vs. Hideaki Yamazaki Kickboxing
Lightweight 62.5 kg Taiju Shiratori vs. Kongnapa Weerasakreck Kickboxing
Super welterweight 71 kg BeyNoah vs. Hiromi Wajima Kickboxing

See also

References
  1. "Rizin FF Partners with Live-now". mmafighting.com.
  2. "LIVENOW AND RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION STRIKE DEAL TO BRING MMA CONTEST TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCE". pressparty.com.
  3. Sherdog.com. "Rizin 'Trigger 2nd' Cage Event Set for Feb. 23; Koike Erbst vs. Sasaki to Headline". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. "【RIZIN】平本蓮との対戦決まった鈴木千裕「KOして生き残る」、鶴屋怜が鈴木の実力に太鼓判「まじ強いすよ」". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. "3・20『RIZIN.34』で萩原京平VS弥益ドミネーター聡志". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. "【RIZIN】3.20『RIZIN.34』大阪大会で大雅vs.高橋亮が決定、ほか出場候補は「皇治と金太郎」、天心vs.武尊の6月大会に向けて「存在感を示してほしい」（榊原CEO）". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  7. "【RIZIN】3大タイトルマッチが決定！ サトシvs.ケース、牛久vs.斎藤、浜崎vs.伊澤がベルトを賭けて再戦＝4月16日（土）『RIZIN.35』府中". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  8. "【ＲＩＺＩＮ】連敗中の斎藤裕がフェザー級王者・牛久に挑戦「自分のベルトを返してもらう」". tokyo-sports.co.jp. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  9. MMA Fighting Newswire (24 December 2021). "Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Takeru dream kickboxing match set to take place in June". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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