The year 2024 is the tenth year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.
| Rizin Fighting Federation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance | |
| 1 | Saga Arena | Saga, Japan | 7,758 | ||
| 2 | World Memorial Hall | Kobe, Japan | |||
| 3 | Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| 4 | Rizin 47 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | |||
| 5 | Super Rizin 3 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | ||
| 6 | Rizin 48 |
| Promotion: | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Rizin Landmark 8 in Saga | |
| Date: | February 24, 2024 |
| Venue: | Saga Arena |
| City: |  Saga, Japan |
| Attendance: | 7,758 |
Rizin Landmark 8 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on February 24, 2024, at the Saga Arena in Saga, Japan.
The event marked the organization's first visit to Saga Prefecture.
A lightweight bout between Luiz Gustavo and Yoshinori Horie headlined the event.[1]
A featherweight bout between former champion Vugar Karamov and former Rebel FC Featherweight champion Kazumasa Majima was expected to take place at the event.[2] However, Karamov withdrew from the bout due to his inability to travel to Japan and was replaced by Masakazu Imanari.[3]
A lightweight bout between former Shooto Pacific Rim Lightweight champion Yusuke Yachi and former HEAT Lightweight champion Kim Kyung-pyo was expected to take place at the event. However Kim withdrew from the bout due to knee injury and was replaced by Rikuto Shirakawa.[4]
A super atomweight bout between former two-time champion Ayaka Hamasaki and former title challenger Claire Lopez was expected to take place at the event. However Hamasaki withdrew from the bout due to forearm fracture and was replaced by current DEEP Microweight champion Saori Oshima. [5]
| Rizin Landmark 8 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight 71 kg |  Luiz Gustavo | def. | Yoshinori Horie | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | def. | Kazumasa Majima | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:37 | ||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Yusuke Yachi | def. | Rikuto Shirakawa | Technical Submission (face crank) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| W.Super Atomweight 49 kg | Saori Oshima | def. |  Claire Lopez | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 3:18 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | def. | Takahiro Ashida | TKO (soccer kicks and punches) | 1 | 4:29 | ||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Daichi Abe | def. | Kota Ossman | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:35 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Shohei Nose | def | Kenta Takizawa | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 2:48 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Yuki Ito | def. | Masatoshi Ueda | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 58 kg | Takumi Terada | def. | Takekiyo Tominaga | TKO (three knockdowns) | 1 | 1:54 | |
| Opening Ceremony | |||||||
| Catchweight 60 kg | Ryuhei Sakai | def. | Ryoga Fukuchi | Decision (split) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Daiki Yahiro | def. | Yuto Araki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:36 | |
| Catchweight 62.5 kg | Reito Bravely | def. | Kyohei Furumura | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:49 | |
| Catchweight 62.5 kg | Rikito | def. | Hannya Hashimoto | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight 53 kg | Satoshi Katashima | def. | Keito Ishigo | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Promotion: | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Rizin Landmark 9 in Kobe | |
| Date: | March 23, 2024 |
| Venue: | World Memorial Hall |
| City: | Kobe, Japan |
Rizin Landmark 9 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on March 23, 2024, at the World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan.
The event was originally referred to as Rizin 46. At the press conference on January 31th, it was announced that the March event will now be referred to as Rizin Landmark 9 while RIZIN 46 will take place in April.[6]
A lightweight non-title bout between current champion Roberto Satoshi Souza and UFC veteran Keita Nakamura headlined the event.[7]
| Rizin Landmark 9 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Roberto Satoshi Souza (c) | def. | Keita Nakamura | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 1:43 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Koji Takeda | def. | Kyohei Hagiwara | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | def. | Shoko Sato | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| W.Super Atomweight 49 kg | Rena Kubota | def. |  Shim Yu-ri | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Yuya Shibata | def. | Erson Yamamoto | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 1:45 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Yuto Hokamura | def. | Daiki Tsubota | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Takakenshin | def. |  Cody Jerabek | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:58 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | def. | Ryogo Takahashi | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Catchweight 74 kg |  Buakaw Banchamek | ded. | Minoru Kimura | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:10 | |
| Catchweight 70 kg | Yuya | def. | Masaya Jaki | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 2:25 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Yusaku Nakamura | def. |  Arman Ashimov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Opening Ceremony | |||||||
| Catchweight 53 kg | Yuto Uemura | def. | Aoi Noda | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 1:35 | |
| Catchweight 57.5 kg | Shun Matsuyama | def. | Shin Sakurai | KO (punch) | 3 | 1:55 | |
| Catchweight 56.5 kg | Daichi Akahira | def. | Yuki Yoshioka | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Promotion: | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Rizin 46 | |
| Date: | April 29, 2024 |
| Venue: | Ariake Arena |
| City: | Tokyo, Japan |
Rizin 46 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 29, 2024, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Chihiro Suzuki and Masanori Kanehara headlined the event.[8]
A bantamweight bout between former Rizin Featherweight Champion Juntaro Ushiku and 2016 Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling Shinobu Ota served as the co-main event.[9]
| Rizin 46 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Chihiro Suzuki (c) | def. | Masanori Kanehara | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:28 | For the Rizin Featherweight Championship. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | def. | Juntaro Ushiku | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kim Soo-chul | def. | Taichi Nakajima | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:06 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Makoto Takahashi | def. | Lee Jung-hyun | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:29 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kazuma Kuramoto | def. | Yang Ji-yong | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | BeyNoah | def. | Yusaku Inoue | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg |  Viktor Kolesnik | def. | Yoshiki Nakahara | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 58.9 kg | Tatsuki Shinotsuka | def. | Justyn Martinez | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:33 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg |  Ilkhom Nazimov | def. | Sora Yamamoto | TKO (elbows and punches) | 2 | 3:39 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Ryo Takagi | def. | Taisei Nishitani | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:04 | |
| Promotion: | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Rizin 47 | |
| Date: | June 9, 2024 |
| Venue: | Yoyogi National Stadium |
| City: | Tokyo, Japan |
Rizin 47 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on June 9, 2024, at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
The event was headlined by a bantamweight rematch between the Rizin Flyweight Champion (also former two-time Rizin and Bellator Bantamweight Champion) Kyoji Horiguchi and former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Sergio Pettis.[10] The pair previously met at Bellator 272 in December 2021, where Pettis defended his title by fourth round knockout.[11]
A featherweight bout between former Rizin Featherweight Champion (also former KSW Featherweight Champion) Kleber Koike Erbst and former Rizin and Bellator Bantamweight Champion Juan Archuleta served as the co-main event.[12]
| Rizin 47 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kyoji Horiguchi | def. | Sergio Pettis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | def. | Juan Archuleta | Submission (inverted heel hook) | 1 | 2:25 | ||
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Przemysław Kowalczyk | def. | Mikio Ueda | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:08 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg |  Razhabali Shaydullaev | def. | Koji Takeda | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:42 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Spike Carlyle | def. | Kim Kyung-pyo | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:11 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Karshyga Dautbek | def. | Tetsuya Seki | KO (punch to the body) | 1 | 3:11 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | BeyNoah | def. | Johnny Case | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 61 kg | Genji Umeno | def. | Uoi Fullswing | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Sho Patrick Usami | def. | Kazuki Tokudome | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:29 | |
| Promotion: | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Super Rizin 3 | |
| Date: | July 28, 2024 |
| Venue: | Saitama Super Arena |
| City: | Saitama, Japan |
Super Rizin 3 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on July 28, 2024, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
The event was headlined by a featherweight grudge match between Mikuru Asakura and Ren Hiramoto. As an added bet, the loser of the bout was to retired from mixed martial arts.[13]
Internationally, Super Rizin 3 was the first event in four years to feature English commentary in-person, and marked the promotional debut of Michael Schiavello (who previously did commentary for Rizin predecessor Dream).[14] [15]
| Super Rizin 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Ren Hiramoto | def. | Mikuru Asakura | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:18 | |
| Catchweight 68 kg | Manny Pacquiao | vs. | Rukiya Anpo | Draw (time limit) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Yuta Kubo | def. | Yutaka Saito | TKO (front kick to the body) | 2 | 4:19 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Hiromasa Ougikubo | def. | Makoto Takahashi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Catchweight 59 kg | Hideo Tokoro | def. | Hiroya Kondo | TKO (punch and elbows) | 1 | 3:20 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Ryusei Ashizawa | def. | Kouzi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 57.2 kg | John Dodson | def. | Takaki Soya | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 2:00 | |
| W.Super Atomweight 49 kg | Rena Kubota | def. | Kate Oyama | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:18 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | YA-MAN | def. | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:28 | ||
| W.Catchweight 57.2 kg |  Tai Emery | def. | Charisa Sigala | TKO (punch) | 1 | 0:37 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kazumasa Majima | def. | Suguru Nii | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:11 | |
| Promotion: | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Rizin 48 | |
| Date: | September 29, 2024 |
| Venue: | Saitama Super Arena |
| City: | Saitama, Japan |
Rizin 48 will be Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on September 29, 2024, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
A Rizin Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Roberto de Souza and Luiz Gustavo is expected to headline the event. While a Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout for the vacant title between Naoki Inoue and former ONE Bantamweight Champion Kim Soo-chul is set for co-main event.[16]
| Rizin 48 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Roberto de Souza (c) | vs. | Luiz Gustavo | For the Rizin Lightweight Championship. | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Naoki Inoue | vs. | Kim Soo-chul | For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship. | ||||
| Super Atomweight 49 kg | Seika Izawa | vs. | Kanna Asakura | Non-title bout. | ||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kyohei Hagiwara | vs. | Ryo Takagi | |||||