Bellator MMA vs. Rizin

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Bellator MMA vs. Rizin FF
File:Bellator vs. Rizin poster.jpg
The poster for Bellator MMA vs. Rizin FF
Promotion Bellator MMA
Rizin Fighting Federation
Date December 31, 2022 (2022-December-31)
City Saitama, Japan
Venue Saitama Super Arena
Attendance 23,661[1]
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Bellator MMA vs. Rizin FF and Rizin 40 (also known as Bellator MMA x Rizin 1) was a mixed martial arts event being co-promoted by Bellator MMA and the Rizin Fighting Federation that took place on December 31, 2022, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[2][3][4][5][6]

Background

The main card saw fighters from each promotion fight each other, with the Bellator representatives including a current champion and three former champions: Patrício Pitbull, A. J. McKee, Juan Archuleta and Kyoji Horiguchi. Matches were contested under Rizin's ruleset, which differs from Bellator's usual Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.[7]

The main card aired tape delayed in the U.S. on Showtime, Bellator's regular broadcast partner.[3]

Results

Bellator MMA vs. Rizin (Showtime)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight A. J. McKee def. Roberto de Souza Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Featherweight Patrício Pitbull def. Kleber Koike Erbst Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Flyweight Kyoji Horiguchi def. Hiromasa Ougikubo Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Juan Archuleta def. Soo Chul Kim Decision (split) 3 5:00
Lightweight Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Koji Takeda Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Rizin 40 (Fite TV PPV)
Super Atomweight Seika Izawa def. Si Woo Park Decision (split) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Bantamweight Naoki Inoue def. Kenta Takizawa Submission (kimura) 2 3:53
Heavyweight Junior Tafa def. Tsuyoshi Sudario TKO (punches) 1 1:38
Flyweight John Dodson def. Hideo Tokoro KO (punches) 1 1:43
Intermission
Catchweight Ren Hiramoto def. Genji Umeno KO (punch) 2 3:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Bantamweight Yuki Motoya def. Rogério Bontorin KO (knee) 2 2:56
Lightweight Johnny Case def. Nobumitsu Osawa TKO (punches) 1 0:36
Featherweight Chihiro Suzuki def. Yoshiki Nakahara KO (punches) 1 4:44
Lightweight Patrick Sho Usami def. BeyNoah KO (punch) 1 0:45
Bantamweight Yushi def. Tatsuya Nakazawa Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 [lower-alpha 3]
  1. Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Grand Prix Finals
  2. Special Standing bout rules, exhibition boxing match. Umeno was the mystery fighter.
  3. Special Rules bout

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See also

References

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