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  1. Drake

    BROADENED HORIZIN Ep. 8: Seo Hee Ham, Roberto de Souza, Kleber Koike, Imanari, and Kurumi Kahn

    View: https://youtu.be/bt9F4X-z6PE Audio version at bottom: BROADENED HORIZIN Ep. 8: Ham, Satoshi, Koike, Imanari, and Kurumi
  2. Drake

    Shinju Auclair saw stars align for MMA career, now it's just a matter of getting back to it

    View: https://youtu.be/RifttqeliT4 Working your way up slowly before getting to the big stage is typically how a career in MMA starts for any aspiring fighter. Jumping into the deep end of the pool isn't always the best approach but there are ways to make it work. 27-year old flyweight...
  3. PaulieG

    VID Amanda Nunes vs Gabi Garcia does make sense, a lot.

    Amanda Nunes vs Gabi Garcia who wins? Amanda Nunes is on top of the UFC right now. If you ask a fan who wins this fight they will tell you Nunes wins. Let's think about this for a minute. Amanda has 13 KO/TKO's out of 25 fights. Slightly more than a 50% KO/TKO ratio. Gabi Garcia has never been...
  4. Drake

    BROADENED HORIZIN Ep. 7: Ayaka Hamasaki, Shizuka Sugiyama, Kazuki Tokudome, Horie, and Takumi Tamaru

    View: https://youtu.be/BEu3MzoT6xc Audio versions included: BROADENED HORIZIN Ep. 7: Hamasaki, Sugiyama, Tokudome, Horie, Tamaru
  5. Drake

    Kana Watanabe officially signs with Bellator: ‘My goal is to go after that belt’

    While there have been many different types of setbacks in this wild year of 2020, MMA for the most part has continued forth. Whether it be the UFC and their neverending schedule, or Bellator’s shuffling of the deck and improvements to the roster. Well, for the latter promotion, they’ve kept at...
  6. Drake

    BROADENED HORIZIN Ep. 5: Kyoji Horiguchi, Hiromasa Ougikubo, Rina Panchan, and Kyohei Hagiwara

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkHKaZsaoeM Audio versions included: BROADENED HORIZIN Ep. 5: Horiguchi, Ougikubo, Panchan, Hagiwara
  7. Drake

    BROADENED HORIZIN Ep. 4: Jiri Prochazka, Yutaka Saito, Tomo Maesawa, and Kenta Takizawa

    View: https://youtu.be/tIE7mUEicxE This is BROADENED HORIZIN. The MMA podcast show hosted by Drake Riggs where we chat with your favorite Japanese and RIZIN superstars... in English! Episode four features another fun lineup of guests. You can listen to BROADENED HORIZIN in its entirety below...
  8. Drake

    BROADENED HORIZIN Ep. 3: Kanako Murata, Kana Watanabe, Koji Takeda, and Juri Ohara

    View: https://youtu.be/OoaNjNqWPNc This is BROADENED HORIZIN. The MMA podcast show hosted by Drake Riggs where we chat with your favorite Japanese and RIZIN superstars... in English! Episode three features another fun lineup of guests, one of which is preparing for their UFC debut. You can...
  9. Drake

    BROADENED HORIZIN Ep. 2: Nobuyuki Sakakibara, RENA, Yusuke Yachi, and Takasuke Kume

    View: https://youtu.be/c043ncKjdfI This is BROADENED HORIZIN. The MMA podcast show hosted by Drake Riggs where we chat with your favorite Japanese and RIZIN superstars... in English! Episode two features yet another stacked lineup of guests. You can listen to BROADENED HORIZIN in its entirety...
  10. Drake

    BROADENED HORIZIN Ep. 1: Kai Asakura, Megumi Fujii, Ayaka Hamasaki, and Naoki Inoue

    View: https://youtu.be/AI8NUaoF5Cg This is BROADENED HORIZIN. The MMA podcast show hosted by Drake Riggs where we chat with your favorite Japanese and RIZIN superstars... in English! The inaugural episode features a stacked lineup of guests. You can listen to BROADENED HORIZIN in its entirety...
  11. nuraknu

    RIZIN 23 - Live Discussion 8/10/2020 (2AM ET start time)

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  12. nuraknu

    RIZIN 22 - Live Discussion 8/9/2020 (2AM ET start time)

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  13. nuraknu

    RIZIN Announces Return Shows in August; Kai Asakura vs. Hiromasa Ougikubo for the Vacant Bantamweight Championship

    After months of no shows and no word on the future of RIZIN, CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced this week the promotion will be returning in August with back to back shows. RIZIN 22 and RIZIN 23 are scheduled to be put on at the newly built PIA Arena in Yokohama August 9 and 10. The promotion...
  14. Drake

    A Troubled Path to a Great Escape: The Ian McCall story

    May 6, 2018 … the RIZIN Fighting Federation is in Fukuoka, Japan for their 12th event. The featured attraction pit one of the country’s brightest stars against an unsung MMA pioneer. For Ian McCall, his stunning nine-second knockout loss acted as the flipping of a switch – not only for his...
  15. Drake

    Kana Watanabe: Finding new ways to repeat history

    “A sport of unarmed combat derived from jiu-jitsu and intended to train the body and mind. It involves using holds and leverage to unbalance the opponent.” As its name describes, Mixed Martial Arts is the melting pot of all other combat sports. More often than not, everyone starts with a...
  16. Drake

    Experienced Rookie: Miyuu Yamamoto leads a legacy with a smile

    In essentially all sports, it’s incredibly rare to see athletes competing at the age of 40 or older. It’s even more rare to see said athletes being able to stay relevant and competitive at their respective highest levels. Regarding the world of MMA, the likes of Randy Couture and Yoel Romero...
  17. Drake

    Kanako Murata is determined to be the world's best fighter

    Asian MMA is alive and well in 2019. And among its many great representatives, Kanako Murata is one of the brightest young stars in the sport regardless of where her journey began. Born in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan, Murata’s odyssey into MMA came to life on April 17, 2016. As this was the...
  18. Haulport

    VID TENSHIN Technique Breakdown by The Modern Martial Artist

    This guy is a solid fight technique analyst. I highly recommend his YT channel Is this the best fighter to come out of Japan since Gomi??? Since Sakuraba?!?!? Will he evolve into a better fighter than both of them???? Will he be able to bring RIZIN up the the level of recognition and...
  19. nuraknu

    Rizin FF 14 - Live Discussion 12/31/18

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  20. Carbazel

    Coker wants Champ vs. Champ (Caldwell vs. Horiguchi)

    I don't know if anyone caught this since it was published just before 207. It's from the fight week of both events here in the east coast. Bellator President Scott Coker Willing to do Champion-versus-Champion with Rizin
  21. jason73

    RIZIN looking to increase number of events, possibly in 2019

    The Dolphins Arena prior to RIZIN 12. © RIZIN FF In news that is sure to make fans of the always entertaining RIZIN Fighting Federation happy, the Japanese juggernaut will reportedly quadruple the number of events they hold yearly very soon. CEO of RIZIN, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, spoke to Yahoo...
  22. nuraknu

    Rizin FF 13 - Live Discussion 9/30/18

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  23. jason73

    RIZIN 12 8/12/2018

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  24. The Sound of Violence

    Rizin 11 - Live Discussion 7/28/18

    Card starts Saturday night/Sunday morning - 2am ET / 11pm PT Super Atomweight 49 kg - Kanna Asakura vs. Rena Kubota Catchweight 60 kg - Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Hiromasa Ogikubo Light Heavyweight 93 kg - Jiří Procházka vs. Bruno Cappelozza Lightweight 73 kg - Takanori Gomi vs. Melvin Guillard...
  25. dtrain24

    RIZIN News: Daron Cruickshank vs. Tom Santos; Angela Magana vs. Kanako Murata

    Hi all, I have some fight announcements for RIZIN 11 and RIZIN 12. Cruickshank vs. Santos and Magana vs. Murata, respectively. RIZIN: Daron Cruickshank vs. Tom Santos, Angela Magana vs. Kanako Murata Confirmed - MMASucka.com Thoughts? Both bouts are interesting, but Cruickshank vs. Santos is...
  26. La Paix

    Rizin FF 10 results

    Kyoji Horiguchi scored the fastest victory of his career in today’s Rizin FF 10 headliner when he put down Ian McCall with a knockout in only nine seconds. In the main event of Rizin FF’s first card of the year, Horiguchi (24-2) wasted no time to drop and stop McCall (13-7-1) to stay perfect in...
  27. sparkuri

    RIZIN FF 10 Live Discussion - 5/6/18

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  28. Onetrickpony

    Rizin Confessions

    These are awesome. Rena and Reina as office girls is nice and Reina looks great when dolled up.
  29. nuraknu

    Gabi Garcia discusses Rizin drama, freak show criticism, and tougher opponents

    Gabi Garcia had a year to forget in 2017. The jiu-jitsu ace competed twice in July in Japan, but both fights ended in no-contests due to an illegal soccer kick in Shootboxing and an unintentional eye poke in MMA. Garcia had a chance to end the year on a better note at Rizin’s Dec. 29 card in...
  30. Onetrickpony

    Rizin shine

    With the alarm in this Rizin watch. Only 750 USD. RIZIN OFFICIAL GOODS STORE They have a few nice shirts and I almost freaked out over the glove chain before I realized it was rubber.
  31. sparkuri

    Rizin FF 9: World Grand Prix Final NYE Live Discussion - 12/31/17

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  32. Wild

    Free RIZIN codes

    Post em here. e9wn528
  33. nuraknu

    Takanori Gomi vs. Yusuke Yachi announced for RIZIN Dec. 29 or 31, 2017

    View: https://twitter.com/rizin_STAFF/status/935740787098341379
  34. Wild

    Rizin FF 8: World Grand Prix 2nd Round Live Discussion - 12/29/17

    Complete Results Kyoji Horiguchi def. Gabriel Oliveira via TKO (punches) – Round 1 – bantamweight grand prix quarterfinal (bracket A) Manel Kape def. Ian McCall via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 1 – bantamweight grand prix quarterfinal (bracket A) Shintaro Ishiwatari def. Kevin Petshi via...
  35. nuraknu

    Mirko Cro Cop Filipović to compete again for RIZIN

    View: https://www.instagram.com/p/BbUiYGOBIRn/?hl=en
  36. TheEmperorRises

    Gomi to Rizin? Japanese legend hints return to action on New Year's Eve

    It's been a rough couple of years for lightweight legend Takanori Gomi, with the Japanese fighter going 0-5 over the past four years in the UFC. What's worse: none of those losses was even close to competitive, with Gomi getting TKO'd or subbed early in the first round on all of them. After...
  37. nuraknu

    Ex-UFC contender Ian McCall joins Rizin FF bantamweight grand prix, debuts Dec. 29

    Due to an infamous run of bad luck, Ian McCall has fought just once since July 2014. But that could soon change – in a big way. Officials today announced McCall (13-5-1), a former UFC flyweight contender who’s No. 13 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings, has joined the...
  38. Wild

    Rizin FF 7 Live Discussion - 10/15/17

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  39. TheEmperorRises

    Jae Hoon Moon vs. Kevin Petshi Completes Rizin FF Bantamweight Grand Prix

    The second half of the opening round of Rizing Fighting Federation’s bantamweight tournament is now complete. The Japanese promotion announced Tuesday that a clash between Road FC veteran Jae Hoon Moon and Superior Challenge titlist Kevin Petshi will round out the ‘B’ portion of the bracket on...