News RE: RIZIN NYE/10 Year Anniversary Event

[Bobby Boulders]

Ok, buds. There were several who had mentioned they'd wanted details about this card, and, as it is generally the only card of RIZIN's that has a legit turnout, every year, I promised to make this thread with as many details as I know.



This is RIZIN's 10 year anniversary show, and the lineup is lit. It's what you'd expect from both a 10 year anniversary show and NYE card.

The MMA portion is as follows:


On the preliminary portion we have Baby Sakuraba (yes, Kazushi's son) making his MMA debut against JMMA stalwart Yusuke Yachi, who has over 40 fights under his belt.

We have former Bellator and RIZIN flyweight title challenger Makoto Shinryu taking on former BraveCF bantamweight champion and UFC veteran Jose Torres.

We've got RISE kickboxing 143lb champ Ya-Man (WAR YA-MAN!) taking on the number one FW in Japan and SE Asia, and number three P4P in SE Asia, Karshyga Dautbek, who is an absolute killer, with an 88% (T)KO rate.

The main event for the prelims is what will maybe be the fight of the card, as former K1 and Krush kickboxing welterweight champion, Yuta Kubo, will be taking on undefeated Kyrgastani submission ace Razhabali Shaydullaev, who, at 24, will probably be contending stateside in the next couple of years.

The main card features three title fights.

Lightweight champion and BJJ hero Satoshi Souza will take on former RIZIN featherweight champion and prolific fight finisher Vugar Karamov.

The flyweight title fight is between everyone's current favorite Japanese star, and former UFC title challenger, Kyoji Horiguchi, and former EFC bantamweight champion Nkazimulo Zulu.

The main event is a featherweight title fight against champion Chihiro Suzuki, the kid who flatlined Patricio Pitbull last year, taking on former RIZIN and KSW featherweight champion Kleber Koike Erbst, in a grudge match.

Wait, there's more!



The RIZIN Outlaw portion of the card was supposed to have featured the boxing match between former K1 super lightweight champion and K1 WWGP runner up, Rukiya Anpo, and former WBC interim lightweight boxing champion, Ryan Garcia, but Garcia dropped out of the fight, as expected. The consolation fight is what NYE in Japan is all about, as Anpo (5'11") will now be facing former K1 cruiserweight champion Sina Karimian (6'7")...at 220lbs!!! (WAR ANPO!!!)

The card starts tomorrow night, 12/30, at 11pm Eastern, 8pm Pacific, in North America. The card can be purchased as a stand alone event purchase at RIZIN.tv for the amazing price of $20, USD, which is well worth it for an event featuring more than 20 fights. Or you can just spend the same amount, $20, and subscribe to RIZIN Pass for a month, and have access to their entire event history, whichever you prefer.

Hope to see you there, come one, come all!

 

[EndlessCritic]

I'd also mention Motoya vs Akimoto.

Motoya has been a UFC level fighter his entire career, beating many UFC vets in Japan (Scoggins, Bontorin, and Nascimento.) He's now 35, and will probably never see the UFC, but he's really the ultimate JMMA gatekeeper -- and one of the more underrated fighters in MMA history.

He's fighting 18 year old undefeated 7-0 Kyoma Akimoto, who has looked great to date.

Rizin.tv states that the winner of this fight will determine the challenger to fight Naoki Inoue next for the Rizin bantamweight title.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

I'd also mention Motoya vs Akimoto.

Motoya has been a UFC level fighter his entire career, beating many UFC vets in Japan (Scoggins, Bontorin, and Nascimento.) He's now 35, and will probably never see the UFC, but he's really the ultimate JMMA gatekeeper -- and one of the more underrated fighters in MMA history.

He's fighting 18 year old undefeated 7-0 Kyoma Akimoto, who has looked great to date.

Rizin.tv states that the winner of this fight will determine the challenger to fight Naoki Inoue next for the Rizin bantamweight title.

There were considerations I had to make when drawing up that monstrosity of an OP, Motoya and Sieka among them. It's already long enough that some posters won't even read it, I couldn't fit in everything that I'd have liked.

Well said, though. Anyone who's watched JMMA for any length of time knows Motoya, and he's exactly as you described.

Seika is probably going to little sis Apdelgarim, but at least Izawa is still on the card. Rena would have been nice, and would have bolstered the card a degree.

 

[BoxerMaurits]

Amazing, thanks for sharing brother! @Bobby Boulders

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Amazing, thanks for sharing brother! @Bobby Boulders

Yall know that when it comes to NYE in Japan, I got yall. Always my favorite event of the year, nothing else like it.

 

[Contempt]

Sweet... has been ages and I'm craving some violence.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Ok, buds. There were several who had mentioned they'd wanted details about this card, and, as it is generally the only card of RIZIN's that has a legit turnout, every year, I promised to make this thread with as many details as I know.

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This is RIZIN's 10 year anniversary show, and the lineup is lit. It's what you'd expect from both a 10 year anniversary show and NYE card.

The MMA portion is as follows:

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On the preliminary portion we have Baby Sakuraba (yes, Kazushi's son) making his MMA debut against JMMA stalwart Yusuke Yachi, who has over 40 fights under his belt.

We have former Bellator and RIZIN flyweight title challenger Makoto Shinryu taking on former BraveCF bantamweight champion and UFC veteran Jose Torres.

We've got RISE kickboxing 143lb champ Ya-Man (WAR YA-MAN!) taking on the number one FW in Japan and SE Asia, and number three P4P in SE Asia, Karshyga Dautbek, who is an absolute killer, with an 88% (T)KO rate.

The main event for the prelims is what will maybe be the fight of the card, as former K1 and Krush kickboxing welterweight champion, Yuta Kubo, will be taking on undefeated Kyrgastani submission ace Razhabali Shaydullaev, who, at 24, will probably be contending stateside in the next couple of years.

The main card features three title fights.

Lightweight champion and BJJ hero Satoshi Souza will take on former RIZIN featherweight champion and prolific fight finisher Vugar Karamov.

The flyweight title fight is between everyone's current favorite Japanese star, and former UFC title challenger, Kyoji Horiguchi, and former EFC bantamweight champion Nkazimulo Zulu.

The main event is a featherweight title fight against champion Chihiro Suzuki, the kid who flatlined Patricio Pitbull last year, taking on former RIZIN and KSW featherweight champion Kleber Koike Erbst, in a grudge match.

Wait, there's more!

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The RIZIN Outlaw portion of the card was supposed to have featured the boxing match between former K1 super lightweight champion and K1 WWGP runner up, Rukiya Anpo, and former WBC interim lightweight boxing champion, Ryan Garcia, but Garcia dropped out of the fight, as expected. The consolation fight is what NYE in Japan is all about, as Anpo (5'11") will now be facing former K1 cruiserweight champion Sina Karimian (6'7")...at 220lbs!!! (WAR ANPO!!!)

The card starts tomorrow night, 12/30, at 11pm Eastern, 8pm Pacific, in North America. The card can be purchased as a stand alone event purchase at RIZIN.tv for the amazing price of $20, USD, which is well worth it for an event featuring more than 20 fights. Or you can just spend the same amount, $20, and subscribe to RIZIN Pass for a month, and have access to their entire event history, whichever you prefer.

Hope to see you there, come one, come all!

 

[Langinbang187]

I bought this last year and was informed I wouldn't receive it until 3 days later on tape delay.

That was fun

 

[Bobby Boulders]

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You must still be crying about Dana promising he had the best trainers and prep for Chuck, only for Chuck to literally quit lmao.

Just bc you're ignorant, doesn't mean these fighters are cans. And, make no mistake, you're ignorant. Still love you, though.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

I bought this last year and was informed I wouldn't receive it until 3 days later on tape delay.

That was fun

They've worked things out, they were kinda new to streaming their own events, at the time. You don't need to subscribe anymore, you can just purchase the event itself using Paypal

 

[Danespina]

Awesome job @Bobby Boulders. $20 for 20 fights is great.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Awesome job @Bobby Boulders. $20 for 20 fights is great.

A ton of people not working right now (I'd have been, and will work tomorrow, but took a vacation day on Tuesday bc fuck missing this bc work), not a lot of fights happening lately, what else you gonna do? The NYE chats are always lit, looking forward to it.

@Xuh, I expect your presence

 

[Langinbang187]

They've worked things out, they were kinda new to streaming their own events, at the time. You don't need to subscribe anymore, you can just purchase the event itself using Paypal.

Thanks for the insight, may give this an order tomorrow now.

 

[wwkirk]

Ok, buds. There were several who had mentioned they'd wanted details about this card, and, as it is generally the only card of RIZIN's that has a legit turnout, every year, I promised to make this thread with as many details as I know.

View attachment 1077710

This is RIZIN's 10 year anniversary show, and the lineup is lit. It's what you'd expect from both a 10 year anniversary show and NYE card.

The MMA portion is as follows:

View attachment 1077711
On the preliminary portion we have Baby Sakuraba (yes, Kazushi's son) making his MMA debut against JMMA stalwart Yusuke Yachi, who has over 40 fights under his belt.

We have former Bellator and RIZIN flyweight title challenger Makoto Shinryu taking on former BraveCF bantamweight champion and UFC veteran Jose Torres.

We've got RISE kickboxing 143lb champ Ya-Man (WAR YA-MAN!) taking on the number one FW in Japan and SE Asia, and number three P4P in SE Asia, Karshyga Dautbek, who is an absolute killer, with an 88% (T)KO rate.

The main event for the prelims is what will maybe be the fight of the card, as former K1 and Krush kickboxing welterweight champion, Yuta Kubo, will be taking on undefeated Kyrgastani submission ace Razhabali Shaydullaev, who, at 24, will probably be contending stateside in the next couple of years.

The main card features three title fights.

Lightweight champion and BJJ hero Satoshi Souza will take on former RIZIN featherweight champion and prolific fight finisher Vugar Karamov.

The flyweight title fight is between everyone's current favorite Japanese star, and former UFC title challenger, Kyoji Horiguchi, and former EFC bantamweight champion Nkazimulo Zulu.

The main event is a featherweight title fight against champion Chihiro Suzuki, the kid who flatlined Patricio Pitbull last year, taking on former RIZIN and KSW featherweight champion Kleber Koike Erbst, in a grudge match.

Wait, there's more!

View attachment 1077729

The RIZIN Outlaw portion of the card was supposed to have featured the boxing match between former K1 super lightweight champion and K1 WWGP runner up, Rukiya Anpo, and former WBC interim lightweight boxing champion, Ryan Garcia, but Garcia dropped out of the fight, as expected. The consolation fight is what NYE in Japan is all about, as Anpo (5'11") will now be facing former K1 cruiserweight champion Sina Karimian (6'7")...at 220lbs!!! (WAR ANPO!!!)

The card starts tomorrow night, 12/30, at 11pm Eastern, 8pm Pacific, in North America. The card can be purchased as a stand alone event purchase at RIZIN.tv for the amazing price of $20, USD, which is well worth it for an event featuring more than 20 fights. Or you can just spend the same amount, $20, and subscribe to RIZIN Pass for a month, and have access to their entire event history, whichever you prefer.

Hope to see you there, come one, come all!

$20 is quite enticing. But I still want to know how entertaining is Rizin overall? Also, do they have a unique ruleset? And do they incorporate music? (I wouldn't like that.)

Another question, are there English language commentators? Not a make or break matter, but I would have to brace myself, like watching a subtitles movie.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

I bought this last year and was informed I wouldn't receive it until 3 days later on tape delay.

That was fun

bush league shit but what can you expect from a Pride FC knock off org.

 

[wwkirk]

I bought this last year and was informed I wouldn't receive it until 3 days later on tape delay.

That was fun

So, if I go with them I should get the Pass? Or is that a bust?

 

[Sasha]

I bought this last year and was informed I wouldn't receive it until 3 days later on tape delay.

That was fun

Same, I got sent a 16-colors 320x240 video on three hundred 3½" floppy disks, six months later

 

[Bobby Boulders]

$20 is quite enticing. But I still want to know how entertaining is Rizin overall? Also, do they have a unique ruleset? And do they incorporate music? (I wouldn't like that.)

Another question, are there English language commentators? Not a make or break matter, but I would have to brace myself, like watching a subtitles movie.

RIZIN is entertaining. They do a better job of enticing fighters to fight and put on a show, relative to the UFC.

Their ruleset is the purest form of organized combat on the planet, encompassing the old PRIDE rulset, plus elbows. Edit: although they've seemed to have permanently done away with the opening 10 minute round, something they still used early on, or allowed the fighters to choose to use, if they wished.

They don't tend to have musical guests on their cards, but do the usual opening ceremony.

Michael Schiavello and UFC veteran Damian Brown handle English commentary.

And, despite our lost autist bud BEATDOWN's claims of it being a PRIDE knockoff, it is literally run by the exact same people who ran PRIDE, who simply cannot use the PRIDE name bc the UFC owns it. It is literally PRIDE.

 

[JoeRowe]

What time does it start in America?

Hope Horiguchi wins by devastating finish and then calls out Pantoja. Dying to see that fight

 

[Jackonfire]

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You watch Powerslap lmao