PBP Rizin 40: Bellator vs. Rizin, Sat. 12/31, 12 AM ET/9 PM PT PBP Discussion Thread

[JayPettryMMA]

Saturday 12.31.2022 at 12 AM ET/9 PM PT
U.S. Broadcast: Fite.TV and Showtime
Venue: Saitama Super Arena
Location: Saitama, Japan
Commentary: Joe Ferraro/Damien Brown, Mauro Ranallo/John McCarthy
Number of MMA Bouts: 8 MMA/1 MMA?/1 Special, and then 5 MMA

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~~~~~ Ok, here's the deal. Americans can only watch this in parts. The first 10 fights are on Fite.TV on a PPV. The Bellator vs. Rizin fights are on Showtime, tape-delayed to air at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on Saturday night. We wish we had a better way to help you watch it all live. ~~~~~


Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. Rizin:
155: BMMA A.J. McKee (19-1) vs. Rizin Roberto Satoshi de Souza (14-1)
145: BMMA Patricio Freire (34-5) vs. Rizin Kleber Koike Erbst (31-5-1)
125: BMMA Kyoji Horiguchi (30-5) vs. Rizin Hiromasa Ougikubo (25-6-2)
135: BMMA Juan Archuleta (26-4) vs. Rizin Soo Chul Kim (18-6-1)
155: BMMA Gadzhi Rabadanov (18-4-1) vs. Rizin Koji Takeda (15-3)

~~ Intermission 2 of pain and anguish ~~

W108 Final: Seika Izawa (8-0) vs. Si Woo Park (9-4)
135: Naoki Inoue (15-3) vs. Kenta Takizawa (13-8)
HW: Tsuyoshi "Sudario" Kamiyama (6-1) vs. Junior Tafa (3-0)
125: John Dodson (22-13) vs. Hideo Tokoro (35-31-1)

-- Intermission of hurt and misery --

??? Special: Ren Hiramoto vs. Mystery Fighter X
135: Yuki Motoya (32-9, 1 NC) vs. Rogerio Bontorin (16-4, 2 NC)
155: Johnny Case (27-9-1) vs. Nobumitsu Osawa (14-6)
145: Chihiro Suzuki (9-3) vs. Yoshiki Nakahara (17-5)
155: Noah Bey (1-2) vs. Sho Usami (5-1)
137 MMA?: Yushi Sakura (2-1) vs. Tatsuya Nakazawa (1-0)



Bellator MMA vs. Rizin Weigh-in Results
A.J. McKee (154.7) vs. Roberto Satoshi de Souza (156)
Kleber Koike Erbst (145.2) vs. Patricio Freire (145)
Kyoji Horiguchi (124.8) vs. Hiromasa Ougikubo (125.4)
Juan Archuleta (134) vs. Soo Chul Kim (133.8)
Gadzhi Rabadanov (155.9) vs. Koji Takeda (156)

 

[Captain Crunch28]

So if I order this on fite, is it actually live and which fights do I get?

 

[SakurabasEar]

You guys will see me in the PBP for RIZIN tonight, as far as the bellator portion, to hell with it. I suppose I'll just miss it

So if I order this on fite, is it actually live and which fights do I get?

You'll get just RIZIN 40 without bellator main card, starts at 12 on FITE

 

[JayPettryMMA]

So if I order this on fite, is it actually live and which fights do I get?

Depends where you live, but most likely you'll get this:

W108 Final: Seika Izawa (8-0) vs. Si Woo Park (9-4)
135: Naoki Inoue (15-3) vs. Kenta Takizawa (13-8)
HW: Tsuyoshi "Sudario" Kamiyama (6-1) vs. Junior Tafa (3-0)
125: John Dodson (22-13) vs. Hideo Tokoro (35-31-1)
??? Special: Ren Hiramoto vs. Mystery Fighter X
135: Yuki Motoya (32-9, 1 NC) vs. Rogerio Bontorin (16-4, 2 NC)
155: Johnny Case (27-9-1) vs. Nobumitsu Osawa (14-6)
145: Chihiro Suzuki (9-3) vs. Yoshiki Nakahara (17-5)
155: Noah Bey (1-2) vs. Sho Usami (5-1)
137 MMA?: Yushi Sakura (2-1) vs. Tatsuya Nakazawa (1-0)

 

[Kingz]

Total bush that the Bellator x Rizin portion is tape delayed.

Showtime had aired international Bellator cards live so I figured they would’ve done the same here. Tape delay is just bad business post-1998

 

[runjay]

omg What channel is this

 

[Sixstring]

Not seeing this listed on showtime. I'd buy it through fite, but already have showtime. Can anyone be awesome and confirm it is on showtime? I couldn't find rizin listed on the live TV, or by searching for it, or by going through the sports category.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Not seeing this listed on showtime. I'd buy it through fite, but already have showtime. Can anyone be awesome and confirm it is on showtime? I couldn't find rizin listed on the live TV, or by searching for it, or by going through the sports category.

It's partly on Showtime (the last 5 fights) on Saturday night at 8 PM ET. As in, not overnight. As in, they're tape-delaying the main portion and withholding it from North American audiences. It's ludicrous.

 

[Bushpig]

Did someone say bush?

 

[Sixstring]

It's partly on Showtime (the last 5 fights) on Saturday night at 8 PM ET. As in, not overnight. As in, they're tape-delaying the main portion and withholding it from North American audiences. It's ludicrous.

Okay that's why that was so confusing. Thank you. Tape delaying the main portion.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Did someone say bush?

Only as it pertains to league, with this tape delay.

 

[Bushpig]

Only as it pertains to league, with this tape delay.

Understood.

 

[Kryptt]

 

[Danespina]

Canada has got the whole thing live on FITE.TV for $15. Both portions for one payment of $15. In Canada.

 

[Substance Abuse]

It's partly on Showtime (the last 5 fights) on Saturday night at 8 PM ET. As in, not overnight. As in, they're tape-delaying the main portion and withholding it from North American audiences. It's ludicrous.

So there's no way to watch the 'Main Card' Showtime portion in real time through another service? Sorry a bit under the weather. I may not be reading this correctly, lol.

 

[Fluffernutter]

Too bad pico hurt

 

[JayPettryMMA]

So there's no way to watch the 'Main Card' Showtime portion in real time through another service? Sorry a bit under the weather. I may not be reading this correctly, lol.

The best option would be a VPN, but honestly I don't even know which countries have it and which don't. Canada might, I've heard conflicting reports.

 

[Danespina]

The best option would be a VPN, but honestly I don't even know which countries have it and which don't. Canada might, I've heard conflicting reports.

No conflict anymore. 100% Canada gets the whole event live for $15.

 

[Substance Abuse]

The best option would be a VPN, but honestly I don't even know which countries have it and which don't. Canada might, I've heard conflicting reports.

Wow. That's a joke.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

No conflict anymore. 100% Canada gets the whole event live for $15.

That would be very helpful for those reading this thread....I can't officially suggest that people use a VPN and get the event as a whole through Fite, so all I'm saying is look into it.