News Rizin Announcement this Saturday; Possible Bellator Japan 2

[TorontoTO]

 

[Killer Kadoogan]

HELL YEA, WAR RIZIN!!!!!!!!!!!! PRIDE NEVER DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LONG LIVE SAKAKIBARA-SAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OWARANAI DESU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TRVITMVNZ]

Interesting why Patricky would be going

 

[TorontoTO]

Interesting why Patricky would be going

Patricky vs. AJ probably happening in Japan

 

[Terry_Dak_Tull]

So this is going to happen just mere hours after poirier/gaethje and crawford/spence?

 

[podsox]

Can’t wait to watch it on tape delay again…

 

[CalmLlama]

Interesting. Well hopefully it’d be in a ring this time. Not really sure what matchups I’d do.

horiguchi vs Dodson at 125.
Maybe Johnny case can fight someone at 155. Tho I have no idea who’s available. Maybe qually.

 

[careto]

Bellator holding Patricky vs AJ on Japan on a Sunday at like 4 am would be peak Bellator. Hate the idea.

 

[STAY GOLD]

Interesting. Well hopefully it’d be in a ring this time. Not really sure what matchups I’d do.

The last RIZIN and Bellator co. promoted card in Japan on NYE was in a ring.

 

[STAY GOLD]

So this is going to happen just mere hours after poirier/gaethje and crawford/spence?

Yeah. RIZIN seems to get a kick of throwing cards on after UFC PPVs for some reason. I used to stay up to watch them live as I’m a big fan of RIZIN, but it’s rough as they usually have multiple intermissions and they’re long, specially at the time they’re on.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Yeah. RIZIN seems to get a kick of throwing cards on after UFC PPVs for some reason. I used to stay up to watch them live as I’m a big fan of RIZIN, but it’s rough as they usually have multiple intermissions and they’re long, specially at the time they’re on.

I can't do RIZIN live, shit goes on waaaaay too long.

 

[TorontoTO]

pretty much confirmed that aj vs. patricky in japan

 

[Kryptt]

Cool. Enjoyed the 1st one quite a bit.

I do agree with the hours and interruptions making it hard to sit through. Or in my case not fall asleep when Intermission hits...

 

[careto]

pretty much confirmed that aj vs. patricky in japan

I guess we need to wait and see the announcement but this is a headscratcher. You put your most popular and best fighter ti fight Japan rather than in a big event in the US?

 

[Terry_Dak_Tull]

I guess we need to wait and see the announcement but this is a headscratcher. You put your most popular and best fighter ti fight Japan rather than in a big event in the US?

I still think what I said in another thread might be true. They are just doing shows to fill contractual obligations. South Dakota has a show every August. The Dublin card was already announced.

They had to do McKee/Pitbull at some point and it appears it will be just be on a Rizin card.

 

[Stan]

I guess we need to wait and see the announcement but this is a headscratcher. You put your most popular and best fighter ti fight Japan rather than in a big event in the US?

Bellator will most likely make 2 - 3 times the gate money holding that fight in Japan than they would in the USA. Bellator has had much better audiences in Europe and Japan most likely due to the channels they are broadcasted on actually heavily promote those events whereas Showtime/CBS is non existent.

 

[Terry_Dak_Tull]

Bellator will most likely make 2 - 3 times the gate money holding that fight in Japan than they would in the USA. Bellator has had much better audiences in Europe and Japan most likely due to the channels they are broadcasted on actually heavily promote those events whereas Showtime/CBS is non existent.

If the press conference is related to the 7/30 card, they won't be having their own event.

 

[careto]

I still think what I said in another thread might be true. They are just doing shows to fill contractual obligations. South Dakota has a show every August. The Dublin card was already announced.

They had to do McKee/Pitbull at some point and it appears it will be just be on a Rizin card.

This seems to be the case. Its just such a shame to out this fight in a RIZIN event, rather than a big event in the US or Brazil. Sucks but it would also explain the lack of cards as of late. Hopefully, the situation gets resolved soon and they begin putting some events by fall/winter.

 

[Stan]

If the press conference is related to the 7/30 card, they won't be having their own event.

If Bellator is streaming it then it must be another RIZIN/Bellator co-promoted fight card if so then it should be a 50/50 split still making more money than they would holding in the USA.

 

[mime]

it looks like its going to be patricky pitbull vs mckee and horiguchi in japan