Seiki Ueyama

RIZIN 22 is heavy on quality kickboxing and women’s MMA, while also featuring a lightweight showdown between Yusuke Yachi and Roberto de Souza. The lineup also includes Ayaka Hamasaki, Kanna Asakura, Naoki Inoue, Yoshinari Nadaka and Rui Ebata.

RIZIN 16 live from the Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan. The event features family members of the late “Kid” Yamamoto, as his sister Miyuu Yamamoto faces Kanna Asakura and his nephew Erson Yamamoto battles Tim Eschtruth. Tenshin Nasukawa also competes at the event in a kickboxing match.

RIZIN 19 live from the EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan. In the main event, Kai Asakura is on a mission to keep his momentum going following a shocking victory over a Kyoji Horiguchi when he takes on Ulka Sasaki. Also on the card, Eight men are on the hunt for a lightweight tournament championship. Jiří Procházka, who captured Rizin’s light heavyweight crown with an April victory over Muhammed King Mo, meets Fabio Maldonado. The two will clash in a 220-pound catchweight affair.

The Cygames presents RISE WORLD SERIES 2021 OSAKA2 takes place on November 14, 2021, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. Additional bouts include Kento Haraguchi vs. Petch and Kan Nakamura vs. YA-MAN.

The RISE WORLD SERIES OSAKA 2022 takes place on August 21, 2022, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. This kickboxing event features Petchpanomrung Kiatmoo9 facing Kento Haraguchi for the inaugural RISE Super Lightweight (-65kg) title in the main event. Other fighters include Kaito Ono vs. Samo Petje, Chadd Collins vs. Ryota Nakano, and Kazuki Osaki vs. Sanchai TEPPEN GYM across the card. Additional bouts showcase Masahiko Suzuki, Tapruwan, and Yuma Yamaguchi in various matchups. It’s a standout night in RISE’s 2022 season, broadcast live on ABEMA.

RISE WORLD SERIES / SHOOTBOXING-KINGS 2022 takes place on December 25, 2022, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Kento Haraguchi facing Serhiy Adamchuk in a RISE vs. GLORY superfight as the main event. Other key matchups include Petchpanomrung Kiatmoo9 vs. Kosei Yamada in Yamada’s retirement bout, Kaito Ono vs. Stoyan Koprivlenski, and Taiju Shiratori vs. Ilias Banniss. Additional fighters like Shiro Matsumoto, Chadd Collins, and Tessa de Kom compete across RISE and Shootboxing rules. It’s a historic collaboration between RISE, GLORY, and Shootboxing, broadcast live on ABEMA.