Takuya Sugimoto

RISE 137 took place on February 23, 2020, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. In the main event, welterweight champion Noah Bey defended his RISE title against Hideki by unanimous decision. In the semifinal, Kosei Yamada defeated Ryota Nakano to claim the RISE super lightweight title.

RISE 149 was a kickboxing event held on May 23, 2021 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The main event featured Kazuma versus Norasin, while the card also included Yuki Kyotani versus Ryoga Terayama and Tatsuya Inaishi versus Takuya Sugimoto.