| 2024 in Rizin Fighting Federation | ||||
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| First date | February 24, 2024 | |||
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| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2024 is the tenth year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.
| Rizin Fighting Federation | ||||||||
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| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance | |||
| 1 | Rizin Landmark 8 | February 24, 2024 | Saga Arena |  Saga, Japan | 7,758 | |||
| 2 | Rizin Landmark 9 | March 23, 2024 | World Memorial Hall | Kobe, Japan | ||||
| 3 | Rizin 46 | April 29, 2024 | Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| 4 | Rizin 47 | June 9, 2024 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| 5 | Super Rizin 3 | July 28, 2024 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | ||||
| Title fights in 2024 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Chihiro Suzuki (c) | def. | Masanori Kanehara | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:28 | Rizin 46 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Rizin Landmark 8 in Saga | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | February 24, 2024 |
| Venue | Saga Arena |
| City | Saga, Japan |
| Attendance | 7,758 |
Rizin Landmark 8 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on February 24, 2024, at the Saga Arena in Saga, Japan.
The event marked the organization's first visit to Saga Prefecture.
A lightweight bout between Luiz Gustavo and Yoshinori Horie headlined the event. [1]
A featherweight bout between former champion Vugar Karamov and former Rebel FC Featherweight champion Kazumasa Majima was expected to take place at the event. [2] However, Karamov withdrew from the bout due to his inability to travel to Japan and was replaced by Masakazu Imanari. [3]
A lightweight bout between former Shooto Pacific Rim Lightweight champion Yusuke Yachi and former HEAT Lightweight champion Kim Kyung-pyo was expected to take place at the event. However Kim withdrew from the bout due to knee injury and was replaced by Rikuto Shirakawa. [4]
A super atomweight bout between former two-time champion Ayaka Hamasaki and former title challenger Claire Lopez was expected to take place at the event. However Hamasaki withdrew from the bout due to forearm fracture and was replaced by current DEEP Microweight champion Saori Oshima. [5]
| Rizin Landmark 8 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight 71 kg |  Luiz Gustavo | def. | Yoshinori Horie | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Masakazu Imanari | def. | Kazumasa Majima | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:37 | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Yusuke Yachi | def. | Rikuto Shirakawa | Technical Submission (face crank) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| W.Super Atomweight 49 kg | Saori Oshima | def. |  Claire Lopez | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 3:18 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Hiroaki Suzuki | def. | Takahiro Ashida | TKO (soccer kicks and punches) | 1 | 4:29 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Daichi Abe | def. | Kota Ossman | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:35 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Shohei Nose | def | Kenta Takizawa | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 2:48 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Yuki Ito | def. | Masatoshi Ueda | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 58 kg | Takumi Terada | def. | Takekiyo Tominaga | TKO (three knockdowns) | 1 | 1:54 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Opening Ceremony | |||||||
| Catchweight 60 kg | Ryuhei Sakai | def. | Ryoga Fukuchi | Decision (split) | 2 | 5:00 | RIZIN MMA Special rules. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Daiki Yahiro | def. | Yuto Araki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:36 | RIZIN MMA Special rules. |
| Catchweight 62.5 kg | Reito Bravely | def. | Kyohei Furumura | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:49 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Catchweight 62.5 kg | Rikito | def. | Hannya Hashimoto | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Catchweight 53 kg | Satoshi Katashima | def. | Keito Ishigo | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Rizin Landmark 9 in Kobe | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | March 23, 2024 |
| Venue | World Memorial Hall |
| City | Kobe, Japan |
Rizin Landmark 9 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on March 23, 2024, at the World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan.
The event was originally referred to as Rizin 46. At the press conference on January 31th, it was announced that the March event will now be referred to as Rizin Landmark 9 while RIZIN 46 will take place in April. [6]
A lightweight non-title bout between current champion Roberto Satoshi Souza and UFC veteran Keita Nakamura headlined the event. [7]
| Rizin Landmark 9 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Roberto Satoshi Souza (c) | def. | Keita Nakamura | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 1:43 | Non-title bout. |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Koji Takeda | def. | Kyohei Hagiwara | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Naoki Inoue | def. | Shoko Sato | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| W.Super Atomweight 49 kg | Rena Kubota | def. |  Shim Yu-ri | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Yuya Shibata | def. | Erson Yamamoto | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 1:45 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Yuto Hokamura | def. | Daiki Tsubota | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Takakenshin | def. |  Cody Jerabek | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:58 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Yuta Kubo | def. | Ryogo Takahashi | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 74 kg |  Buakaw Banchamek | ded. | Minoru Kimura | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:10 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Catchweight 70 kg | Yuya | def. | Masaya Jaki | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 2:25 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Yusaku Nakamura | def. |  Arman Ashimov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Ashimov missed weight. |
| Opening Ceremony | |||||||
| Catchweight 53 kg | Yuto Uemura | def. | Aoi Noda | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 1:35 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Catchweight 57.5 kg | Shun Matsuyama | def. | Shin Sakurai | KO (punch) | 3 | 1:55 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Catchweight 56.5 kg | Daichi Akahira | def. | Yuki Yoshioka | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Kickboxing rules. |
| Rizin 46 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | April 29, 2024 |
| Venue | Ariake Arena |
| City | Tokyo, Japan |
Rizin 46 was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 29, 2024, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Chihiro Suzuki and Masanori Kanehara headlined the event. [8]
A bantamweight bout between former Rizin Featherweight Champion Juntaro Ushiku and 2016 Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling Shinobu Ota served as the co-main event. [9]
| Rizin 46 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Chihiro Suzuki (c) | def. | Masanori Kanehara | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:28 | For the Rizin Featherweight Championship. |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Shinobu Ota | def. | Juntaro Ushiku | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kim Soo-chul | def. | Taichi Nakajima | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:06 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Makoto Takahashi | def. | Lee Jung-hyun | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:29 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kazuma Kuramoto | def. | Yang Ji-yong | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Intermission | |||||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | BeyNoah | def. | Yusaku Inoue | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg |  Viktor Kolesnik | def. | Yoshiki Nakahara | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 58.9 kg | Tatsuki Shinotsuka | def. | Justyn Martinez | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:33 | Bare Knuckle rules. Martinez is Mystery Fighter. |
| Featherweight 66 kg |  Ilkhom Nazimov | def. | Sora Yamamoto | TKO (elbows and punches) | 2 | 3:39 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Ryo Takagi | def. | Taisei Nishitani | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:04 | |
| Rizin 47 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | June 9, 2024 |
| Venue | Yoyogi National Stadium |
| City | Tokyo, Japan |
Rizin 47 will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on June 9, 2024, at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
The event is scheduled to be headlined by a bantamweight rematch between the Rizin Flyweight Champion (also former two-time Rizin and Bellator Bantamweight Champion) Kyoji Horiguchi and former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Sergio Pettis. [10] The pair previously met at Bellator 272 in December 2021, which Pettis defended the title by fourth round knockout. [11]
A bantamweight bout between former Rizin Featherweight Champion (also former KSW Featherweight Champion) Kleber Koike Erbst and former Rizin Bantamweight Champion (also former Bellator Bantamweight Champion) Juan Archuleta is expected to serve as the co-main event. [12]
| Rizin 47 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kyoji Horiguchi | vs. | Sergio Pettis | ||||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Kleber Koike Erbst | vs. | Juan Archuleta | ||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Karshyga Dautbek | vs. | Tetsuya Seki | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Mikio Ueda | vs. |  Przemysław Kowalczyk | ||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Spike Carlyle | vs. | Kim Kyung-pyo | ||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Kazuki Tokudome | vs. | Sho Patrick Usami | ||||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Koji Takeda | vs. |  Razhabali Shaydullaev | ||||
| Lightweight 71 kg | Johnny Case | vs. | BeyNoah | ||||
| Super Rizin 3 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Rizin Fighting Federation |
| Date | July 28, 2024 |
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena |
| City | Saitama, Japan |
Super Rizin 3 will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on July 28, 2024, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
The event is scheduled to be headlined by a featherweight grudge match between Mikuru Asakura and Ren Hiramoto. As an added bet, the loser of the bout is to retire from mixed martial arts. [13]
| Super Rizin 3 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | T.Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Mikuru Asakura | vs. | Ren Hiramoto | ||||
| Flyweight 57 kg | Hiromasa Ougikubo | vs. | Makoto Takahashi | ||||
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