Rizin 45: Horiguchi vs Shinryu 2 airs stay from Saitama Tremendous Enviornment in Saitama, Japan on Sunday, December 31. The ultimate MMA struggle card for 2023 includes a collection of bouts with two titles contested on the night time.
Within the five-round foremost occasion, Kyoji Horiguchi (31-5) and Makoto Shinryu (16-1-1) battle it out for the inaugural Rizin flyweight title. The pair meets in an all-Japanese rematch, following their first struggle in July that resulted in No Contest on account of an unintentional eye poke at Bellator MMA x Rizin 2.
Within the co-main occasion, Juan Archuleta (29-4) of america squares off in opposition to Kai Asakura (20-4) of Japan. Archuleta was anticipated to place his bantamweight belt on the road, however he was stripped of title after lacking the required 61 kg weight restrict by 2.8 kg (round 6.17 lbs). Asakura is eligible to elevate the title in case of victory.
Additionally on the cardboard, Kleber Koike (31-7-1) faces his Japanese-fellow Yutaka Saito (21-7-2) at featherweight. Plus, Ren Hiramoto (2-3) takes on Ren Sugiyama in all-Japanese bout additionally at featherweight and Tsuyoshi Sudario (8-2) meets Mikio Ueda (2-1) in all-Japanese conflict at heavyweight. The complete lineup may be discovered beneath.
Rizin 45 stay stream & begin time
United States
Broadcast: FITE TVDate: Sunday, December 31Time: 12 am ET
United Kingdom
Broadcast: FITE TVDate: Sunday, December 31Time: 5 am GMT
Australia
Broadcast: FITE TVDate: Sunday, December 31Time: 4 pm AEDT
Rizin 45 struggle card
Get Rizin 45: Horiguchi vs Shinryu 2 full struggle card and keep tuned for outcomes beneath.
Predominant card
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Makoto Shinryu – inaugural Rizin flyweight title
Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta by TKO (knee and punches, R2 at 3:20) – wins vacant Rizin FF bantamweight title*
Kleber Koike def. Yutaka Saito by submission (brabo choke, R3 at 1:22)
Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama by unanimous determination
Seika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto by submission (rear-naked choke, R2 at 0:37)
Mikio Ueda def.Tsuyoshi Sudario TKO (knee and punches, R2 at 0:37)
Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson by unanimous determination
Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya by unanimous determination
Shinobu Ota def. Ryusei Ashizawa by KO (punches, R1 at 2:21)
Koji Tanaka def. Kota Miura by TKO (punches and kicks, R2 at 0:59)
Igor Tanabe def. Shinsho Anzai by submission (rear-naked choke, R1 at 1:32)
Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai by TKO (head kick and punches, R2 at 2:53)
Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo by submission (rear-naked choke, R1 at 4:28)
Prelims
Suguru Nii def. Satoshi Yamasu by KO (punch, R2 at 1:03)
Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa by unanimous determination
Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin by TKO (punches, R2 at 2:16)
Joe Hiramoto def. Yushi Sakura by unanimous determination
*Archuleta ineligible for the title on account of missed weight
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