Rizin.25: Asakura vs. Saito Preview and Predictions
After over a month since the company’s last event, the Rizin Fighting Federation returns to Osaka, Japan, for RIZIN.25, which is headlined by a title bout featuring Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito for the league’s featherweight championship.
Asakura is riding an eight-fight winning streak and has compiled a 7-0 record within the Rizin organization. Now, he prepares for the biggest fight of his career in an effort to capture the Rizin gold. His opponent, Saito, is a seasoned MMA veteran who has compiled an 18-4-2 record and is coming off a devastating knockout victory via soccer kicks over Kazumasa Majima. He plans to play spoiler and hand Asakura his first defeat in the promotion while capturing the league’s featherweight championship in the process.
RIZIN 26 gets Four Additional Fights Including Kickboxing Match
RIZIN 26, has added four more fights to it’s New Year’s Eve card. The
Saitama Super Arena show as of this writing has a total of 11 MMA fights and one kickboxing match. RIZIN held a press conference on Thursday to announce the new fights. Check out our previous coverage of the first round of announced fights here and here.
Mikuru Asakura vs. Satoshi “Dominator” Yamasu
Popular fighter Mikuru Asakura returns to the RIZIN ring at RIZIN 26. Photo courtesy of RIZIN FF.
The most popular fighter in RIZIN makes a quick turn around to rebound from his championship opportunity loss at