RIZIN returns to Osaka, Japan, for RIZIN.25, which is headlined by a title bout featuring Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito for the RIZIN 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 Fighting Federation
Japanese
Yutaka Saito
Mikuru Asakura
Hiromasa Ougikubo
Kenta Takizawa
Ryuichiro Sumimura
Gota Yamashita
Tatsuki Saomoto
Daichi Kitakata
Kyohei Hagiwara
Yojiro Uchimura
Taiga Kawabe
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