Rizin Fighting Federation is going big for its upcoming summer
event.
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The Japanese promotion recently announced that Super
Rizin 4 will feature three championship bouts on July 27 at
Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Naoki Inoue
will defend the banamweight crown against Ryuya
Fukuda, while Seika Izawa
will face Yu Jin Shin
for the super atomweight title.
At featherweight, newly-crowned champion Rajabali
Shaidullaev will square off against an as-yet-to-be announced
opponent.
Former 145-pound king Kleber
Koike Erbst is also slated to compete at Super Rizin 4, as he
will lock horns with Mikuru Asakara. Additionally, ex-Bellator
MMA lightweight champ Patricky
Freire will make his fourth Rizin appearance against Shunta
Nomura.
A handful of other fights were also confirmed for the card:
Masanori
Kanehara vs. Ren
Sugiyama at featherweight; Karshyga
Dautbek vs. Kyoma
Akimoto at featherweight and Moeri Suda
vs. Noeru
Narita at super atomweight.
Additionally, Super Rizin 4 will include the semifinals of the
heavyweight grand prix and the opening round of an eight-man
flyweight tournament.