Two Bouts Added to Sept. 27 Rizin 24 Lineup in Saitama

By Martial Arts Videos September 17, 2020
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The upcoming Rizin
24 card has gained two intriguing matchups.


Rizin Fighting Federation announced Tuesday that Kai Asakura
is fighting Shoji
Maruyama in a bantamweight non-title match and Rena Kubota
is clashing with Emi
Tomimatsu in a women’s strawweight showdown.

Asakura (15-2) made a name for himself after scoring a
highlight-reel first-round KO victory against former Rizin and
Bellator
MMA 135-pound champion Kyoji
Horiguchi in their non-title encounter that went down at Rizin
18.

Rizin newcomer Maruyama (16-12-1) is 1-2 in his latest appearances,
losing to both Koichi
Ishizuka and Takeya
Mizugaki via KO and decision, respectively. However he managed
to bounce back on track after scoring a third-round TKO of Makoto
Kamaya.

Former Shoot Boxing women’s flyweight champion Rena (10-3) has
recently earned a third-round TKO victory over Lindsey
VanZandt at Rizin 20. The two fighters have already locked
horns once, as VanZandt rendered the Japanese opponent unconscious
thanks to a rear-naked choke at Bellator 222.

Tomimatsu (15-16) will make her Rizin debut.

Rizin 24 will go down at the famed Saitama Super Arena in Saitama,
Japan, on Sept. 27. The main event will feature a kickboxing clash
between Tenshin
Nasukawa and Koji Tanaka.

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