THE MAIN EVENT IS OFFICIAL.@kai_1031_
and @AYamaniha
both make weight to complete the card for tomorrow night.Expect fireworks
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— RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English)
September 18, 2021
The Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight grand prix will proceed
as planned, as all eight competitors in the bracket made weight
without issue ahead of their bouts at Rizin 30.
The matchups for 135-pound quarterfinals are as follows: Kai Asakura
(134.2) vs. Alan
Yamaniha (133.9); Naoki Inoue
(134.1) vs. Yuto
Hokamura (134.3); Hiromasa
Ougikubo (134.1) vs. Takafumi
Otsuka (134.3) and Yuki Motoya
(134.2) vs. Kenta
Takizawa (134.3).
The winner of the grand prix will presumably get a date with Rizin
bantamweight king Kyoji
Horiguchi, who recently signed with Bellator MMA but will be
allowed to keep the 135-pound belt he won with the Japanese
organization.
“I wasn’t too surprised with Horiguchi heading to Bellator,” said
Asakura, who relinquished the title to the UFC veteran in a loss at
Rizin 26. “My target is taking on the world as well, so if I keep
winning I will eventually meet him again.”
Rizin 30 takes place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama Japan on
Sunday and is available via pay-per-view for $24.99
here. The card will also see reigning atomweight champion
Ayaka
Hamasaki (107.5) square off against Emi Fujino
(107.9) in a non-title affair.
Rizin 30 Weigh-in Results:
Kai
Asakura (134.2) vs. Alan
Yamaniha (133.9)
Naoki
Inoue (134.1) vs. Yuto
Hokamura (134.3)
Hiromasa
Ougikubo (134.1) vs. Takafumi
Otsuka (134.3)
Yuki
Motoya (134.2) vs. Kenta
Takizawa (134.3)
Ayaka
Hamasaki (107.5) vs. Emi Fujino
(107.9)
Koji
Takeda (156.1) vs. Yusuke
Yachi (156.5)
Yuta
Sasaki (145) vs. Yoshinori
Horie (145.3)
Shinobu
Ota (145.5) vs. Yuta Kubo
(145.1)
Shoji
Maruyama (145.1) vs. Chihiro
Suzuki (145.3)