2020 in Rizin Fighting Federation

2020 in Rizin Fighting Federation
Information
First date	February 22, 2020
Last date	December 31, 2020
Events
Fights
Chronology
2019 in Rizin Fighting Federation 2020 in Rizin Fighting Federation

The year 2020 is the 6th year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. The season started with Rizin Fighting Federation in Hamamatsu. It started broadcasting through a television agreement with Fuji Television. In North America and Europe Rizin FF is available on PPV all over the world and on FITE TV.

List of events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
1	Rizin 21 – Hamamatsu	February 22, 2020	Hamamatsu Arena	Hamamatsu, Japan	6,832
2	Rizin 22 – Starting Over	August 9, 2020	Pia Arena MM	Yokohama, Japan	2,805
3	Rizin 23 – Calling Over	August 10, 2020	Pia Arena MM	Yokohama, Japan	4,410

Rizin 21 – Hamamatsu

Rizin 21 – Hamamatsu
Promotion	Rizin Fighting Federation
Date	February 22, 2020
Venue	Hamamatsu Arena
City	Hamamatsu, Japan

Rizin 21 – Hamamatsu was a Combat sport event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on February 22, 2020 at the Hamamatsu Arena in Hamamatsu, Japan.

Results

Rizin 21
Weight Class				Method	Round	T.Time	Notes
Catchweight 68 kg	Mikuru Asakura	def.	Daniel Salas	TKO (Head Kick and Punches)	2	7:34
Bantamweight 61 kg	Victor Henry	def.	Masanori Kanehara	TKO (Punches)	2	5:45
Heavyweight 120 kg	Roque Martinez	def.	Hideki Sekine	TKO (Soccer Kicks)	1	4:04
Catchweight 79 kg	Marcos de Souza	def.	Falco Neto	TKO (Punches)	1	1:27
Intermission
Bantamweight 61 kg	Yuto Hokamura	def.	Kenji Kato	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:21
Exhibition	Roberto de Souza	def.	Yuki Nakai	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	8:05	Jiu Jitsu Elimination Match
			Hiroshi Shinagawa	Submission (Triangle Choke)
			Edison Kagohara	Submission (Choke)
			Koji Shigemizu	Submission (Armbar)
			Yuna Kimura	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Bantamweight 61 kg	Naoki Inoue	def.	Trent Girdham	Decision (Unanimous)	3	15:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Vugar Kyaramov	def.	Kyle Aguon	Decision (Unanimous)	3	15:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Kousuke Jitukata	def.	Ryo Sakai	KO (Punches)	1	1:28	Kickboxing
Flyweight 57 kg	Kenichi Takeuchi	def.	Naoya	Decision (Unanimous)	3	9:00	Kickboxing
Opening Fight
Catchweight 60 kg	Henry Cejas	def.	Seido	Decision (Unanimous)	3	9:00	Kickboxing
Lightweight 70 kg	Yuya	def.	Kouki	KO (Punch)	1	2:30	Kickboxing
Catchweight 59 kg	Masaji Tozuka	-	Masahiro Ozawa	Draw (Majority)	3	9:00	Kickboxing

Rizin 22 – Starting Over

Rizin 22 – Starting Over
Promotion	Rizin Fighting Federation
Date	August 9, 2020
Venue	Pia Arena MM
City	Yokohama, Japan

Rizin 22 – Starting Over was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on August 9, 2020 at the Pia Arena MM in Yokohama, Japan.

Background

The event was initially planned to be held on April 19, 2020 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan However, the event was cancelled on April 2, 2020, due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

Rizin 22
Weight Class				Method	Round	T.Time	Notes
Lightweight 71 kg	Roberto de Souza	def.	Yusuke Yachi	TKO (Punches)	1	1:52
W.Strawweight 52 kg	Ayaka Hamasaki	def.	Tomo Maesawa	Submission (Kimura)	2	6:26
W.Super Atomweight 49 kg	Kanna Asakura	def.	Mizuki Furuse	TKO (Punches)	1	1:35
Bantamweight 61 kg	Naoki Inoue	def.	Shooto Watanabe	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:40
Catchweight 56 kg	Rui Ebata	def.	Seiki Ueyama	Decision (Unanimous)	3	9:00	Kickboxing
Catchweight 50.8 kg	Nadaka Yoshinari	def.	Yuushin	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	2	8:08	Kickboxing
Featherweight 66 kg	Tetsuya Seki	def.	Kouya Kanda	TKO (Punches)	2	8:47
Featherweight 66 kg	Kyohei Hagiwara	def.	Rikuto Shirakawa	TKO (Punches)	3	14:40
Bantamweight 61 kg	Kenji Kato	def.	Erson Yamamoto	KO (Punch)	1	3:32

Rizin 23 – Calling Over

Rizin 23 – Calling Over
Promotion	Rizin Fighting Federation
Date	August 10, 2020
Venue	Pia Arena MM
City	Yokohama, Japan

Rizin 23 – Calling Over was a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on August 10, 2020 at the Pia Arena MM in Yokohama, Japan.

Background

A Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former title challenger Kai Asakura and Hiromasa Ougikubo served as the event headliner. Former Rizin Bantamweight champion Manel Kape announced on March 30, 2020 that he would be relinquishing the bantamweight title and announce he has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC.

Results

Rizin 23
Weight Class				Method	Round	T.Time	Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg	Kai Asakura	def.	Hiromasa Ougikubo	TKO (Soccer Kicks)	1	4:31	For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship
Bantamweight 61 kg	Yuki Motoya	def.	Mamoru Uoi	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	3	12:19
Featherweight 66 kg	Yutaka Saito	def.	Kazumasa Majima	TKO (Knees and Elbow)	2	5:24
Bantamweight 61 kg	Kento Haraguchi	def.	Taiga Kawabe	TKO (Punches)	1	2:50	Kickboxing
Featherweight 66 kg	Jin Aoi	def.	Kotetsu Boku	Decision (Unanimous)	3	15:00
Catchweight 59 kg	Makoto Shinryu	def.	Seiichiro Ito	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	9:30
Catchweight 73 kg	Kaito Ono	def.	Daryl Lokoku	Decision (Unanimous)	3	9:00	Kickboxing
Flyweight 58 kg	Tatsuki Saomoto	def.	Yusaku Nakamura	KO (Punches)	1	4:06
Catchweight 73 kg	Shintaro Matsukura	def.	Koji Mori	KO (Punches)	1	1:28	Kickboxing

External links

• Official event
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