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⏳IT'S FIGHT DAY!!!⏳Don't miss our first show of the 2023!
7⃣ MMA bouts
3⃣ Kickboxing bouts
Pivotal fights at 125, 145 and 170, and an all-out grudge match in the main event TONIGHT!! 🔥
[ 4/1 | 1:00am CT | Watch the PPV here: https://t.co/1L6w5XNsI4 ] pic.twitter.com/0SqkkSCoEX— RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) March 31, 2023
The Rizin Fighting Federation will kick off its 2023 campaign with Rizin 41 on Saturday at Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka, Japan, as Koji Tanaka toes the line against Ryusei Ashizawa in a three-round bantamweight headliner contested under kickboxing rules. Meanwhile, a featherweight tilt between Yoshinori Horie and Vugar Karamov anchors the mixed martial arts portion of the show.
Rizin 41—which streams to FITE.tv pay-per-view ($19.99) at 2 a.m. ET/11 p.m. PT—also features a welterweight clash matching Kiichi Kunimoto with Keita Nakamura, a flyweight scrap pitting Makoto Takahashi against Daichi Kitakata, a featherweight confrontation pairing Kyle Aguon with Kyohei Hagiwara and a bantamweight battle slotting Yuto Hokamura opposite Koichi Ishizuka.
A closer look at the Rizin 41 particulars:
THE LINEUP
135: Koji Tanaka vs. Ryusei Ashizawa (KB)145: Yoshinori Horie vs. Vugar Karamov
170: Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Keita Nakamura
125: Makoto Takahashi vs. Daichi Kitakata
145: Kyle Aguon vs. Kyohei Hagiwara
135: Yuto Hokamura vs. Koichi Ishizuka
155: Sho Patrick Usami vs. Kyung Pyo Kim
125: Yusaku Nakamura vs. Mehman Mamedov
135: Shun Onishi vs. Motoki (KB)
145: Shingeki no Yuki vs. Sota Kimura (KB)
125: Asataro vs. Shin Sakurai (KB)
125: Yuto Miwa vs. Daichi Akahira (KB)