In this episode of the YAMATODAMASHII Podcast, we question whether the Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight was really as straightforward as it looked — and why so many fans came away feeling that something was off.We also give a full breakdown of RIZIN’s New Year’s Eve event, reacting to the atmosphere inside the arena, the biggest fights on the card, and what the results mean for Japanese MMA going into 2026.Topics include:Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua — script rumours, rankings fallout, and what we really thinkRIZIN NYE live reaction from JapanMikuru Hasegawa vs Shaduliev — what went wrongReina vs Seika Izawa and the state of the women’s divisionDanny Sabatello as RIZIN bantamweight championPride nostalgia vs the modern RIZIN product**Follow YAMATODAMASHII PODCAST on Instagram**https://www.instagram.com/yamatodamashii_podcast/**Follow YAMATODAMASHII PODCAST on Tik Tok**https://www.tiktok.com/@yamatodamashii.po**Follow TEAM YAMATODAMASHII** https://www.instagram.com/teamyamatodamashii/https://www.tiktok.com/@teamyamatodamashii?_t=ZN-8twCB4FxCli&_r=1 **Get a signed copy of Enson’s second book The Undying Spirit**http://www.destinyforever.com/ **The Undying Spirit is also available on Amazon**US - https://a.co/d/dTuySUW Japan - https://amzn.asia/d/fGzHNCK UK - https://amzn.asia/d/fGzHNCK **New stock available for YAMATODAMASHII Fight Gear**https://yamatodamashiifightgear.com/ **Support the Enson Inoue Foundation**http://www.ensoninouefoundation.org/ **The Tamashii Collection Available Now**https://www.ctrlindustries.com/ **YAMATODAMASHII PODCAST is now available as an Audio Podcast**https://open.spotify.com/show/0i1f7IN0oVNnGxvogMlYD2?si=7578b2f29a43460a https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yamatodamashii-podcast/id1659221500 **Check out the latest PUREBRED goods**http://www.pbg.jp/ **Grab a Sera Bag while stock is still available**https://www.seradesu.com/ **Enson’s Japanese YouTube Channel**https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Slbc0vGqIZTGVoeQ2op9A **Enson’s first book is also available on Amazon**US - https://amzn.to/3zVX1xP Japan - https://amzn.to/3xbMblP UK - https://amzn.to/3iiv39Q **Intro/Outro Songs by KAN aka GAMI**https://open.spotify.com/track/5f6W67uc1Fx0QLP0VPehI8?si=3f8d581144d44288 **Get a custom-made bracelet from Enson and Sarah**http://www.destinyforever.com/ **SCRAMBLE X SUSUMU NAGAO LEGENDS SERIES T-SHIRT**https://scramblestuff.com/ **Feedspot link to Hawaii Top Sports Podcasts**https://podcasts.feedspot.com/hawaii_sports_podcasts/?feedid=5725566 Follow Enson @https://twitter.com/ensoninoue https://www.instagram.com/ensoninoue https://www.cameo.com/enson Follow Jim @https://twitter.com/Ozeki_Jim https://www.instagram.com/jimmymain08/?hl=enTimestamps00:00 - Intro00:50 - Enson's New Year03:04 - Live experience at RIZIN04:41 - Ashizawa/Jolly - Mekka?08:03 - Shayd/Mikuru11:06 - Souza/Nozimov12:25 - Izawa/Rena15:00 - Kleber/Vugar16:01 - Sabatello/Inoue17:27 - Fukuda/Ando18:01 - Kubo/Dautbek19:06 - Nog/Crocop in attendance21:03 - Overall thoughts25:48 - Jake Paul/AJ Fight33:52 - Upcoming team fights