Focus Fights Audio

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• ​0:00 Disclaimer & Legalese
• ​1:09 Show Intro & Rundown
• ​2:33 Interview w/“Wild” Chris Russo
• ​1:04:55 Russo & ROW Epilogue
• ​1:06:40 RIZIN LANDMARK 16 Quick Hitz Review
• ​1:13:30 Interview w/“The Black Panther” Kevin (Kam) Rhoades
• ​2:26:09 Rhoades Epilogue & Happenings in Kickboxing/Muay Thai
• ​2:28:10 Reason for Hiatus
• ​2:33:30 Plugs & Show Outro

(Original Airdate: Jul. 21st, 2026)

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0:00 Tribute to Hannah "Hanarchy" Rapp

5:05 Extended Disclaimer & Plug

7:55 Show Open

8:50 Previewing & Discussing SUPER RIZIN 5

27:05 Sabatello KOs Kashimura (Who can The Italian Gangster defend his title again next?)

36:55 Dautbek decks Hagiwara (+ a preview of Karshyga x Ren Hiramoto)

44:41 Tilenov lands a headache maker on Shinobu Ota (What's full steam ahead for Yrysbek?)

52:49 Erson Yamaoto def. HIROYA Kondo in an overwhelming fight (What's next for these battle tested Flyweights?)

59:37 Johnny Case cracks TENYA's code (Could Hollywood next be in title contention?)

1:04:34 The 1st 2 Fights in the "Invisible" Super Atomweight Grand Prix (Oshima heelhooks Ye Ji Lee, Si Woo beats Suda & HIME def. Ayane Hirata via UD; Is Saori fast-tracked to the title fight due to the finish/Should HIME & Si Woo fight next/What about the losers?)

1:16:26 SHOJI Maruyama def. Genji Umeno in a fun old guy fight (Is the retirement road getting tighter for YABAI DAROU?)

1:26:04 Yota "Rice" Hayashi crushes Shinji Sasaki's dreams while thoughts of a Welterweight Division gain traction (Could a possible Damien Brown x Patricky Pitbull fight + Hayashi be key to RIZIN sowing the seeds at 170 lbs/77kg?)

1:36:09 HINOTORI lights up Jae Hun Lee with a 1st Class Ass Kicking (Is Kyohei Takagi a future star & should J.H.L. face Tatsuki Shinotsuka next?)

1:45:44 The Best of the Rest (3 Prelims & the Lone Kickboxing Bout)

1:54:52 Summarizing RIZIN LANDMARK 15 (Fight & Performance of the Night)

1:59:18 Previewing RIZIN 54 & The Rest of RIZIN's 2026 Schedule

2:15:31 Taylor Lang makes a BIG career announcement w/new management

2:19:25 Plugs, Shout-Outs & Show Close

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With all the fallout from #RIZIN_LANDMARK15 now in the rear view, our crew will discuss all the chaos & happenings that went down from an exciting 12 fight Main Card & breakdown future matchups in addition to RIZIN’s big early morning announcement.

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GoFundMe Page for Hannah “Hanarchy” Rapp (any amount would help): https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-and-love-for-hannah-rapp

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Catch the rebroadcast of RIZIN LANDMARK 15 over on RIZIN.TV: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/videos/rizin-landmark-15-vod-07-18-2026-11-17-56

Be on the lookout for more RIZIN info:

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https://rizin.tv

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• ​0:00 Extended Disclaimer & Legal
• ​2:24 RIZIN LANDMARK 15 Ad by J. Christian Gary
• ​4:53 Show Open (J. Chrish introduces Azuré Blue aka Yukiko Azuré)
• ​10:22 Taylor “Clubber” Lang joins the proceedings
• ​10:52 Thoughts about the Main Event
• ​12:52 Thoughts on the Prelims & the Lone Kickboxing Bout (Especially about HIME vs. Ayane Hirata)
• ​24:34 Danny Sabatello 2nd Title Defense vs. Jinnosuke Kashimura
• ​36:13 Karshyga Dautbek vs. Kyohei Hagiwara
• ​43:26 Shinobu Ota vs. Yrysbek “Demolition” Tilenov
• ​55:44 HIROYA Kondo vs. Erson “Badman” Yamamoto (2 -.500 Fighters looking to correct their paths)
• ​1:09:14 Johnny “Hollywood” Case vs. TENYA Yoshimura (2 fighters off of missed weight opportunities, both need to be on weight more than they need a win)
• ​1:22:17 The “invisible” Women’s Atomweight Championship Grand Prix (Saori Oshima vs. Ye Ji Lee & Si Woo Park vs. Moeri Suda)
• ​1:36:09 Genji Umeno vs. “Samurai” SHOJI Maruyama (Will The Dangerous One have a wild scrap with a Samurai?)
• ​1:46:37 Hiroaki Suzuki vs. Hyuga Miyagawa (Will Kaibatsu-kun get a dominant win?)
• ​1:54:55 “Torao Supernova” Shinji Sasaki vs. Yota “RICE” Hayashi (RIZIN needs more talent above Lightweight. Should these 2 fit the bill?)
• ​2:07:25 Kyohei “HINOTORI” Takagi vs. Jae Hoon Lee (Can HINOTORI get a big win against an ungrateful KMMA Upstart?)
• ​2:16:24 What is the one Main Card Fight the panel isn’t looking forward to & what’s the best Undercard Fight to look out for?
• ​2:26:00 Shout-Outs, Final Thoughts & Plugs
• ​2:38:23 Show Close & Final Plug

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RIZIN LANDMARK 14 is THIS WEEKEND! (Tonight, actually.)

But before all the chaos goes down in Hiroshima, our “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary & his panel of Esteemed Guests (Canadian MMA Fighter Taylor “Clubber” Lang & Yukiko Azuré aka Azuré Blue) break down all the happenings of the fights & what will go down not just on this event but in the Main Event Title Fight & the “invisible” Women’s Atomweight Grand Prix itself.

You can check out RIZIN LANDMARK 15 in HIROSHIMA for $20 on RIZIN.TV (or $17 via the RIZIN PREMIUM PASS): https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-landmark-1

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The quote that J. Chrish referenced to Azuré at the 2:37:15 mark: https://youtu.be/hfOsrX263iY?t=41&is=ZCiKJcflO-aw7j4n

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• ​0:00 Disclaimer & Legal
• ​1:05 Show Open & Rundown
• ​4:35 Johnny “Hollywood” Case (Fight vs. TENYA, returning off of disappointing results, the ramifications of the new Ali Revival Act
• ​47:17  “La máquina asesina/The Assassin Machine” Katie Perez (Aftermath of her fight vs. Kate LOTUS, fighting in RIZIN compared to elsewhere, being creative in the age of A.I.)
• ​1:43:55 Katie Perez’s Next Scheduled Fight (& Why Her Last Fight Got Scrapped)
• ​1:46:26 Snippet of a future interview w/“The Black Panther” Kam Rhoades (Why 2 Fighters fighting for their country’s championship in another country is wrong?/What will it take for American Muay Thai to get a proper push?)
• ​2:18:31 The Next FFA Episode
• ​2:19:22 Plugs, Shoutouts & Show Close

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On this episode of Focus Fights Audio, our “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary spoke to the following:

Johnny “Hollywood” Case on his upcoming fight with TENYA Yoshimura, refocusing himself after coming off of back-to-back disappointing results & his thoughts on the revised Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act wreaking havoc on fight sports (boxing, in particular)….

“La máquina asesina” Katie Perez on her loss to Kate “LOTUS” Oyama & what she learned, the difference between fighting in RIZIN and fighting elsewhere around the world & having a creative mindset in the age of Artificial Intelligence….

And, “The Black Panther” Kam Rhoades (in a snippet of a future interview) on why American Muay Thai needs a proper push in addition to having championship fights & respectable oversight management on North American soil.

You can check out Johnny’s next fight at RIZIN LANDMARK 15 in HIROSHIMA this weekend on RIZIN.TV: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-landmark-15

Katie’s next fight will be on Aug. 8th in Owensboro, Kentucky for ARENA WARS Fighting Series: https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/68x2gm5rjg

And, the Kam Rhoades interview will be up in due time.

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Song Used:

Z-Ro - “Kneel Down” (Instrumental)

Dwayne Swayze - “Fly Away”

Originally Recorded on: Jun. 11th, 2026

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• ​0:00 Disclaimer & Legal
• ​1:05 Belated Juneteenth Message + bashing Josh Hokit’s behavior, criticizing the UFC’s recent events & bashing naysayers
• ​9:12 Show Open
• ​12:36 Overall Thoughts on RIZIN LANDMARK 14
• ​17:28 Summary of the Prelims
• ​27:11 Is SHINRYU/Laramie a done deal after their respective wins? (Plus, the futures of Hiromasa Ogikubo & Yuki Ito.)
• ​49:12 Takakenshin’s weight issues despite the win over Ryo Sakai
• ​1:01:25 Nox & JayWolf puts over the UFC White House event (days before it actually happened)
• ​1:07:20 The RIZIN Lightweight Division glows with BeyNoah & Yusuke Yachi picking up wins. (What’s next for Bilal Kai Haga & ISAO Kobayashi?)
• ​1:19:10 Can J-Kick Crossover build toward RIZIN’s Future after NAOKI Tanaka & Daichi Tomizawa both won?
• ​1:27:11 Troll Encounter #1 (Name REDACTED)
• ​1:29:30 Seiya Inoue KO’s Koki “Playboi” Akada back to factory settings! (What’s next for Inoue after that stellar opening & what’s next for the 0-4 Akada?)
• ​1:36:33 Troll Encounter #2 (Just a bunch of grunting.)
• ​1:37:06 Talk about GLORY’s “Collision” Event & 1 Night Tournaments
• ​1:40:39 Best Fights & Performances from RIZIN LANDMARK 14
• ​1:45:10 Putting over the 2026 RIZIN Super Atomweight Grand Prix & the updated bouts
• ​1:55:45 Brief RIZIN LANDMARK 15 Preview (sans the just-announced Danny Sabatello vs. Jinnosuke Kashimura fight)
• ​2:13:38 Plugs, Shoutouts & Show Close

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With #RIZIN_LANDMARK14 officially in the rear view, our “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary & his crew of Esteemed Guests will discuss the fallout of what happened at Xebio Arena in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.

This will also include:

Will SHINRYU & Tony Laramie potentially collide for the RIZIN Flyweight Title?

Does a middling Takakenshin have what it takes to be a Heavyweight Champion?

Who will BeyNoah face next?

Does Yusuke Yachi still have anything left in the tank?

Are J-Kick crossovers good for RIZIN’s progression?

And more!

You can check out the replay of RIZIN LANDMARK 14 here: https://www.rizin.tv/f...

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Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠…..

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• ​0:00 Extended Disclaimer
• ​2:23 RIZIN LANDMARK 14 English Trailer (w/Michael Schiavello)
• ​4:00 Show Open
• ​12:47 Taylan Yuasa vs. Haruto Kikuchi + Prelim Talk
• ​20:59 Thoughts on the RIZIN LANDMARK 14 Event on paper
• ​25:19 Hiromasa Ogikubo x Makoto “SHINRYU” Takahashi + talk of the venue
• ​40:29 Tony Laramie x Yuki Motoya
• ​51:32 Takakenshin x Ryo Sakai
• ​1:04:56 “Black Panther” BeyNoah x Bilal Kai Haga
• ​1:15:46 Yusuke Yachi x ISAO Kobayashi (also a reference to Hana Kimura & Mental Health Awareness)
• ​1:26:40 Daichi Tomizawa x Rui Kato
• ​1:32:29 NAOKI “The Joker” Tanaka x Kasei Kuroi
• ​1:37:25 Seiya Inoue x Koki “Playboi” Akada (+ Lack of WMMA Fights in this show & putting over the Maya Stewart interview)
• ​1:44:39 3 Fights worth watching from RIZIN LANDMARK 14 (sans the last 2 fights)
• ​1:47:21 The Maya Stewart Interview
• ​2:30:51 Plugs, Grips, Shoutouts & Show Close

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With the RIZIN Fighting Federation nearing the mid-way point of 2026, the green cage is set to make a stop at Xebio Arena in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.

In this preview, we’ll put over all the excitement to come from RIZIN LANDMARK 14 including Hiromasa Ogikubo’s 1st Flyweight Championship defense vs. Makoto “SHINRYU” Takahashi, Yuki Motoya vs. “The Canadian Wildman” Tony Laramie, “Black Panther” BeyNoah vs. Bilal Kai Haga, Yusuke Yachi vs. ISAO Kobayashi, Taylan Yuasa vs. Hayato Kikuchi & a whole lot more!

We’ll also have an interview with American WMMA Standout Maya Stewart as she prepares for upcoming fight at Tuff-N-Uff 154 this weekend vs. ONE FC Muay Thai Champion Smilla “The Hurricane” Sundell.

You can check out the event LIVE from Sendai on Jun. 6th (late primetime hours of Jun. 5th in North America) on RIZIN.TV: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-landmark-14

And, check out Maya’s bout vs. Sundell before that on the UFC Fight Pass: https://welcome.ufcfightpass.com/region/united-states

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Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠…..

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• ​0:00 Extended Disclaimer/Legalese
• ​2:24 Show Intro Running Down the Aspects of RIZIN 53
• ​8:13 Running Down the Prelims (or "Why Soul Hamaguchi TKO'ing Haruto Sunada was more interesting?")
• ​11:45 Luiz "KILLER" Gustavo TKOs Ilkhom Nazimov (Gustavo's the new RIZIN Lightweight Champ! What's next for him & how will Ilkhom return?)
• ​28:40 Why Ren Hiramoto vs. KOUZI felt like a bastardized sparring session? (And what's next for both men?)
• ​35:48 Ryo Takagi KOs Kaiwen Li (Should Takagi be considered more of a stud option next?)
• ​43:10 Shinobu Ota seriously submits KINTARO (Will Ota crack that ceiling soon?)
• ​45:40 Kate "LOTUS" Oyama def. Katie Perez (Should there be more fights at Atomweight ahead with the title vacated?)
• ​56:11 Sho Patrick Usami savagely KO's Tatsuya "YANBO" Saika (Rafael Barbosa wants to fight Usami next. Will it happen? Also, should YANBO just give up?)
• ​1:06:06 Ryan Cafaro submits Koyomi Matsushima with a Dragon Sleeper (Should Cafaro face Ren Hiramoto next?)
• ​1:19:56 Daiki "LIGHTYEAR" Tsubota smoked out "YABAI DAROU" Genji Umeno (What's next for these 37 year old fight vets?)
• ​1:26:47 Ryoma "JOLLY" Shishimoto submits Kenshin Kodama (Is JOLLY a future star in the making? Also, is Kodama long for the MMA World?)
• ​1:34:40 Joe Hiramoto submits Seiya Ameyama (Is Joe starting to outshine his older brother? Also, what's next for Ameyama after an 0-2 RIZIN Start?)
• ​1:45:13 Koki Nakagawa survives multiple nut-shots to beat Jake "The Outlaw" Wilkins (Listen to the banter for yourself. No context.)
• ​1:58:40 Summary of RIZIN 53 (Fight of the Night/Performance of the Night) & a brief RIZIN LANDMARK 14 Preview
• ​2:05:30 Plugs, Shout-outs & Show Outro

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Original Recorded on: May 14th, 2026

After the chaos of RIZIN 53, our "Chillmeister" J. Christian Gary, JayWolf & Mike "Mr. Ohio" Soltez review the 11 Fight Madness, break down all of what went down in Kobe & briefly preview RIZIN LANDMARK 14 taking place in a few weeks.

You can catch the encore presentation of RIZIN 53 over on RIZIN.tv: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-53

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Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠…..

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0:00 Show Intro & Extended Disclaimer

2:23 RIZIN 53 English Language Trailer w/Michael Schiavello (Partial Interpretation by J. Christian Gary)

4:45 J. Chrish Welcomes in the show, goofs a bit & introduces ayWolf & Mr. Ohio while discussing RIZIN’s Card Strength vs. the UFC & Combate Global

19:00 Breaking Down the Prelims

25:16 Ilkhom Nazimov's 1st Lightweight Title Defense vs. Luis “KILLER” Gustavo

38:12 The Returns of Ren Hiromoto & KOUZI in a Standing Rules Bout

50:07 Ryo Takagi Faces Chinese Veteran Kaiwen Li in Featherweight

1:00:06 Yuto “KINTARO” Hokamura Battles 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist Shinobu Ota

1:08:52 Hometown Favorite Kate “LOTUS” Oyama Meets International Debutant “La Máquina Asesina” Katie Perez

1:24:59 Former King of Pancrase Champion Tatsuya “YANBO” Saika Takes on “Savage” Sho Patrick Usami

1:34:26 Ryan Kim Cafaro and Koyomi Matsushima Make Their RIZIN Debuts against each other

1:51:17 Daiki “LIGHTYEAR” Tsubota Faces Dangerous Kickboxing Crossover “YABAI-DAROU” Genji Umeno

1:55:11 BREAKING DOWN Veteran Ryoma “JOLLY” Shishimoto Meets K-1 Veteran Kenshin Kodama in the latter’s MMA Debut

2:01:59 Seiya Ameyama Tests Joe Hiramoto's Rising Potential

2:05:15 American Unknown Jake “The Outlaw” Wilkins (not mentioned: son of Wellington Wilkins Jr.) Battles Koki Nakagawa in Show Opener

2:13:35 Panelists Pick Top Fights to Watch and Final Thoughts

2:26:30 Plugs, Goofs & Show Outro

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RIZIN 53 is This Weekend (about 24 hours away as of this release). Before the action takes place in the ring at GLION Arena in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, the panel of JayWolf, Mike “Mr. Ohio” Soltez & our “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary put over the 11 main card fights (10 MMA & 1 Standing Rules Bout) to talk about the critiques, pros & cons of the action taking place.

You can watch all the action go down on RIZIN.TV for $20 (Stand-Alone) or via the RIZIN Premium Pass (for $17): https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-53

Check out these great platforms:

(JayWolf)

https://x.com/Jayyolf1

(Charles “C.J.” Jewett)

https://sogo-kaku.com

https://instagram.com/sogokaku

https://www.facebook.com/share/1PAMjLBVmR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

(Todd Atkins)

https://www.instagram.com/toddatkinsshow_/

https://x.com/ToddAtkinsMMA/

https://youtube.com/@ToddAtkinsShow

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-todd-atkins-show/id1651930986

(Andrew Benjamin)

https://www.instagram.com/abenja1

https://x.com/abenja1

https://x.com/wearerizinpod

https://youtube.com/@wearerizinpodcast5159

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-rizin/id1520266182

Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠…..

And, you can check out Chris’ Handles as well as ours:

https://linktr.ee/focusfights

https://substack.com/@focusfightsproject

https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/

⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary

https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992

https://cash.app/$JChrisGary

For the 1st time in a while (but really, it's been 5 months), we -- being Focus Fights Audio -- are pivoting our focus to chatting with fighters rather than putting over a specific fight card . (That will be for the next episode.)

In this episode, our "Chillmeister" J. Christian Gary spoke with two competitors who will be on the upcoming RIZIN 53 Card on May 10th at GLION Arena in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan (Ryan Cafaro, who will face Koyomi Matsushima, and Katie Perez, who will face Kate "LOTUS" Oyama) as well as someone who will be fighting on the upcoming Debut MMA Event for Most Valuable Promotions, May 16th at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, USA (Jake Babian).

Also, prior to the episode, there’s a couple of tributes to late British Wrestling Fan Marc Izard & WCW Alum Mark Hildreth aka “Van Hammer.”

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The GoFundMe Campaign for Marc Izard: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-marc-izard-home-to-the-uk-a-true-wrestling-fan

Natalya Neidhart on Marc Izard’s passing: https://x.com/natbynature/status/2049112796504207461

Words from Marc Izard’s sister: https://x.com/perchedtoprope/status/2049080626448314470

News on Van Hammer’s passing: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/wrestler-van-hammer-dead-wcw-37039923

You can check out RIZIN 53 on May 10th here: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-53

Also, the MVP MMA Event on May 16th: https://www.netflix.com/us/title/82718858?s=i&trkid=13747225&shareType=Title&shareUuid=DFC70946-3228-4D25-A729-80D1663E6BE5

Be sure to check out the fighters on their respective platforms:

(Ryan Kim “Korean Thunder” Cafaro)

https://www.instagram.com/ryancafaromma

https://x.com/ryancafaromma

https://www.facebook.com/ryan.k.cafaro

https://linktr.ee/RyanCafaroMMA

(“La Maquina Asesina” Katie Perez)

https://www.instagram.com/katiemaquinaasesina

https://x.com/kmaquinaasesina

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063552884375

(“The Barbabian” Jake Babian)

https://www.instagram.com/thebarbabian170

https://www.facebook.com/jake.t.babian

https://x.com/thebarbabian

https://youtube.com/@jakebabian1032

Check out these great platforms:

(Charles “C.J.” Jewett)

https://sogo-kaku.com

https://instagram.com/sogokaku

https://www.facebook.com/share/1PAMjLBVmR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

(Todd Atkins)

https://www.instagram.com/toddatkinsshow_/

https://x.com/ToddAtkinsMMA/

https://youtube.com/@ToddAtkinsShow

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-todd-atkins-show/id1651930986

(Andrew Benjamin)

https://www.instagram.com/abenja1

https://x.com/abenja1

https://x.com/wearerizinpod

https://youtube.com/@wearerizinpodcast5159

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-rizin/id1520266182

Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠…..

And, you can check out Chris’ Handles as well as ours:

https://linktr.ee/focusfights

https://substack.com/@focusfightsproject

https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/

⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary

https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992

https://cash.app/$JChrisGary

Songs Used:

TSUBAKI - “Zarma Dub”

Dwayne Swazye & MVP - “Show Respect”

The poem spoken by J. Chrish at the end: https://x.com/schwingitt/status/2048980146875486529

(Original Air-Date: Apr. 15th, 2026)

(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE)

• 0:00 Intro & Extended Disclaimer
• 2:22 Show Intro + Running Down the Week in Combat Sports (Jiri Losing, Tenshin Winning, Miyuu's Boxing Debut, BLACK COMBAT, Combate Global, etc.)
• 8:18 JChrish & JayWolf bash the trolls
• 9:53 JChrish talks to JustBleedFan about RIZIN Alums in action + the Prelims
• 12:14 Brief Review of the Prelims/All-Japan Undercard
• 14:36 The Differences Between RIZIN's PPVs & UFC Cash Grabs on Paramount+
• 16:42 A brief preview of 2 upcoming interviews
• 18:21 Thoughts on the Prelims/All-Japan Undercard
• 25:51 Shaydullaev KOs Kubo AGAIN (Who should Shay steamroll next? Should Kubo have just given up?)
• 36:36 Sabatello beats Goto (Should the "Get The Finish" Mentality apply to both Sabatello AND Hiromasa Ogikubo?)
• 54:50 Horie beat Patricky PITBULL in a fun fight (What's next for Horie? Is PITBULL's Career Clock ticking?)
• 1:02:37 Kaleo KOs Kyohei, gets a No Contest for missing weight (What's next for Kyohei? Should missed weight fighter's highlight be talked about?)
• 1:12:18 Azizbek KOs Ryuya (Is Temirov the next Eastern European Badass in RIZIN? Is Fukuda still a contender?)
• 1:18:21 Makoto SHINRYU forces "King Shaka" Zulu to tap out (Can Makoto tap out Ogikubo the same way?)
• 1:27:18 Natasha Kuziutina taps out Ayaka Hamasaki (Could the next RIZIN Super Atomweight Champion be the Russian Ronda Rousey with King Mo's help as Seika vacates her title to be a mom?) + Taio Asahisa KOs Singpayak
• 1:34:51 Majima taps out Gallagher (Kazumasa can still get it done! Also, what's next for The Strabanimal?)
• 1:40:07 Nurkhan Zhumagazy def. TENYA Yoshimura (Is Nurkhan still a star on the rise? What's next for TENYA despite the weight miss & backlash from Pancrase?)
• !:44:44 RIZIN Japan vs. The World Summary, Final Thoughts, Fight/Performance of the Night & Upcoming RIZIN Schedule
• 1:54:45 Does the previous week's bevy of fight kinda resemble WrestleMania like atmosphere? (This was recorded BEFORE Josh Barnett pulled the plug on his version of GCW's Bloodsport.)
• 2:00:00 Plugs & Show Outro

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Follow all of what ⁠RIZIN has in store here:

https://linktr.ee/rizinffofficial (Japanese)

https://linktr.ee/RIZINtv (English)

Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠…..

And, you can check out Chris & JayWolf’s Handles as well as ours & the others we put over:

https://linktr.ee/focusfights

https://substack.com/@focusfightsproject

https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/

⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary

https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992

https://twitter.com/JayYolf1

https://twitter.com/WeAreRIZINPod

http://twitter.com/abenja1

http://instagram.com/abenja1

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Song Used:

Numtack05’s “RIZIN Theme Remix” (https://youtu.be/WcxWBLVRISU?si=G6zzdZA6SmtKYW4R)