We are Rizin

We are Rizin

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We are Rizin episodes

  • RIZIN LANDMARK 16 in Nagasaki: It Was a Show
    TIMESTAMPS:
    0:00-19:33 Intro, Plugs, Attendance and Overall thoughts
    19:34-22:43 Prelim Landfill
    22:55-34:08 Yoshinori Horie vs Sho Patrick Usami
    34:09--44:14 Viktor Kolesnik vs Koyomi Matsushima
    44:15-52:09 Ryan Cafaro vs Hyuma Yasui
    52:10-1:07:08 Kate Lotus vs NOEL
    1:07:09-1:19:03 Hinotori vs Masatoshi Ueda
    1:19:04-1:26:17 Catfish vs Seiya Inoue
    1:26:18-1:40:45 Kaiju Killer vs Ken Hasegawa
    1:40:46-1:49:13 Alan Yamaniha vs Seigo Yamamoto
    1:40:47-1:57:04 Kohei Suigyama vs Kaito Oda
    1:57:05-2:29:54 Favorites of the show and Q and A and Outro
    Watch the replay on rizin.tv
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    2 hr 30 min
  • Shizuka Sugiyama 杉山 しずか Talks Retirement Fight at Pancrase 366
    Andrew & ‪@sogokaku3046‬ talk to Shizuka Sugiyama 杉山 しずか who talks about her retirement fight at Pancrase 366 in Sept. 23
    Sugiyama talks about starting her career, some of her memorable fights, her nickname, any memories of growing up in the US, her time in Australia, and much more!
    You can watch the fight live with English commentary on the UFC Fight Pass.
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    Intro video created by Eric Hamidi of Unified Rules of Podcast. Check out his social media:
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    51 min
  • Super RIZIN 5 超RIZIN.5 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 勝敗予想 w/ Guests Ryan Cafaro ライアン・カファロ & @AnikiMMA!
    RIZIN fighter Ryan Cafaro ライアン・カファロ and ‪@AnikiMMA‬ join to preview the upcoming STACKED Super RIZIN 5 show Sept. 10 from the Kyocera Dome in Osaka.
    You can watch the show with English commentary on Rizin.tv
    Announced Card:
    Razhabali Shaydullaev ラジャブアリ・シェイドゥラエフ (c) vs A.J. McKee AJ・マッキー for the RIZIN and inaugural PFL Featherweight Championship Belts
    Mikuru Asakura 朝倉 未来 vs Shinya Aoki 青木 真也
    Roberto "Satoshi" de Souza ホベルト・サトシ・ジ・ソウザ vs Shunta Nomura 野村駿太
    Yutaka Saito 斉藤裕 vs YA-MAN
    Vugar Karamov ヴガール・ケラモフ vs Ryo Takagi 高木凌
    Karshyga Dautbek カルシャガ・ダウトベック vs Ren Hiramoto 平本蓮)
    RENA vs Natalia Kuziutina ナターシャ・クジュティナ
    Bey Noah "ブラックパンサー”ベイノア vs Hide "Meison" Usami (OFG Kickboxing) 宇佐美秀メイソン
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    2 hr 49 min
  • 🔴INTERVIEW: Mads Burnell Wants to Fight in RIZIN! He Makes His Case in This Interview!!
    Andrew welcomes Mads Burnell to the show. Since leaving PFL, Burnell has been on social media calling for a fight in RIZIN. He makes his case why he would be a good fit for the promotion. He also talks about his upcoming fight on Aug 29 for Airtox Dominance FC, which will be available to watch on Pluto TV.
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    Intro video created by Eric Hamidi of Unified Rules of Podcast. Check out his social media:
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    41 min
  • 🔴INTERVIEW: Keith Vargo, author of "Kakutogi Boom" talks Japanese combat sports history!
    Andrew welcomes to the show author, writer, and commentator Ketih Vargo. We talk about his book series "Kakutogi Boom.
    The books are available on Amazon on Kindle and hard copy. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR79PZ12?...
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    Intro video created by Eric Hamidi of Unified Rules of Podcast. Check out his social media:
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    58 min
  • RIZIN 54 RECAP & REACTION! One of the BEST RIZIN shows? Kyoma DOMINATES! Tapology DRAMA with Patchy!
    We will recap the RIZIN 54 show from the Toyota Arena. We will talk about the sold out attendance and recap the fights. We will also talk about the Tapology/Patchy MIx drama. We will also talk about RIZIN leaving U-NEXT and being exclusive to ABEMA in Japan.
    You can watch the replay on RIZIN.tv
    Results:
    Kyoma Akimoto 秋元強真 def. Kleber Koike クレベル・コイケ via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-27)
    Shoko Sato 佐藤将光 def. Patchy Mix パッチー・ミックス via unanimous decision (28-27, 28-27, 28-27)
    King Edokpolo エドポロキング・しょうご・セカンド def. Mikio Ueda 上田幹雄 via KO (knee) in 47 seconds in the second round (HW GP)
    Tsuyoshi Sudario スダリオ剛 def. Ryo Sakai 酒井陵 via TKO (soccer kick and punches) in 4:26 in the first round (HW GP)
    Yuki Ito 伊藤裕樹 def. Alibek Gadzhammatov アリベク・ガジャマトフ via TKO (knees and punches) in 3:51 in the second round
    Koji Takeda 武田光司 def. Kazumasa Majima 摩嶋一整 via submission (armbar) in 4:58 in the first round
    Joji Goto 後藤丈治 def. Azizbek Temirov アジズベク・テミロフ via submission (rear-naked choke) in 3:41 in the first round
    Joe Hiramoto 平本丈 def. Jolly ジョリー via KO (punch) in 1:36 in the first round
    Naoki 直樹 def. Issa Hosokawa 細川一颯 via TKO (doctor stoppage) in 3:09 of the second round
    Li Kaiwen リー・カイウェン def. Arata Mizuno 水野新太 via KO (punches) in 4:27 in the first round
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    3 hr 12 min
  • RIZIN Mid-Year Review! Attendance, Best Fights, MVP/PFL, Stars, Rest of 2026 & More Topics!
    We will be joined by an entourage of guests to talk about the first half of RIZIN's 2026. With RIZIN doing shows almost every month, topics will include attendance, which fighters have stood out, whose stock has decreased, the MVP/PFL merger affecting future crossover fights, and much more!
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    2 hr 36 min
  • RIZIN LANDMARK 15 in HIROSHIMA RECAP & REACTION: Sabatello RETAINS! Hagiwara DISAPPOINTS! GIVEAWAY!
    We recap the RIZIN LANDMARK 15 in HIROSHIMA show! We will also talk about some of the recent RIZIN news and announcements! Also, a new t-shirt giveaway!
    Results:
    Danny Sabatello ダニー・サバテロ (c) def. Jinnosuke Kashimura 鹿志村仁之介 to retain the Rizin Bantamweight Championship via KO (punch) in Round 3 in :40
    Karshyga Dautbek カルシャガ・ダウトベック def. Kyohei Hagiwara 萩原京平 via TKO (punches) in Round 1 in 4:08
    Yrysbek Tilenov イリスベク・ティレノフ def. Shinobu Ota 太田忍 via TKO (knee) in Round 2 in 3:04
    Erson Yamamoto 山本アーセン def. Hiroya ヒロヤ via unanimous decision
    Johnny Case ジョニー・ケース def. Tenya 天弥 via TKO (punches) in Round 1 in 3:14
    Saori Oshima 大島沙緒里 def. Yi Ji Lee イ・イェジ via submission (kneebar) in Round 1 in 1:40
    Si Woo Park パク・シウ def. Moeri Suda 須田萌里 via unanimous decision
    Shoji 昇侍 def. Genji Umeno 梅野源治 via unanimous decision
    Hiroaki Suzuki 鈴木博昭 def. Hyuga Miyagawa 宮川日向 via TKO (elbows and punches) in Round 2 in 3:29
    Yota "RICE" Hayashi 林RICE陽太 def. Shinji Sasaki 佐々木信治 via KO (knee) in Round 3 in 2:17
    Hinotori 火の鳥 def. Jae Hoon Lee イ・ジェフン via TKO (punches) in Round 2 in 4:25
    Kojiro Shiba 芝宏二郎 def. Haruto 遥心 (kickboxing) via unanimous decision
    HIME def. Ayane Hirata 平田彩音 via unanimous decision
    Shota Nagano 長野将大 def. Shuichi T800 Kanda 神田T800周一 via unanimous decision
    Shivaev シヴァエフ def. Benjamin ベンジャミン via split decision
    Jin Tanaka 田中仁 def. Kentaro Tomita 健太朗 via unanimous decision
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    2 hr 50 min

About We are Rizin

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This podcast focus mainly on the great MMA promotion Rizin based out of Tokyo, Japan. There is also coverage of other JMMA and MMA. The main goal of this podcast is get RIZIN more international recognition that the western MMA media refuses to give. We hope you enjoy the show. Feel free to give your feedback.