We are Rizin

We are Rizin

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We are Rizin episodes

  • Interview with BREAKING DOWN/DEEP Fighter Kanji カンジ DEEP Tokyo Impact 2026 3rd Round カンジさんインタビュー
    Andrew welcomes to the show Kanji カンジ who will be taking on KINNO at DEEP Tokyo Impact 2026 3rd Round on May 23.
    Kanji talks about how he got into MMA, his time on BREAKING DOWN, his fight this weekend, his tattoos, his MMA goals, and more!
    You can watch the fight via subscription on ‪@deep2001MMA‬!
    Follow Kanji on social media:
    / kanji_matsuura
    Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to the channel and follow us on Twitter/X:
    https://x.com/WeareRizinPod
    Intro video created by Eric Hamidi of Unified Rules of Podcast. Check out his social media:
    Substack: https://substack.com/@erichamidi
    His podcast "Life Lessons & Combat Sports": ‪‪@LifeLessonsCombatSports‬
    Join the RIZIN FF Discord: / discord
    40 min
  • RIZIN 53 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 勝敗予想! Nazimov (c) vs Gustavo, Hiramoto vs Kouzi... In Boxing!
    We will preview the upcoming RIIZN 53 card from Kobe.
    The show will be available on RIZIN.TV
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    MATCH CARD:
    Ilkhom Nazimov vs Luiz Gustavo
    Ren Hiramoto vs Kouzi (Special Standing Rules Bout)
    Shinobu Ota vs Kintaro
    Ryo Takagai vs Kaiwen Li
    Kate Lotus vs Katie Perez
    Tatsuya "Yanbo" Saika vs Sho Patrick Usami
    Koyomi Matsushima vs Ryan Cafaro
    Daiki Lightyear vs Genji Umeno
    Jolly vs Kenshin Kodama
    Seiya Ameyama vs Joe Hiramoto
    Kouki Nakagawa vs Jake Wilkins
    Soul Hamaguchi vs Haruto Sunada
    Yushi vs Asatarou
    Juna Koda vs Hinata Kitano
    Shota vs Tomoya Suda
    2 hr 33 min
  • 🔴INTERVIEW: RIZIN 53 Ryan Cafaro ライアン・カファロ: Western MMA Fans, Dislike of UFC, & More!
    Ryan Cafaro ライアン・カファロ joins to talk about his upcoming RIZIN 53 fight against Koyomi Matsushima 松嶋こよみ on May 10 at the GLION Arena in Kobe May 10.
    Cafaro talks about how he got into MMA, his nickname "Korean Thunder," his dislike of the current UFC product, how dumb western MMA fans can be, his status as CFFC champion, thoughts on Matsuhima, video games, and much more!
    The show will be available on RIZIN.tv
    Follow Cafaro on social media:
    https://www.x.com/ryancafaromma
    / ryancafaromma
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    Intro video created by Eric Hamidi of Unified Rules of Podcast. Check out his social media:
    Substack: https://substack.com/@erichamidi
    His podcast "Life Lessons & Combat Sports": ‪@LifeLessonsCombatSports‬
    Join the RIZIN FF Discord: / discord
    1 hr 5 min
  • #rizinlandmark 13 in FUKUOKA REACTIONS & RECAP! Shayd K*lls Kubo, Sabatello Smothers Goto, & More!
    We will recap the RIZIN LANDMARK 13 in FUKUOKA card. We will also talk about if Horie or Pitbull won, whether promoters should tell fighters to get a finish, and more!
    Match Results:
    Razhabali Shaydullaev (c) ラジャブアリ・シェイドゥラエフ def. Yuta Kubo to retain the RIZIN FW Championship via TKO (punches) in Round 1 in 4:13
    Danny Sabatello (c) ダニー・サバテロ def. Joji Goto 後藤丈治 to retain the RIZIN BW Championship by unanimous decision
    Yoshinori Horie 堀江圭功 def. Patricky Pitbull パトリッキー・ピットブル via split decision
    Makoto Shinryu 神龍 誠 def. Nkazimulo Zulu エンカジムーロ・ズールー via submission (kimura) in Round 1 in 2:52
    Natalia Kuziutina ナターシャ・クジュティナ def. Ayaka Hamasaki 浜崎朱加 via submission (armbar) in Round 1 in 4:54
    Kazumasa Majima 摩嶋一整 def. James Gallagher ジェームズ・ギャラガー via submission (arm triangle choke) in Round 3 in 2:34
    Abijah Kaleo Meheula アバイジャ・カレオ・メヘウラ vs Kyohei Hagiwara 萩原京平 was a No Contest
    Azizbek Temirov アジズベク・テミロフ def Ryuya Fukuda 福田龍彌 via KO (punch) in Round 2 in 1:40
    Nurkhan Zhumagazy ヌルハン・ズマガジー def. Tenya 天弥 via unanimous decision
    Hinotori 火の鳥 def. Ryosuke Honda 本田良介 via TKO (punches) in Round 1 in 4:59
    Hyuga Miyagawa 宮川日向 def Seiya Inoue 井上聖矢 via unanimous decision
    (Kickboxing) Taio Asahisa 朝久泰央 def. Singphayak HamaGym シンパヤック・ハマジム via TKO (body punch) in Round 1 in 1:45
    Shun Okamoto 岡本瞬 def. Daiki Yahiro 八尋大樹 via unanimous decision
    Tomoaki Arimatsu 有松朋晃 def. Kodai Yamasaki 山﨑鼓大 via TKO (punches) in Round 1 in 4:37
    Ryota Oki 大木良太 def. Ginji Arai 荒井銀二 via unanimous decision
    (Kickboxing) Ryusei Imamura 今村流星 def. YU-KI via TKO (leg kick) in Round 2 in 55 seconds
    You can watch the replay on RIZIN.tv
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    3 hr 18 min
  • INTERVIEW: Joe Dashou Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XV: Ulka Sasaki, NJPW, Modern Pro Wrestling & More!
    Andrew talks to Joe Dashou who takes on Ulka Sasaki at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XV Friday, April 17 at 6p ET.
    You can watch the show on FITEtv: https://www.trillertv.com/watch/gcw-j...
    Dashou talks about getting into pro wrestling, BJJ, catch wrestling, MMA, Miyuu Yamamoto, and much more!
    Follow Dashou on social media:
    / joedashou
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    37 min
  • Angel Verduzco Interview Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XV: Matt Mako, Catch Wrestling, MMA, & more!
    Andrew welcomes Angel Verduzco to the show who will be taking on Matt Mako at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XV.
    Verduzco talks about how he got into combat sports, his MMA experience, thoughts on his opponent Matt Mako, competing at the Wigan Snake Pit catch wrestling tournament, if BJJ is too soft, thoughts on current pro wrestling, & more!
    You can watch Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XV on FiteTV. https://www.trillertv.com/watch/gcw-j...
    Follow Angel Verduzco on social media:
    / angel_verduzco96
    Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to the channel and follow us on Twitter/X:
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    1 hr 3 min
  • RIZIN LANDMARK 13 in FUKUOKA PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 勝敗予想: Shayd vs Kubo, Sabatello vs Goto
    We will preview the RIZIN LANDMARK 13 in FUKUOKA Card.
    You can watch RIZIN LANDMARK 13 in FUKUOKA on RIZIN.TV: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-landmark-13
    Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to the channel and follow us on Twitter/X:
    https://x.com/WeareRizinPod
    Join the RIZIN FF Discord: https://discord.gg/fEGqKXpZRr
    MATCH CARD:
    Razhabali Shaydullaev (c) ラジャブアリ・シェイドゥラエフ vs. Yuta Kubo for the RIZIN FW Championship
    Danny Sabatello (c) ダニー・サバテロ vs. Joji Goto 後藤丈治 for the RIZIN BW Championship
    Yoshinori Horie 堀江圭功 vs. Patricky Pitbull パトリッキー・ピットブル
    Makoto Shinryu 神龍 誠 vs. Nkazimulo Zulu エンカジムーロ・ズールー
    Ayaka Hamasaki 浜崎朱加 vs. Natalia Kuziutina ナターシャ・クジュティナ
    Kazumasa Majima 摩嶋一整 vs. James Gallagher ジェームズ・ギャラガー
    Kyohei Hagiwara 萩原京平 vs. Abijah Kaleo Meheula アバイジャ・カレオ・メヘウラ
    Ryuya Fukuda 福田龍彌 vs. Azizbek Temirov アジズベク・テミロフ
    Nurkhan Zhumagazy ヌルハン・ズマガジー vs. Tenya 天弥
    Ryosuke Honda 本田良介 vs. Hinotori 火の鳥
    Seiya Inoue 井上聖矢 vs. Hyuga Miyagawa 宮川日向
    (Kickboxing) Taio Asahisa 朝久泰央 vs. Singphayak HamaGym シンパヤック・ハマジム
    Daiki Yahiro 八尋大樹 vs. Shun Okamoto 岡本瞬
    Kodai Yamasaki 山﨑鼓大 vs. Tomoaki Arimatsu 有松朋晃
    Ryota Oki 大木良太 vs. Ginji Arai 荒井銀二
    (Kickboxing) Ryusei Imamura 今村流星 vs. YU-KI
    2 hr 41 min
  • 🔴INTERVIEW: Abijah Kaleo Meheula アバイジャ・カレオ・メヘウラ: Kyohei Hagiwara, RIZIN, MMA Goals, & more!
    Andrew welcomes to the show Abijah Kaleo Meheula アバイジャ・カレオ・メヘウラ who will take on Kyohei Hagiwara at RIZIN LANDMARK 13 in FUKUOKA.
    Topics include how he got into MMA, his name, thoughts on Kyohei Hagiwara, the Hawaii fight scene, training at Xtreme Couture, hobbies outside MMA, religion, and MMA, and more!
    You can watch RIZIN LANDMARK 13 in FUKUOKA on RIZIN.TV: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-landmark-13
    Follow Meheula on social media:
    https://www.instagram.com/popolo_maoli/
    Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to the channel and follow us on Twitter/X:
    https://x.com/WeareRizinPod
    Intro video created by Eric Hamidi of Unified Rules of Podcast. Check out his social media:
    Substack: https://substack.com/@erichamidi
    His podcast "Life Lessons & Combat Sports": ‪@LifeLessonsCombatSports‬
    Join the RIZIN FF Discord: https://discord.gg/fEGqKXpZRr
    52 min
  • 🔴James Gallagher ジェームズ・ギャラガー RIZIN LANDMARK 13 INTERVIEW: Patchy Mix, ACA, Conor Comparison & More!
    Andrew welcomes to the show James Gallagher ジェームズ・ギャラガー, who will be taking on Kazumasa Majima at RIZIN LANDMARK 13 IN FUKUOKA!
    Gallagher talks about getting the call from RIZIN, leaving SBG, the ACA incident, Bellator's closure, thoughts on Kazumasa Majima, the Conor comparisons, and his goals for his RIZIN tenure.
    Watch RIZIN LANDMARK 13 IN FUKUOKA on April 11 in the USA on RIZIN.TV: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-landmark-13
    Follow Gallagher on social media:
    https://www.instagram.com/strabanimalmma/
    https://x.com/StrabanimalMMA
    Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to the channel and follow us on Twitter/X:
    https://x.com/WeareRizinPod
    Intro video created by Eric Hamidi of Unified Rules of Podcast. Check out his social media:
    Substack: https://substack.com/@erichamidi
    His podcast "Life Lessons & Combat Sports": ‪@LifeLessonsCombatSports‬
    Join the RIZIN FF Discord: https://discord.gg/fEGqKXpZRr
    40 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.