RIZIN will hold two cards in May with the start of the heavyweight grand prix and championships being defended.
On May 4, featherweight king Kleber Koike puts his title on the line in the main event of RIZIN Otokomatsuri in Tokyo versus Razhabali Shaydullaev. Koike reclaimed the gold with a decision over Chihiro Suzuki in December, while Shaydullaev enters the ring with a pro record of 12-0.
RIZIN Otokomatsuri also features a highly anticipated lightweight match between Japanese stars Chihiro Suzuki and Mikuru Asakura and the first round of the heavyweight grand prix.
Former sumo wrestler Tsuyoshi Sudario debuts in the tournament against Bellator veteran Jose Augusto, with ex-KSW heavyweight Marek Samociuk former Bellator and PFL fighter Daniel James. The other grand prix quarterfinal matches are Islambek Baktybek Uulu vs. Alexander Soldatkin and Mikio Ueda vs. Shoma Shibisai.
Three weeks later, RIZIN lands in South Korea for an event with 155-pound champion Roberto Satoshi defending his throne against former Road to UFC participant Won Bi Kim on May 31. UFC veteran and RIZIN color commentator Johnny Case returns to action to face Juri Ohara.
Check the complete lineups below.
RIZIN Otokomatsuri — May 4 in Tokyo, Japan
- Kleber Koike vs. Razhabali Shaydullaev
- Hiroya Kondo vs. Tatsuki Shinotsuka
- Chihiro Suzuki vs. Mikuru Asakura
- Kyohei Hagiwara vs. Taisei Nishitani
- Makoto Shinryu vs. Yuki Ito
- Ryo Takagi vs. Kyoma Akimoto
- Daisuke Nakamura vs. Taisei Sakuraba
- Danny Sabatello vs. Shinobu Ota
- John Dodson vs. Takaki Soya
- Erson Yamamoto vs. Daichi Tomizawa
- Joe Hiramoto vs. Toki Tamaru
- Taio Asahisa vs. Yoshiya Uzatsuyo — kickboxing
- Tsuyoshi Sudario vs. Jose Augusto
- Marek Samociuk vs. Daniel James
- Islambek Baktybek Uulu vs. Alexander Soldatkin
- Mikio Ueda vs. Shoma Shibisai.
- Takao Ueda vs. Vinicius Silveira
- Daichi Akahira vs. Futa Hashimoto
RIZIN in Korea — May 31 in Seoul, South Korea
- Roberto Satoshi vs. Won Bin Ki
- Juri Ohara vs. Johnny Case
- Soo Chul Kim vs. Shoko Sato
- Hyuk Min Ji vs. Koji Takeda
- Ji Yong Yang vs. Kintaro
- Young Jae Song vs. Yoshiki Nakahara
- Yu Ri Shim vs. Kate Lotus
- Si Won Kim vs. Sho Patrick Usami
- Sang Hae Jo vs. Hide Meison Usami — kickboxing
- Yong Cheol Kwon vs. Kota Miura
- Beom Jun Kang vs. Seiya Inoue — kickboxing
