Mikuru Asakura

On May 4th, RIZIN Otoko Matsuri storms back into the iconic Tokyo Dome, delivering a night of high-stakes showdowns and unforgettable drama. Headlining the event, featherweight champion Kleber Koike puts his belt on the line against undefeated Kyrgyz sensation Razhabali Shaidulloev, a rising powerhouse with fight-ending power. The co-main event features the electrifying return of Mikuru Asakura, who steps into the ring against former champion Chihiro Suzuki in a battle between two of Japan’s biggest stars. Adding to the spectacle, RIZIN’s first Heavyweight Grand Prix in nearly a decade kicks off, promising chaos, knockouts, and the birth of a new heavyweight king.

SUPER RIZIN.4 takes place on July 27, 2025, at Saitama Super Arena (Stadium Version) in Saitama, Japan. The main event features Mikuru Asakura taking on Kleber Koike. The card also includes Naoki Inoue facing Ryuya Fukuda for the RIZIN Bantamweight title. Inoue, a 28-year-old submission expert, clashes with 31-year-old DEEP two-division champion Fukuda.

In Tokyo's Saitama Super Arena, RIZIN warriors clash on December 31 for 師走の超強者祭り. Featherweight contender Shaydullaev meets Mikuru Asakura in a title fight. Bantamweight rivals Naoki Inoue and Danny Sabatello battle. Atomweight stars Seika Izawa and RENA fight for supremacy. Lightweight champion Roberto "Satoshi" Souza defends against Shunta Nomura.

Super RIZIN.3 was a combat sports event that took place on Sunday, July 28, 2024 the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Mikuru Asakura vs. Ren Hiramoto: The ultimate showdown, a battle between two people aiming for the top of the next generation!

RIZIN 41 was a combat sports event that took place on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 and Super Rizin 2 was a mixed martial arts event being co-promoted by Bellator MMA and the Rizin Fighting Federation that took place on July 30, 2023, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. A Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal bout between former Bellator Featherweight Champion A. J. McKee and former Bellator Lightweight Champion Patricky Pitbull was scheduled to headline the event. However, on July 26, it was announced McKee had pulled out of the bout due to medical issues and was replaced by current Rizin Lightweight Champion Roberto de Souza at a catchweight of 161 pounds.[

On July 30th Super RIZIN 2 is live from Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The fight card has well over 8 matches, 3 of them are with titles on the line and will have Mikuru Asakura vs Vugar Karamov fighting for the RIZIN Featherweight Title as main event of the evening, finishing the entire lineup with a bang!

The Floyd Mayweather Jr. exhibition world tour continues as the former pound-for-pound king meets MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura under the Rizin promotion from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

RIZIN 28 will mark RIZIN's first event at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Undefeated kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa will fight one bout against three separate opponents and the bantamweight grand prix will get underway, all at RIZIN 28. The show also features a featherweight contest between Mikura Asakura and Kleber Koike Erbst and a clash for the vacant Rizin lightweight world title between Tofiq Musayev and Roberto de Souza.

RIZIN 26 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The bill is topped by a highly anticipated rematch between current Rizin bantamweight kingpin Kai Asakura and former titleholder Kyoji Horiguchi. The two first met in a non-title affair when Horiguchi held both the Rizin and Bellator gold. Asakura finished the former UFC flyweight in just over a minute. The rivals were set to fight again at the New Year’s Eve show last year, but a leg injury forced Horiguchi to the sidelines and set the table for a title bout between Asakura and Manel Kape. Kape left with the strap, but it eventually found its way back to Asakura. Now, Horiguchi hopes to not only avenge his prior loss, but regain the belt he was forced to vacate.