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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. Follow Shizuka Sugiyama on social media: https://x.com/Cisyumm / shizukasugiyama0211 Follow CJ/Sogo Kaku on social media: https://sogo-kaku.com/ / sogokaku https://x.com/CJ_SogoKaku 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

SUPER RIZIN 5 超RIZIN.5 RECAP & REACTIONS: SHAYDULLAEV DOMINATES! REN WINS (OR DID HE?)! MIKURU WINS! by We are Rizin

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 You can follow Ryan Cafaro ライアン・カファロ on social media: https://x.com/RyanCafaroMMA https://www.instagram.com/ryancafarom... Subscribe to Aniki's Youtube channel: ‪@AnikiMMA‬ https://x.com/AnikiMMA Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to the channel and follow us on Twitter/X: https://x.com/WeareRizinPod Join the RIZIN FF Discord: / discord

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. Follow Burnell on social media: / madsburnell https://x.com/Burnellmma 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

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?... 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

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 The K-1 T-shirt contest is STILL going on! If you want to win a Leona Pettas or K-1 shirt, all you have to do is subscribe to the channel and DM me what would be the biggest kickboxing match that could be made! Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to the channel and follow us on Twitter/X: https://x.com/WeareRizinPod

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! Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to the channel and follow us on Twitter/X: https://x.com/WeareRizinPod Please join the RIZIN FF Discord: / discord

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 Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to the channel and follow us on Twitter/X: https://x.com/WeareRizinPod Please join the RIZIN FF Discord: / discord

We will preview the upcoming RIZIN 54 card live from the Toyota Arena Tues Aug 11 12 a.m. ET. We will give predictions for the winner as well. You can get the show on Rizin.tv https://www.rizin.tv/products/rizin-54 Announced Card: Kleber Koike vs Kyoma Akimoto Shoko Sato vs Patchy Mix Yuki Ito vs Alibek Gadzhammatov Mikio Ueda vs Edpolo King Tsuyoshi Sudario vs Ryo Sakai Kazumasa Majima vs Koji Takeda Joji Goto vs Azizbek Temirov Joe Hiramoto vs Jolly Naoki vs Issa Hosokawa Arata Mizuno vs Kaiwen Li The K-1 T-shirt contest is STILL going on! If you want to win a Leona Pettas or K-1 shirt, all you have to do is subscribe to the channel and DM me what would be the biggest kickboxing match that could be made! Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to the channel and follow us on Twitter/X: https://x.com/WeareRizinPod Join the RIZIN FF Discord: / discord

We will be previewing the RIZIN LANDMARK 15 in HIROSHIMA show on July 18. The show airs live on Rizin.tv. https://www.rizin.tv/featured-categor... TIMESTAMPS: 00:00-29:44 Intros, Conor, and other Nonsense 29:45-39:11 Poster Check 39:12-49:56 On Paper Thoughts 49:57-51:34 Kojiro Shiba vs Haruto 51:35-1:13:48 Prelim Landfill 1:13:49-1:21:03 Si Woo Park vs Moeri Suda 1:22:04-1:31:10 Saori Oshima vs Ye Ji Lee 1:31:11-1:43:29 Hiroaki Suzuki vs Hyuga Miyagawa 1:43:30-1:47:52 Shinji Sasaki vs Yota "RICE" Hayashi 1:47:53-1:54:37 Shoji vs Genji Umeno 1:54:38-2:03:08 Johnny Case vs Tenya 2:03:09-2:10:27 Shinobu Ota vs Yrsbek Tilenov 2:10:28-2:13:43 Tatsuki Shinotsuka vs Jae Hun Lee 2:13:44-2:17:45 Hiroya vs Erson Yamamoto 2:17:46-2:24:12 Karshyga Dautbek vs Kyohei Hagiwara 2:24:13-2:37:36 Danny Sabatello (c) vs Jinnosuke Kashimura for the RIZIN BW Championship 2:37:38-3:16:52 Fights to Look Forward To, Q & A, and Outro stuff Announced Card: Danny Sabatello ダニー・サバテロ (c) vs Jinnosuke Kashimura 鹿志村仁之介 for the Rizin Bantamweight Championship Genji Umeno 梅野源治 vs Shoji 昇侍 Shinobu Ota 太田忍 vs Yrysbek Tilenov イリスベク・ティレノフ Hiroya ヒロヤ vs Erson Yamamoto 山本アーセン Shinji Sasaki 佐々木信治 vs Yota "Rice" Hayashi 林RICE陽太 Hiroaki Suzuki 鈴木博昭 vs Hyuga Miyagawa 宮川日向 Johnny Case ジョニー・ケース vs Tenya 天弥 Tatsuki Shinotsuka 篠塚辰樹 vs Jae Hoon Lee イ・ジェフン Kyohei Hagiwara 萩原京平 vs Karshyga Dautbek カルシャガ・ダウトベック Si Woo Park パク・シウ vs Moeri Suda 須田萌里 Saori Oshima 大島沙緒里 vs Yi Ji Lee イ・イェジ Kojiro Shiba 芝宏二郎 vs Haruto 遥心 (kickboxing) Shivaev シヴァエフ vs Benjamin ベンジャミン Hime vs Ayane Hirata 平田彩音 Shuichi T800 Kanda 神田T800周一 vs Shota Nagano 長野将大 Jin Tanaka 田中仁 vs Kentaro Tomita 健太朗 Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to the channel and follow us on Twitter/X: https://x.com/WeareRizinPod Join the RIZIN FF Discord: / discord

Andrew welcomes back Johnny Case to the show to talk about his upcoming fight in RIZIN at RIZIN LANDMARK 15 in HIROSHIMA against Tenya. Case talks about his last two weight misses, changing training camps, how he matches up with Tenya, his faith, bad reffing, and more! You can watch the show on Rizin.tv: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-categor... Follow Johnny Case on social media: / hollywoodjohnnycase https://x.com/HollywoodCase 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

Andrew welcomes to the show Shosuke Kinoshita, who will take on Otabek Rajabov on June 27 at Pancrase 363 for the interim featherweight championship. You can watch it on UFC Fight Pass Kinoshita talks about how he got into MMA, his thoughts on his undefeated opponent, training overseas, basketball and much more! Follow Kinoshita on social media: / kinoshita.sk https://x.com/kinohitamma 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 Please join the Rizin Fans discord : / discord

Andrew and Jaywolf review the new action movie "The Furious"! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00-2:33 Introduction 2:34-42:41 Non-spoilers 42:42-1:03:47 SPOILERS 1:03:48-1:23:14 Ranking among other action movies Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to the channel and follow us on Twitter/X: https://x.com/WeareRizinPod Follow Jaywolf on Twitter/X: https://x.com/jayyolf1 Check out Jaywolf on The Rizin Report on The Todd Atkins Youtube Channel: ‪@ToddAtkinsShow‬ 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 Please Join the RIZIN Fans Discord: / discord

Quick Prediction! Kyoji Horiguchi vs Manel Kape 2 in UFC APEX by We are Rizin

EARLY REACTION of #THEFURIOUS! ACTION MOVIE OF THE YEAR!!! by We are Rizin