Bellator MMA x Rizin 2

Bellator MMA x Rizin 2
Bellator MMA x Rizin 2
Promotion	Bellator MMA; Rizin Fighting Federation
Date	July 30, 2023
City	Saitama, Japan
Venue	Saitama Super Arena
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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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Background

The event marked the second co-promotion between Bellator MMA and the Rizin Fighting Federation, and Bellator's third visit to Saitama; following Bellator MMA vs. Rizin in December 2022, and Bellator 237 on December 29, 2019.^[5]

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.^[1] 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.^[6]

For the co-main event, an inaugural Bellator Flyweight Championship bout between former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Kyoji Horiguchi (also former two-time Rizin Bantamweight Champion) and Makoto Takahashi took place at the event.^[7] If successful, Horiguchi would have become the fourth fighter in Bellator history to win a title in different divisions (after Joe Warren at Bellator 128, Ryan Bader at Bellator 214, and Patrício Pitbull at Bellator 221).^[3]

A Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Juan Archuleta and former champion Kai Asakura was scheduled to take place at the event.^[8]^[4] Former champion Kyoji Horiguchi vacated the title on December 22 after moving down to the flyweight division.^[9] However, on July 18 it was announced that Asakura withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Hiromasa Ougikubo.^[10]

Results

Part 1: Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight (160 lb)	Patricky Pitbull	def.	Roberto de Souza	TKO (leg kicks)	3	0:49	^[a]
Flyweight	Kyoji Horiguchi	vs.	Makoto Takahashi	No Contest (accidental eye poke)	1	0:25	^[b]
Women's Flyweight	Kana Watanabe	def.	Veta Arteaga	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Magomed Magomedov	def.	Danny Sabatello	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:55
Welterweight	Andrey Koreshkov	def.	Lorenz Larkin	Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29)	3	5:00
Part 2: Super Rizin 2 (FiteTV PPV)
Featherweight	Vugar Keramov	def.	Mikuru Asakura	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:41	^[c]
Bantamweight	Juan Archuleta	def.	Hiromasa Ougikubo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	^[d]
Super Atomweight	Seika Izawa (c)	def.	Claire Lopez	Submission (ninja choke)	1	1:06	^[e]
Intermission
Catchweight (154 lb)	Chihiro Suzuki	def.	Patrício Pitbull	KO (punch)	1	2:32
Lightweight	Tofiq Musayev	def.	Akira Okada	KO (punches)	2	1:11
Bantamweight	Shinobu Ota	def.	Kenta Takizawa	TKO (punches)	1	4:54
Middleweight	Igor Tanabe	def.	Daichi Abe	Submission (heel hook)	1	4:34
Catchweight (128 lb)	Yuki Ito	def.	Hiroya Kondo	Decision (split)	3	5:00

^ Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
^ For the inaugural Bellator Flyweight World Championship. Accidental eye poke rendered Takahashi unable to continue.
^ For the vacant Rizin Featherweight Championship.
^ For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship.
^ For the Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Championship.

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References

^ ^a ^b "AJ McKee vs. Patricky Pitbull to fight at Bellator x RIZIN event". Bloody Elbow. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ Riddle, Mathew (2023-05-27). "Bellator x Rizin 2 Crossover Event Confirmed for July, McKee vs. Pitbull". Sports Illustrated MMA News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ ^a ^b "Bellator X Rizin 2 to feature AJ McKee vs. Patricky Freire, Kyoji Horiguchi in inaugural men's flyweight title fight". MMA Junkie. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ ^a ^b Anderson, Jay (2023-05-27). "Kai Asakura vs. Juan Archuleta, Mikuru Asakura vs. Vugar Karamov Announced for Bellator X RIZIN 2". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ Raimondi, Marc (2023-05-27). "AJ McKee vs. Patricky Freire headlines Bellator-Rizin event". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ Wells, Matthew (July 26, 2023). "Major changes to Bellator X Rizin 2: A.J. McKee out; Patricky Freire faces RIZIN champ; Patricio 'Pitbull' added". MMA Junkie. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
^ Martin, Damon (2023-05-27). "AJ McKee vs. Patricky Pitbull, first ever Bellator flyweight champion will be crowned at Bellator x RIZIN 2 in July". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ Riggs, Drake (2023-05-30). "Juan Archuleta 'couldn't ask for a better position' between Bellator and RIZIN as he pursues gold in Japan". MMA Mania. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ Martin, Damon (2022-12-28). "Kyoji Horiguchi pushes Bellator to add 125-pound division: 'Flyweight is my weight class'". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
^ "Ougikubo Replaces Asakura, Faces Archuleta for Bantamweight Title at Super Rizin 2". sherdog.com.
^ "Bellator MMA | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin 2". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

External links

[11] Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal.

[12] For the inaugural Bellator Flyweight World Championship. Accidental eye poke rendered Takahashi unable to continue.

[13] For the vacant Rizin Featherweight Championship.

[14] For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship.

[15] For the Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Championship.

[:0-1] "AJ McKee vs. Patricky Pitbull to fight at Bellator x RIZIN event". Bloody Elbow. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[:1-2] Riddle, Mathew (2023-05-27). "Bellator x Rizin 2 Crossover Event Confirmed for July, McKee vs. Pitbull". Sports Illustrated MMA News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[:2-3] "Bellator X Rizin 2 to feature AJ McKee vs. Patricky Freire, Kyoji Horiguchi in inaugural men's flyweight title fight". MMA Junkie. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[:3-4] Anderson, Jay (2023-05-27). "Kai Asakura vs. Juan Archuleta, Mikuru Asakura vs. Vugar Karamov Announced for Bellator X RIZIN 2". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[5] Raimondi, Marc (2023-05-27). "AJ McKee vs. Patricky Freire headlines Bellator-Rizin event". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[6] Wells, Matthew (July 26, 2023). "Major changes to Bellator X Rizin 2: A.J. McKee out; Patricky Freire faces RIZIN champ; Patricio 'Pitbull' added". MMA Junkie. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

[7] Martin, Damon (2023-05-27). "AJ McKee vs. Patricky Pitbull, first ever Bellator flyweight champion will be crowned at Bellator x RIZIN 2 in July". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[8] Riggs, Drake (2023-05-30). "Juan Archuleta 'couldn't ask for a better position' between Bellator and RIZIN as he pursues gold in Japan". MMA Mania. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[9] Martin, Damon (2022-12-28). "Kyoji Horiguchi pushes Bellator to add 125-pound division: 'Flyweight is my weight class'". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-06-01.

[10] "Ougikubo Replaces Asakura, Faces Archuleta for Bantamweight Title at Super Rizin 2". sherdog.com.

[16] "Bellator MMA | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin 2". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

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