Go Yamamoto

Chihiro Suzuki Stops Masanori Kanehara to Retain Featherweight Title at Rizin 46 Chihiro Suzuki made a successful first defense of his featherweight title with a first-round TKO stoppage on Sunday at Rizin Fighting Federation 46 in Tokyo, Japan. The 24-year-old Suzuki overwhelmed veteran challenger Masanori Kanehara with a barrage of ground punches at the 4:20 mark of Round 1.

Masanori Kanehara Upsets Kleber Koike Erbst in Rizin 44 Featherweight Headliner Rizin 44 concluded with a shocking upset in Sunday’s featherweight main event in Saitama, Japan....

A Sitdown with Rizin FF Video Producer Daisuke Sato The man behind the legendary “Fedor vs. Cro Cop” hype reel spoke to Go Yamamoto about his work for Rizin and his two-decade career creating...

A Sitdown with Japan’s MMA Officials Committee From "Pride-style scoring" to soccer kicks, ahead of the Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. Rizin NYE extravaganza, representatives of the JMOC spoke to...

A Sitdown with Rizin Fighting Federation’s Shingo Kashiwagi, Part 2 In the second—and final—installment of this exclusive interview, the lauded executive breaks down a variety of topics associated with mixed...

A Sitdown with Rizin Fighting Federation’s Shingo Kashiwagi, Part 1 In the first installment of this exclusive interview, the lauded executive breaks down a variety of topics associated with mixed martial arts.

Rizin Fighting Federation 1 Results: Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog.com will have live Rizin FF 1 play-by-play at approximately 4:30 a.m. ET.

Notable Quotables: Rizin Fighting Federation 1 The participants in the first Rizin Fighting Federation event of 2016 had plenty to say at the pre-fight press conference.

Pictures: Rizin Fighting Federation 1 Weigh-ins Historic MMA rivals Wanderlei Silva and Kazushi Sakuraba met on the scales Saturday before their tag team grappling match at Rizin 1 in Nagoya, Japan.

Fedor, Sakuraba-Aoki Confirmed for 3-Day NYE Event; Fuji TV Discussions Ongoing Thursday in Tokyo, details were announced not just for the expected Dec. 31 New Year's Eve show in Japan, but rather a three-day event under the...