Watch BROADENED HORIZIN — Feat. Sakakibara, Kouzi, Fujii, Ushiku, Kim

BROADENED HORIZIN brings you discussion with your favorite Japanese and RIZIN personalities… in English! Super RIZIN and RIZIN 38 have come and gone.
The promotion’s big doubleheader showcase left the combat sports world abuzz a…



BROADENED HORIZIN brings you discussion with your favorite Japanese and RIZIN personalities… in English!

Super RIZIN and RIZIN 38 have come and gone.

The promotion’s big doubleheader showcase left the combat sports world abuzz after the combination of wacky and exciting action.

To recap his Super RIZIN co-main event, Koji “Kouzi” Tanaka joined BROADENED HORIZIN following his third round technical knockout of Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguard, Ray “Jizzy Mack” Sadeghi. Kouzi treated the fight as more of a party than a fight and now aims to become the “Money Team Killer.”

RIZIN President, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, returned to the show to express his happiness with the events and what the future may hold. Specifically when it comes to Mayweather, landing a huge Nate Diaz exhibition match is something that certainly sounds enticing.

One of the biggest winners from RIZIN 38, Soo Chul Kim, followed to discuss his upset win over Hiromasa Ougikubo. The unanimous decision set the Korean up for a big fight next no matter who the name. Of course, he’d prefer the champion, Kyoji Horiguchi, but isn’t opposed to fights at 145 pounds either.

It wouldn’t be episode 20 without an appearance from the greatest of all time, Megumi Fujii. “Mega Megu” provided updates on her family’s upcoming combat ventures while reflecting on meeting up with her old foe, Jessica Aguilar, earlier this year.

With RIZIN 39 approaching on Oct. 23, 2022, one-half of the main event, Featherweight champion, Juntaro Ushiku, gave insight into his preparation for the ultra-dangerous, Kleber Koike. Ushiku intends on avoiding the ground game at all costs against the jiu-jitsu wizard and understands this is his biggest fight to date.


Watch the full episode in the video embedded above or you can listen on Spotify.

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Chris Barnett Says Dana White Video Made Him Feel Nervous

Fan favorite heavyweight Chris Barnett told Brendan Schaub of how a Dana White video added to his nerves ahead of his Ben Rothwell fight. The deceptively fleet of foot strikers took on Rothwell in 2021. It was Chris Barnett’s UFC debut and not a …

Fan favorite heavyweight Chris Barnett told Brendan Schaub of how a Dana White video added to his nerves ahead of his Ben Rothwell fight. The deceptively fleet of foot strikers took on Rothwell in 2021. It was Chris Barnett’s UFC debut and not a good one for “Beastboy”. He fell to a choke in the…

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Leavitt Admits To Not Fitting ‘Fighter Persona’ After Homophobic Attacks

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Jordan Leavitt is living his best life in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
The 27-year-old Lightweight prospect has already provided multiple thrilling performances in his still-young…


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Jordan Leavitt is living his best life in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

The 27-year-old Lightweight prospect has already provided multiple thrilling performances in his still-young five-fight run with the promotion. Whether with his debut slam knockout of Matt Wiman (watch highlights) or his inverted triangle choke submission against Matt Sayles (watch highlights). Unfortunately, Leavitt has found himself as a target for his post-fight twerking celebrations.

Leavitt’s detractors have come for him personally since stepping in the Octagon, calling labeling him as the first gay male UFC fighter despite being happily married to a woman.

“Now when people tell me I’m gay and they send me penis pictures …” Leavitt said on the Wah-Gwaan podcast. “Which I think is ‘pretty gay.’ If you say a guy is gay, how is you sending your penis to me showing me that I’m … I don’t know.

“Maybe [respond with] a little microscope emoji, like what is that?” he joked. “I just let it roll off my back, I think it’s funny, you know? I’m not masculine. I’m not macho. I don’t fit the whole fighter persona. But I read the message, I’m sad about it for a second, then I go home and lay down with my wife. That’s how I do it.”

Leavitt most recently competed in his highest-profile bout to date this past July 2022 in London, England. “The Monkey King” was granted the opportunity to halt the hype of rising star, Paddy Pimblett, behind enemy lines. Leavitt put up a good effort in the opening round, but ultimately succumbed to a second round rear naked choke defeat (watch highlights).

Dariush Warns Makhachev About Doubting “Scary” Oliveira

UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush has warned Islam Makhachev against underestimating Charles Oliveira ahead of their title fight. Next weekend, Dariush will be in action as part of a stacked UFC 280 pay-per-view event. On the main card, he&#8217…

UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush has warned Islam Makhachev against underestimating Charles Oliveira ahead of their title fight. Next weekend, Dariush will be in action as part of a stacked UFC 280 pay-per-view event. On the main card, he’ll look to cement his position high up the 155-pound ladder by halting the surge of Mateusz…

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Volkanovski Announces He’ll Weigh In As UFC 280 Backup

UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski will be in Abu Dhabi to serve as a backup to Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev at UFC 280. Volkanovski hasn’t fought since a trilogy win over Max Holloway at UFC 276 back in July. He suffered a …

UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski will be in Abu Dhabi to serve as a backup to Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev at UFC 280. Volkanovski hasn’t fought since a trilogy win over Max Holloway at UFC 276 back in July. He suffered a hand injury during the fight and was expected to be sidelined for…

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Official! Volk To Act As Oliveira Vs. Makhachev Backup

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Alexander Volkanovski has gotten his wish.
The current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight kingpin has expressed interest in a chance at capturing Lightweight gold since befo…


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Alexander Volkanovski has gotten his wish.

The current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight kingpin has expressed interest in a chance at capturing Lightweight gold since before his most recent victory in July 2022. Now, he’ll get as close to fighting for the 155-pound strap as he ever has.

Volkanovski revealed today (Mon., Oct. 10, 2022) that he’s received the okay and will act as UFC 280’s backup fighter for the vacant title main event between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev.

“We’re locked in as the backup fighter,” Volkanovski said on his YouTube channel. “I’ve been calling for it, I said I wanted it. Just had to make sure the hand was all good. We’re locked in, we got the clearance to fight. UFC’s on board, everybody’s on board. So, I’ll be at UFC 280 to make weight, and yeah, looking forward to it.

“Let’s see what happens,” he concluded. “If someone doesn’t make it, I’m there to save the day. If not, I guess I’m locked in as the next guy to fight for that Lightweight title and that’s that.”

In recent weeks, it was believed that another top Lightweight contender, Beneil Dariush, who is also competing on UFC 280 against Mateusz Gamrot, was to be the in-case of emergency fighter. For Dariush, that may end up being for the better as Gamrot will be a stiff test, requiring his full focus as is.

Volkanovski is fresh off recovering from hand surgery following his masterclass against Max Holloway in their trilogy bout (watch highlights). In the meantime, things have yet to be fully sorted at 145 pounds between top contenders, Yair Rodriguez and Josh Emmett.


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