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Kyoji Horiguchi has to look to get back into the win column by the end of the year in RIZIN. The RIZIN and Bellator champion is coming off of a shocking knockout loss to Kai Asakura in a non-title fight at RIZIN 18. Why the fight was a non-title fight …
Kyoji Horiguchi has to look to get back into the win column by the end of the year in RIZIN. The RIZIN and Bellator champion is coming off of a shocking knockout loss to Kai Asakura in a non-title fight at RIZIN 18. Why the fight was a non-title fight is something Bellator president, Scott […]
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It was not a great night for Bellator and RIZIN bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi last night. Horiguchi took on Kai Asakura at RIZIN 18 from Japan. However, the matchup was a non-title contest. Even so, Asakura shocked those in attendance when he stunned Horiguchi with a shot, dropping him to the canvas. Horiguchi was able […]
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It was not a great night for Bellator and RIZIN bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi last night.
Horiguchi took on Kai Asakura at RIZIN 18 from Japan. However, the matchup was a non-title contest. Even so, Asakura shocked those in attendance when he stunned Horiguchi with a shot, dropping him to the canvas. Horiguchi was able to survive the initial onslaught but was subsequently knocked out after Asakura connected on another clean shot.
You can check out the finish here:
Horiguchi was on a 13-fight win streak before being finished by Asakura. He hadn’t lost since his submission defeat to Demetrious Johnson back in 2015 when they met under the UFC banner.
What did you think about Horiguchi’s stunning KO defeat at RIZIN 18?
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Kyoji Horiguchi has his next RIZIN FF fight booked, but his title will not be on the line. The 28-year-old is coming off of a win over Darrion Caldwell to become the new Bellator bantamweight champion along with being RIZIN’s champ as well. Now, the Japan-native will have to defend his Bellator title at least […]
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Kyoji Horiguchi has his next RIZIN FF fight booked, but his title will not be on the line. The 28-year-old is coming off of a win over Darrion Caldwell to become the new Bellator bantamweight champion along with being RIZIN’s champ as well.
Now, the Japan-native will have to defend his Bellator title at least once a year, but will still be obligated to fight in RIZIN. And, at RIZIN 18 on August, 18, he has a fight booked. There, he will be taking on Kai Asakura who is 12-1 as a pro and riding a four-fight winning streak including a win over Manel Kape in 2018.
The 25-year-old was expected to fight Ulka Saski at RIZIN 15 but he withdrew just like his replacement Justin Scoggins.
“Kyoji Horiguchi may just be the best bantamweight in the world at the moment,” Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara said at a press conference. announcing the fight. “And out of all the options we had, I do believe that Kai Asakura is the best option who would be able to fight Horiguchi with the most motivation and determination. He’s young, hungry and has been our rising bantamweight and most of all, he will be taking on the greatest fighter in his hometown in front of hundreds of his supporters.”
Horiguchi vs. Asakura will headline RIZIN 18 and the full card can be seen below.
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Kai Asakura
Kanna Asakura vs. Alesha Zappitella
Manel Kape vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Hiroto Uesako vs. Yves Landu
Takaki Soya vs. Yutaro Muramoto
Kazuma Sone vs. TBA
John Wayne Parr vs. Danilo Zanolini (kickboxing)
Ryuji Horio vs. Uchu Sakurai (kickboxing)
Shota Takiya vs. Kazuki Osaki (kickboxing)
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Patricio Freire is the Bellator featherweight and lightweight champion, but he was looking to become the bantamweight champion as well. “Pitbull” was hoping to fight newly crowned champion, Kyoji Horiguchi, but he has been told that fight i…
Patricio Freire is the Bellator featherweight and lightweight champion, but he was looking to become the bantamweight champion as well. “Pitbull” was hoping to fight newly crowned champion, Kyoji Horiguchi, but he has been told that fight is unlikely to happen. “I requested a title shot at 135 pounds against the winner of that fight,” […]
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Kyoji Horiguchi feels ready for a “champ-champ” vs. “champ-champ” bout against Henry Cejudo. Horiguchi is the Bellator and Rizin bantamweight champion. He captured the Bellator 135-pound gold with a unanimous decision victory ov…
Kyoji Horiguchi feels ready for a “champ-champ” vs. “champ-champ” bout against Henry Cejudo. Horiguchi is the Bellator and Rizin bantamweight champion. He captured the Bellator 135-pound gold with a unanimous decision victory over Darrion Caldwell inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. It’s Horiguchi’s second victory over Caldwell. Horiguchi Aims For Showdown With Henry […]
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Darrion Caldwell did not handle his Bellator bantamweight title loss well. Caldwell suffered a unanimous decision loss to Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 222 this past weekend. Although Caldwell took Horiguchi down throughout the fight, the RIZIN star was the more active fighter during the bout. Following the defeat, Caldwell and his team headed backstage. A cameraman […]
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Darrion Caldwell did not handle his Bellator bantamweight title loss well.
Caldwell suffered a unanimous decision loss to Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 222 this past weekend. Although Caldwell took Horiguchi down throughout the fight, the RIZIN star was the more active fighter during the bout. Following the defeat, Caldwell and his team headed backstage.
A cameraman for Bellator was filming Caldwell, who began talking trash at the camera. Cladwell said,
“None of y’all n*ggas put in the time and effort that I put in. Y’all f*cking cons. Y’all f*cking – “
It was at that point where Caldwell slapped the camera, seemingly knocking it out of the cameraman’s hands. There’s currently no news on whether or not the cameraman was injured as a result of the incident.
Check out the video of Caldwell smacking the camera here:
As a result of the win, Horiguchi currently reigns as the bantamweight champion of both RIZIN and Bellator MMA. Horiguchi is now on a 13-fight win streak after defeating Caldwell. He hasn’t been defeated since his 2015 fight against Demetrious “Mighty Mouse’ Johnson in the UFC.
Johnson submitted Horiguchi with an armbar with one second to go in the last round of their 125-pound title bout.
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