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Kizaemon Saiga Out of Rizin 16, Replaced by Ryuji Horio against Kunitaka

Additional fight announcement for RIZIN.16 on June 2 was announced.

Kunitaka vs Horio Ryuji

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https://t.co/nL4iEoYQQuhttps://t.co/rjUxJoEARq#rizinff pic.twitter.com/TMTlitCTSW — RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) May 30, 2019

Rizin Fighting Federation has suffered a shakeup just days before their Rizin 16 event.

Kizaemon Saiga has been forced to withdraw from his kickboxing clash with Kunitaka Fujiwara, according to an official Rizin press release. Saiga was deemed medically unfit to fight after apparently suffering vision issues resulting from a previous break of his orbital bone.