RIZIN is back this weekend, with plenty of familiar faces and some interesting matchmaking for a somewhat low-key card. This isn’t a major “Fight Festival“ type of card, but has some very good talent on it, and it’s very much worth your time.
Kanna Asakura (12-2) will take on one of the faces of the organization, Rena Kubota (7-1), This is a rematch from the women’s tournament finals, and it should be interesting to see what adjustments both fighters have made since. Asakura fought six times in 2017, and has shown herself to be a bulldozing grappler that uses great control and remains active at all times in hopes of finding a submission.