Tonight at a press conference in Japan, RIZIN heads Nobuyuki Sakakibara and Nobuhiko Takada announced three big women’s mixed martial arts fights for their September 25 RIZIN 2 show.
Japanese kickboxing and shoot-boxing star Rena Kubota (1-0) will take on 42-year-old former wrestling standout Miyu Yamamoto (0-0). Kubota won her MMA debut under the RIZIN banner via flying-armbar on the December 31 show last year. Yamamoto will be making her MMA debut on the same card as her young son Asen will look to pick up his first win as a mixed martial artist vs.