Rizin FF held a press conference today to announce the bantamweight Grand Prix semifinal matchups and a lightweight title fight, all of which will take place on December 31 at Saitama Super Arena.
Due to the draw, former champion Kai Asakura will square off against Kenta Takizawa. On his way to the semifinals, Asakura had finished Shooto Watanabe and won by unanimous decision over Alan Yamaniha. Takizawa had a decision win over Masakazu Imanari and a first-round TKO win over Yuki Motoya en route to this semifinal matchup
In the second semifinal, UFC veteran Naoki Inoue will fight the participant of TUF 24 alum Hiromasa Ougikubo.