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Road FC champion Seo Hee Ham, BJJ star Roberto Satoshi among additions to Rizin 17

Rizin Fighting Federation returns to Tokyo on July 28, and the company has announced three new bouts to the card at the Saitama Super Arena.

Rizin 17 will feature the promotional debut of Road FC atomweight champion Seo Hee Ham, who meets Tomo Maesawa. In addition to that, undefeated jiu-jitsu prospect Roberto Satoshi faces Mizuto Hirota, while Jake Heun battles Vitaly Shemetov.

Ham (20-8), a former DEEP champion, won three straight since leaving the UFC in 2016, winning and defending the Road FC atomweight championship in the process.

Maesawa (12-9), who also held the DEEP title before, makes her Rizin debut after losing her belt to Kanna Asakura in March.