RIZIN Fighting Federation announced the date, location and several match-ups for its first show of the year. RIZIN 21, set for Feb. 22 at the Hamamatsu Arena in Shizuoka, Japan, currently includes seven MMA bouts and five kickboxing matches.
RIZIN 21 will mark the promotional debut of Japanese veteran Masanori Kanehara (27-13-5), a former Sengoku champion and UFC veteran, taking on Victor Henry (19-4), who finished Trent Girdham with an incredible triangle choke in his first RIZIN bout last August.
Kanehara and Henry met in a Quintet grappling match on June 2018 with the Japanese fighter winning via submission.