Chihiro Suzuki Stops Masanori Kanehara to Retain Featherweight Title at Rizin 46 Chihiro Suzuki made a successful first defense of his featherweight title with a first-round TKO stoppage on Sunday at Rizin Fighting Federation 46 in Tokyo, Japan. The 24-year-old Suzuki overwhelmed veteran challenger Masanori Kanehara with a barrage of ground punches at the 4:20 mark of Round 1.

Juntaro Ushiku vs. Shinobu Ota, Six Other Bouts Added to Rizin 46 Lineup A bantamweight showdown pitting former featherweight champion Juntaro Ushiku against Olympic silver medalist Shinobu Ota is one of seven new contests addded to the Rizin Fighting...

Masanori Kanehara Upsets Kleber Koike Erbst in Rizin 44 Featherweight Headliner Rizin 44 concluded with a shocking upset in Sunday’s featherweight main event in Saitama, Japan....

By The Numbers: Dan Ige vs. Nate Landwehr The featherweight action heroes will lock horns in a featured UFC 289 attraction on Saturday in Canada.

Rizin 41 Weigh-in Results: 7 MMA Fights Set Rizin Fighting Federation returns for its first card of 2023.

Pancrase Featherweight Champ Isao Kobayashi Signs with Bellator MMA Pancrase featherweight champion Isao Kobayashi has signed with Bellator MMA, the promotion announced on Monday.

By The Numbers: Movsar Evloev vs. Dan Ige The ranked featherweights will lock horns in the UFC Fight Night 207 co-feature on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Fight Facts: Rizin 35 Rizin 35 featured more sleeping fighters at night’s end than ever before, a new title defense record and the coronation of a 24-year-old queen.

Roberto De Souza Submits Johnny Case, Defends Lightweight Championship at Rizin 35 Rizin Fighting Federation’s latest event went down at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan, and featured three championship rematches.

By The Numbers: Chan Sung Jung vs. Dan Ige The all-action featherweights figure to move the needle for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the UFC on ESPN 25 headliner.