RIZIN 25 weigh-in results – Asakura vs. Saito
All fighters make weight for Yogibo presents RIZIN 25 which takes place this Saturday at the Osaka Jo Hall available on RIZIN LIVE
Osaka – November 20th official weigh-ins for RIZIN 25 were held and all 20 fighters made weight to confirm the 10 card lineup at the Osaka Jo hall. RIZIN will hold its first evet featherweight title bout to between promotional star Mikuru Asakura and Shooto Champion Yutaka Saito for the main event.
RIZIN 25 will take place on November 21st (Sat) at the Osaka Jo Hall where 6000 spectators will be allowed inside to attend the event due to the governmental requirements on the COVID-19 pandemic. RIZIN has reported that all tickets that went on sale sold out within 3 days of going on sale.
RIZIN’s top featherweight Mikuru Asakura (13-1-0, 1 NC) is granted a title fight against fellow top contender and current two-time Shooto Featherweight Champion, Yutaka Saito (18-4-2). Asakura holds a perfect 7-0 RIZIN record, with all three finishes coming by his patented left high kick. Saito is 6-1 in his last 7, and captured the title after defeating Japanese legend and former UFC title challenger, Caol Uno.
Yogibo presents RIZIN 25 complete fight order and official weights.
66kg RIZIN Featherweight Championship (Elbows allowed)
Mikuru Asakura (65.75kg) vs Yutaka Saito (65.75kg)
61kg RIZIN MMA Rules (Elbows allowed)
Hiromasa Ougikubo (60.80kg) vs Kenta Takizawa (60.70kg)
77kg RIZIN MMA Rules (Elbows allowed)
Ryuichiro Sumimura (76.70kg) vs “Let’s” Gota Yamashita (76.70kg)
57kg RIZIN MMA Rules (Elbows allowed)
Tatsuki Saomoto (56.70kg) vs Daichi Kitakata (56.60kg)
Grappling Demonstration – Roberto Satoshi Souza • Kleber Koike • Hari Sakamoto • Misaki Akita
66kg RIZIN MMA Rules (Elbows allowed)
Yojiro Uchimura (65.90kg) vs Kyohei Hagiwara (65.80kg)
60.5kg RIZIN Kickboxing Rules
Taiga (60.50kg) vs Yuma Yamahata (60.45kg)
83kg RIZIN Kickboxing Rules
Hidenori Ebara (8125kg) vs Isami Sano (81.90kg)
66kg RIZIN MMA Rules (Elbows allowed)
Kotetsu Boku (65.85kg) vs Rikuto Shirakawa (65.75kg)
53kg RIZIN Kickboxing Rules
Jin Mandokoro (52.80kg) vs Syuto Sato (53.00kg)
63kg RIZIN Kickboxing Rules
Yuma Yamaguchi (62.70kg) vs Shohei Asahara (62.75kg)
RIZIN 25 will be available on SkyperfectTV, and RIZIN LIVE PPV streaming at the following link.
https://rizinff-live-eng.com/
Doors are expected to open at 12:30PM with Opening Ceremony at 2:00PM on Saturday, November 21st at the Osaka Jo Hall.
