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Rizin 28 and Rizin 29 press conferences
Rizin 28 and Rizin 29 press conferences just transpired. Nobuyuki Sakakibara and Kouzi made the announcements via remote video call. Translations were provided via @Rizin_English on Twitter.
State of Emergency takes effect in 4 cities starting April 25th to May 9th. Due to the government’s decision, Rizin FF is postponing the May 23rd Tokyo Dome event to June 13th.
The May 30th show for Rizin goes down at Maruzen Intech Arena. That show will be 50% capacity and the promotion is looking at having 5,000 spectators.
Rizin 28 and Rizin 29
Kouzi accuses RIZIN of treating kickboxing lightly. Sasahara refutes this idea and accepts Kouzi’s request.
Rizin 28 and Rizin 29 press conference #1
Rizin 28 and Rizin 29 press conference #2
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