Facing her greatest career adversity, Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Seika Izawa rallied from the brink of defeat and retained her title tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation: “Shiwasu no Cho Tsuwamono Matsuri” in Saitama, Japan. Izawa submitted Rena Kubota in the second round.
Izawa, who has steamrolled most of her opponents during her undefeated career thus far, was very nearly knocked out by a left hook and follow-up punches from Kubota early in tonight’s title fight. She recovered quickly, however, and proceeded to dominate the rest of the bout on the ground.