LFA Interim Strawweight Champion Natalia “Kuzya” Kuziutina scored a big victory in her super atomweight debut tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation: “Landmark Vol. 13” in Fukuoka, Japan. The 2016 Olympic bronze medallist judoka submitted former Rizin champ Ayaka Hamasaki in the first round.
Kuziutina’s impressive win over Hamasaki became even more impactful shortly after it happened and she may now be in line for a shot at the Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Championship that was vacated tonight by Seika Izawa, who announced that she is pregnant with her first child.
Following unsuccessful attempts to fight abroad, Deep Jewels Flyweight Champion Rin Nakai will at last make the first defence of her title on May 24th at Deep Jewels 53 in Tokyo, Japan. Nakai will end her inactivity when she faces off against challenger Yuka “Dosukoi” Okutomi in the main event.