With thoughts of a potential retirement on her mind, Kanna Asakura put on one of her best performances to date tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation: “Landmark Vol. 5” in Tokyo, Japan. Asakura scored a Unanimous Decision victory over “V.V.” Mei Yamaguchi in featured super atomweight action.
In a second women’s clash on tonight’s card, Combate Global contender Claire Lopez upset top Rizin FF star Rena Kubota in their 51kg bout. Lopez overcame fatigue and submitted Kubota with a unique kneebar variation late in the third round, which resulted in Kubota being transported to a hospital.
After her planned Rizin FF 42 bout was scrapped due to opponent Miyuu Yamamoto’s injury, Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Seika Izawa will compete on May 28th in the main event of Deep Jewels 41 in Tokyo, Japan. Izawa faces Suwanan “Amp The Rocket” Boonsorn in a 49kg matchup.
A pair of marquee women’s bouts have been announced for the upcoming Rizin Fighting Federation: “Landmark Vol. 5” event, which takes place on April 29th at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. In 51kg action, Rizin FF star Rena Kubota battles Combate Global standout Claire Lopez.
For the tenth consecutive time, reigning Deep Jewels Flyweight Champion Rin Nakai secured a stoppage victory in her fight tonight at Deep Jewels 40 in Tokyo, Japan. Nakai finished top contender Aoi Kuriyama with a second-round rear-naked choke in tonight’s featured flyweight main event.
Deep Jewels held its first event of 2023 tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. The Deep Jewels 40 card was headlined by a non-title matchup between Deep Jewels Flyweight Champion Rin Nakai, who has her sights set on a return to the UFC, and Aoi Kuriyama, who was unbeaten in 2022.
Rizin FF and Deep Jewels champ Seika Izawa added a third championship to her collection with a close and hard-fought Split Decision victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 40 in Saitama, Japan. Izawa narrowly edged out rival Si Woo “Korean Queen Bee” Park in a closely-contested rematch.
Seven fights are now official for Deep Jewels 40, which will take place on February 18, 2023 at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. The first Deep Jewels event of the new year features a strawweight matchup between rising star Namiko “Hime” Kawabata and highly-touted prospect Machi Fukuda.
Deep Jewels Featherweight Champion Yoko Higashi extended her winning streak to four today at Deep Jewels 39 in Tokyo, Japan. Higashi battered Titapa “Diamond Rose The Rocket” Junsookplung on the ground en route to a dominant third-round TKO stoppage in their bantamweight main event.