RIZIN 20 / Bellator 237 Japan 2019 (2019) - Official Event Poster - Size B2

RIZIN Fighting Federation 20 / Bellator Japan 2019

29th & 31st of December 2019

Official Event Poster

Japanese Version

Size B2 (Approx 20x30 inches)

Good Condition - No Pinholes rips or tears - minor edgewear

Rizin 20 - Saitama was a Combat sport event by Rizin Fighting Federation that took place on December 31, 2019 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background
Kyoji Horiguchi was scheduled to defend his RIZIN Bantamweight Championship against Kai Asakura on this card. However, Horoguchi pulled out of the fight in mid-November citing a knee injury that is expected to keep him out of action for approximately 10 – 12 months. In turn, his bantamweight title has been vacated.

Results
Rizin 20
Weight Class                Method    Round    T.Time    Notes
Bantamweight 61 kg    Angola Manel Kape    def.    Japan Kai Asakura    TKO (Punches)    2    5:38    For the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship
Catchweight 56 kg    Japan Tenshin Nasukawa    def.    Japan Rui Ebata    TKO (3 Knockdown Rule)    1    2:44    Kickboxing
Super Atomweight 49 kg    South Korea Seo Hee Ham    def.    Japan Ayaka Hamasaki (c)    Decision (Split)    3    15:00    For the Rizin Super Atomweight Championship
Featherweight 66 kg    Japan Mikuru Asakura    def.    Brazil John Teixeira    Decision (Unanimous)    3    15:00    
Catchweight 50.8 kg    Japan Rena Kubota    def.    United States Lindsey VanZandt    TKO (Corner Stopage)    3    14:42    
Intermission
Lightweight 71 kg    Azerbaijan Tofiq Musayev    def.    Brazil Patricky Freire    Decision (Unanimous)    3    15:00    Lightweight Grand Prix Final
Light Heavyweight 93 kg    Czech Republic Jiří Procházka (c)    def.    United States C. B. Dollaway    KO (Punches)    1    1:55    For the Rizin Light Heavyweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 93 kg    Cameroon Simon Biyong    def.    Russia Vitaly Shemetov    TKO (Elbows and Punches)    2    0:58    
Bantamweight 61 kg    Japan Hiromasa Ougikubo    def.    Japan Shintaro Ishiwatari    Decision (Split)    3    15:00    
Intermission
Catchweight 105 kg    United States Jake Heun    def.    Japan Satoshi Ishii    TKO (Punches)    1    1:12    
Bantamweight 61 kg    United States Patchy Mix    def.    Japan Yuki Motoya    Submission (Guillotine Choke)    1    1:36    
Catchweight 62 kg    Japan Taiju Shiratori    def.    Japan Taiga    TKO (Cut)    2    6:00    Kickboxing
Super Atomweight 49 kg    Japan Miyuu Yamamoto    def.    Thailand Suwanan Boonsorn    Decision (Unanimous)    3    15:00    
Lightweight 71 kg    Brazil Patricky Freire    def.    Brazil Luiz Gustavo    TKO (Punches and Soccer Kick)    1    0:28    Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals
Lightweight 71 kg    Azerbaijan Tofiq Musayev    def.    United States Johnny Case    TKO (Punches)    1    2:46    Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals

Bellator Japan (also known as Bellator 237: Fedor vs. Rampage) was an event for Bellator MMA that took place on December 29, 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event aired live on Paramount Network and DAZN in the United States.

The event was announced by Bellator on October 9, 2019 as the company's debut in Japan. The event marked Bellator's first collaboration with the Japanese Rizin Fighting Federation; the preliminary matches featured Rizin fighters. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former Pride FC Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson.

A 160 pound catchweight bout between former Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler and former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson was expected to take place at the event. It was to have been a rematch from Bellator 165 where Chandler won by split decision over Henderson to remain the lightweight champion. However, Henderson pulled out on December 5 due to injury. Chandler instead faced Sidney Outlaw.

Results:

Heavyweight    Fedor Emelianenko    def.    Quinton Jackson    TKO (punches)[88][89]    1    2:44    
Catchweight (160 lb)    Michael Chandler    def.    Sidney Outlaw    KO (punches)    1    2:59    
Catchweight (175 lb)    Michael Page    def.    Shinsho Anzai    KO (punch)    2    0:23    
Catchweight (175 lb)    Lorenz Larkin    def.    Keita Nakamura    Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26)    3    5:00    [a]
Women's Flyweight    Kana Watanabe    def.    Ilara Joanne    TKO (punches)    3    4:39    
Lightweight    Goiti Yamauchi    def.    Daron Cruickshank    Submission (rear-naked choke)    1    3:11    [b]
Bellator Prelims Powered by Rizin
RIZIN Lightweight    Yusuke Yachi    def.    Hiroto Uesako    KO (soccer kick)    3    4:36    
RIZIN Super Atomweight    Kanna Asakura    def.    Jayme Hinshaw    Submission (kimura)    3    3:33    
RIZIN Strawweight    Jarred Brooks    def.    Haruo Ochi    Decision (unanimous)    3    5:00    
RIZIN Super Flyweight (Kickboxing)    Ren Hiramoto    def.    Takahiro Ashida    TKO (punches)    1    4:49    
RIZIN Super Flyweight    Makoto Takahashi    def.    Yusaku Nakamura    Decision (unanimous)    3    5:00    
RIZIN Women's Strawweight    Ai Shimizu    def.    Andy Nguyen    Decision (split)    3    5:00    
RIZIN Welterweight    Jon Tuck    def.    Ryuichiro Sumimura    KO (punch)    1    3:45    
RIZIN Heavyweight    Shoma Shibisai    def.    Sergey Shemetov    Submission (achilles lock)    1    0:45