RIZIN 55 Fight Card Revealed For Tokyo
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RIZIN 55 lands at LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY in Chiba, Japan on Nov. 8, per MMA Mania, with flyweight champion Makoto Shinryu defending his title against Tony Laramie in the main event.
The card streams on Rizin.tv beginning at midnight ET on Nov. 7 for U.S. viewers. Shinryu meets Laramie at the flyweight limit of 125.7 pounds atop a 15-fight bill that features a second title eliminator at bantamweight.
RIZIN 55 Main Card Breakdown
Naoki Inoue faces Yrysbek Tilenov in a bantamweight title eliminator at 134.5 pounds. Ryuya Fukuda battles Soo Chul Kim at the same weight, while Jinnosuke Kashimura takes on Shinobu Ota. The main card closes with Abijah Kaleo Meheula against Kazuki Aimoto at featherweight.
The undercard runs nine deep. Mac Papalii fights Yukinori Akazawa at heavyweight, and Kyung Pyo Kim meets Nurkhan Zhumagazy at lightweight. Opening fights start at 10:45 p.m. ET on Nov. 7, with Jake Wilkins facing Yajuro Yamasaki and Shunya Inoue squaring off against Mighty Saw at featherweight.
The promotion recently parted ways with former Bellator champion Patchy Mix after an 0-2 run. Main card action kicks off after an intermission following the Meheula-Aimoto bout.
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