Quick results for Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 1 – (GIF’s Courtesy @ZProphet_MMA) Shinya Aoki def. Kazushi Sakuraba via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 5:56
Kazushi Sakuraba vs Shinya Aoki #RizinFF #Rizin pic.twitter.com/jdcdO4TkuD
— ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) December 29, 2015
Jiri Prochazka def. Satoshi Ishii via knockout (strikes) – Round 1, 1:36 – heavyweight tournament opening round
Satoshi Ishii vs Jiří Procházka #RizinFF #Rizin https://t.co/QsiXlLzaDI
— ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) December 29, 2015
Vadim Nemkov def. Goran Reljic via knockout (strikes) – Round 1, 2:58 – heavyweight tournament opening round
Goran Reljić vs Vadim Nemkov #RizinFF #Rizin https://t.co/2t5gHNFyxQ — ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) December 29, 2015
Teodoras Aukstuolis def. Bruno Cappelozza via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:32 – heavyweight tournament opening round
Teodoras Aukštuolis vs Bruno Cappelozza #RizinFF #Rizin https://t.co/U6oUrxov4u
— ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) December 29, 2015
Muhammed Lawal def. Brett McDermott via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 9:10 – heavyweight tournament opening round
King Mo vs Brett McDermott #RizinFF #Rizin @BellatorMMA https://t.co/5nPkdc8m1Y — ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) December 29, 2015
Valentin Moldavsky def Yuta Uchida via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:20 – heavyweight tournament alternate fight
Valentin Moldavsky vs Yuta Uchida #RizinFF #Rizin pic.twitter.com/mM5D6UbbzE
— ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) December 29, 2015
Hideo Tokoro def. Kizaemon Saiga via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 5:15
Hideo Tokoro vs Kizaemon Saiga #RizinFF pic.twitter.com/rjuPId6yVX — ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) December 29, 2015
Anatoly Tokov def. A.J. Matthews via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:55
AJ Matthews vs Anatoly Tokov #RizinFF pic.twitter.com/SMh2wuVE3z
— ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) December 29, 2015
Felipe Efrain def. Yuki Motoya via TKO (punches) – Round 1 (fight to be ruled no-contest due to Efrain missing weight)
Yuki Motoya vs Felipe Efrain #RizinFF pic.twitter.com/EsIJ4cHR0T — ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) December 29, 2015
Kirill Sidelnikov def. Carlos Toyota via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:32
Carlos Toyota vs Kirill Sidelnikov #RizinFF pic.twitter.com/5id95InP9d
— ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) December 29, 2015
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka def. James Thompson via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:58
Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs James Thompson #RizinFF https://t.co/yalHBxV1Xs — ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) December 29, 2015
Hiroyuki Takaya def. Daiki Hata via unanimous decision Kevin Casey vs. Rafael Natal set for UFC on FOX 18 UFC officials announced Monday a middleweight matchup between TUF 17’s Kevin Casey and Brazilian Rafael Natal Casey (9-3) is coming off a No Contest against Antonio Carlos Jr. due to an eye poke, 11 seconds into their UFC Fight Night 80 encounter. “King” has gone 1- 2 NC’s through three octagon appearances. Natal (20-6-1) is currently riding a three-fight win streak including wins over Uriah Hall, Tom Watson and Chris Camozzi. UFC on FOX 18 takes place Jan. 30 in Newark, NJ. The event is headlined by Anthony Johnson taking on Ryan Bader. Here’s an updated look at the UFC on FOX 18 card Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader Jake Ellenberger vs. Tarec Saffiedine Andrew Holbrook vs. Sage Northcutt Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Diego Ferreira George Sullivan vs. Alexander Yakovlev Tony Martin vs. Felipe Olivieri Alex Caceres vs. Masio Fullen Iuri Alcantara vs. Jimmie Rivera Damon Jackson vs. Levan Makashvili Kevin Casey vs. Rafael Natal