Bellator MMA vs Rizin airs live from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on Saturday, December 31. The event held on New Year’s Eve features the 5 vs 5 showdown with A-list representatives of both organizations. On the top of fight card, No. 3-ranked pound-for-pound and Bellator featherweight champion AJ McKee (19-1) takes on Rizin lightweight champion Roberto Satoshi de Souza (14-1). Plus, reigning Bellator featherweight champion and No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound Patricio Pitbull (34-5) faces off Rizin featherweight champion Kleber Koike (31-5-1).
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Also in action, former Bellator bantamweight champions Kyoji Horiguchi (30-5) and Juan Archuleta (26-4) battle it out against Hiromasa Ougikubo (25-6-2) and Soo Chul Kim (18-6-1), respectively. In addition, No. 10-ranked Bellator lightweight contender Gadzhi Rabadanov (18-4) meets Koji Takeda (15-3). The full fight card, including Rizin 40 lineup of action serving as the undercard, can be found below.
How to watch Bellator MMA vs Rizin
United States
Broadcast: Showtime
Date: Saturday, December 31
Time: 8 pm ET / 8 pm PT
International live stream
Broadcast: FITE
Date: Saturday, December 31
Time: 2 pm JST / 12 am ET / 9 pm PT / 5 am GMT / 4 pm AEDT
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Bellator MMA vs Rizin fight card
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Bellator MMA vs. Rizin
- A.J. McKee vs. Roberto de Souza
- Patricio Pitbull vs. Kleber Koike
- Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Hiromasa Ougikubo
- Juan Archuleta vs. Soo Chul Kim
- Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Koji Takeda
Rizin 40
- Seika Izawa vs. Si Woo Park – Rizin Women’s Super Atomweight Grand Prix Finals
- Naoki Inoue vs. Kenta Takizawa
- Tsuyoshi Sudario vs. Junior Tafa
- John Dodson vs. Hideo Tokoro
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