Rizin Fighting Federation
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Rizin Fighting Federation (stylised in all caps and also known as Rizin FF) is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization created in 2015 by the former Pride Fighting Championships and Dream Stage Entertainment president Nobuyuki Sakakibara.[1][2] In February 2024, Rizin announced the launch of a new international service, RIZIN.tv. From March, the service will be subscription-based, and will include past events.[3]
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
Founded | 2015; 9 years ago (2015) |
Founder | Nobuyuki Sakakibara |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Nobuyuki Sakakibara Nobuhiko Takada |
Parent | Dream Factory Worldwide |
Website | rizin |
Founded to be the spiritual successor of Pride FC and Dream, Rizin carries much of the philosophy and ambition of its two predecessors: its events are promoted as larger-than-life events with elaborate opening ceremonies and fighter entrances, its matches are fought in a roped ring and it has a ruleset inherited from Pride and Dream. The organization also promotes "Grand Prix", single-elimination tournaments where fighters have to fight multiple opponents in the same night.[4][5] Rizin is considered Japan's top MMA promotion.[6]
Rizin has also promoted kickboxing matches, with two "Grand Prix" tournaments in 2017[7] and 2021.[8]
The promotion's name is a combination of "Raijin", the Japanese god of lightning; the word "rising", meaning "to prosper and thrive"; and the letter, 'Z', meaning "ultimate".[9]