# 2025 in Rizin Fighting Federation

The year 2025 is the 11th year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.

## List of events

| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| 1 | Rizin 50 | March 31, 2025 | Anabuki Arena Kagawa | Takamatsu, Japan |
| 2 | Rizin: Otoko Matsuri | May 4, 2025 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan |
| 3 | Rizin in Korea | May 31, 2025 | Paradise City | Incheon, South Korea |

## Rizin 50

Rizin 50 is an upcoming combat sports event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on March 31, 2025, at the Anabuki Arena Kagawa in Takamatsu, Japan.

### Background

A Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Naoki Inoue and Yuki Motoya is scheduled to headline the event. The pairing previously met at Rizin 26 in December 2020, which Inoue won by first round submission.

### Results

Rizin 50 :
| Weight Class | | | | Notes |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Naoki Inoue (c) | vs. | Yuki Motoya | For the Rizin Bantamweight Championship. |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Chihiro Suzuki | vs. | Karshyga Dautbek | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Luiz Gustavo | vs. | Shunta Nomura | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Takeji Yokoyama | vs. | Shuya Kimura | |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Sanou Yokouchi | vs. | Yoshiro Maeda | |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Yuki Ito | vs. | Tony Laramie | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | King Edokpolo | vs. | Ryo Sakai | |
| Lightweight 71 kg | Takeshi Izumi | vs. | Spike Carlyle | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Mamoru Uoi | vs. | Koki Akada | |
| Strawweight 53 kg | Haruo Ochi | vs. | Nobuyoshi Nakatsukasa | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kyohei Hagiwara | vs. | Toby Misech | |
| Women's Strawweight 52 kg | Machi Fukuda | vs. | Park Seo-young | |
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| Catchweight 63 kg | Shoji Otani | vs. | Yamato Ashikaga | Kickboxing bout. |
| Catchweight 65 kg | Ryuki Yoshioka | vs. | Daiki Kirizume | Kickboxing bout. |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Hiroki Takaoka | vs. | Seiya Ameyama | Rizin MMA Special Rules (5min / 2R). |
| Catchweight 55 kg | Ryuki | vs. | Toki Kagawa | Kickboxing bout. |
| Catchweight 67.5 kg | Ryoya Inai | vs. | Rinto Kako | Kickboxing bout. |

## Rizin: Otoko Matsuri

Rizin: Otoko Matsuri (formerly known as Rizin: The Match 2) is an upcoming combat sports event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on May 4, 2025, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

### Background

A featherweight rematch between Mikuru Asakura and Ren Hiramoto was scheduled to headline the event. The pairing previously met at Super Rizin 3 in July 2024, which Hiramoto won by first-round knockout. However on March 3, the promotion officially announced that Hiramoto withdrew due to a shoulder injury and Asakura expected to still compete on the card. On March 7, the promotion announced that the event is changed to Rizin: Otoko Matsuri.
A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Kleber Koike Erbst and Razhabali Shaydullaev is scheduled to headline the event.

### Results

Rizin: Otoko Matsuri :
| Weight Class | | | | Notes |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kleber Koike Erbst (c) | vs. | Razhabali Shaydullaev | For the Rizin Featherweight Championship. |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Hiroya Kondo | vs. | Tatsuki Shinozuka | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Mikuru Asakura | vs. | TBD | |

## Rizin in Korea

Rizin in Korea is an upcoming combat sports event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on May 31, 2025, at the Paradise City in Incheon, South Korea.

### Background

This event will mark the promotion's debut in South Korea.