Hiromasa Ogikubo came up big as an underdog to win the Rizin FF bantamweight grand prix. Ogikubo (25-5-2) had to go through some early adversity in his semifinals bout against Naoki Inoue, but “The Ultimate Fighter 24” finalist rallied to win the final two rounds and advance to the Rizin FF 33 finals at Saitama Super Arena on Friday. On the other side of the bracket, Kai Asakura (19-4) knocked down and outstruck Kenta Takizawa, setting him up with a finals rematch against Ogikubo, who he knocked out with a soccer kick at Rizin FF 23 in 2020
Rizin FF 33: Hiromasa Ogikubo avenges loss to Kai Asakura, wins 2021 bantamweight grand prix
December 31, 2021
Rizin FF 33 official for Dec. 31, features Roberto de Souza vs. Yusuke Yachi, bantamweight grand prix final
December 9, 2021
Rizin FF 25 results: Yutaka Saito halts Mikuru Asakura’s winning streak, captures inaugural title
November 21, 2020
Rizin FF 25 live results
November 21, 2020
Rizin FF 25 video: Feathers will fly as Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito go for gold in Osaka
November 9, 2020
Rizin FF 23 free fight: Kai Asakura smashes Hiromasa Ogikubo with soccer kicks to win 135-pound title
August 15, 2020
Rizin FF 23 live results
August 10, 2020
Hiromasa Ogikubo def. Shintaro Ishiwatari at Rizin FF 20: Best photos
December 31, 2019
Simon Biyong def. Vitaly Shemetov at Rizin FF 20: Best photos
December 31, 2019
Rizin FF 17 live results
July 28, 2019
Rizin FF 11 results: Kanna Asakura outworks Rena Kubota as Horiguchi shines and Gomi rebounds
July 29, 2018
Rizin FF 11 card finalized, including Rena, Horiguchi, Gomi, Guillard, Brandao and Cruickshank
July 21, 2018
Episode No. 12 recap: ‘The Ultimate Fighter 24: Tournament of Champions’
November 30, 2016