Mikuru Asakura returns to the RIZIN ring for his first combat since squaring off with Floyd Mayweather.
At a press convention Friday in Tokyo, RIZIN CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara introduced the complete lineup for RIZIN LANDMARK 5, which has been moved from April 30 to April 29. The occasion takes place at Yoyogi Nationwide Stadium and can be headlined by Asakura (16-3, 1 NC) preventing former featherweight champion Juntaro Ushiku (22-9-1).
Asakaura made headlines this previous September when he boxed Mayweather in an exhibition bout at a Tremendous RIZIN occasion in Saitama, Japan. Mayweather defeated Asakaura by second-round knockout.
Ushiku seeks a return to the win column after a second-round submission loss to Kleber Koike price him the RIZIN featherweight title and snapped a four-fight win streak.
RIZIN LANDMARK 5 is being billed as having a double foremost occasion, with Yutaka Saito (20-7-2) and kickboxing standout Ren Hiramoto (2-2) squaring off in a featherweight bout within the co-headlining spot.
Sakakibara additionally introduced that former Bellator bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta (27-4) can be in motion at RIZIN 42 on Might 6 in Tokyo. Archuleta made a profitable Japan debut this previous December when he received a break up choice over Soo Chul Kim on the Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN occasion. An opponent for Archuleta continues to be to be decided.
Additionally set for the April 29 undercard are Koji Takeda vs Luis Gustavo, Tsuyoshi Sudario vs. Roque Martinez, RENA vs. Claire Lopez, and Kanna Asakura vs. Mei Yamaguchi.
See the introduced lineup for RIZIN LANDMARK 5 beneath.
Mikuru Asakura vs. Juntaro Ushiku
Yutaka Saito vs. Ren Hiramoto
Koji Takeda vs. Luis Gustavo
Tsuyoshi Sudario vs. Roque Martinez
RENA vs. Claire Lopez
Kanna Asakura vs. Mei Yamaguchi
Johnny Case vs. Ali Abdulkhalikov
Masanori Kanehara vs. Sora Yamamoto
Kazuma Kuramoto vs. Shinobu Ota
Callyu Gibrainn vs. Mikio Ueda
