Rizin Fighting Federation has finalized the fight card for their April 16 RIZIN 5 event “SAKURA” taking place at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. There are plenty of names on the card including several UFC vets you will recognize. There are a total of 11 fights on the card and here’s the lineup:
Fight #1 – 58.0kg – 10 min + 5 min
Kizaemon Saiga (3-2) vs Seiichiro Ito (11-1-2)
Fight #2 – 48.0kg – 5 min + 5 min + 5 min
Kannna Asakura (6-2) vs Aleksandra Toncheva (0-0 pro / 8-0 am)
Fight #3 – 48.0kg – 5 min + 5 min + 5 min
Saori Ishioka (14-10) vs Bestare Kicaj (2-0)
Fight #4 – 70.3kg – 10 min + 5 min
Daron Cruickshank (18-9) vs Yusuke Yachi (16-6)
Fight #5 – 90.0kg – 5 min + 5 min + 5 min
Reina “KING” Miura (2-0) vs Jazzy Gabert (1-0)
Fight #6 – 120.0kg Elbows Allowed – 10 min + 5 min
Satoshi Ishii (14-7) vs Heath Herring (28-15)
Fight #7 – 56.7kg – 3 min + 3 min + 3 min
Tenshin Nasukawa (2-0) vs Franchesco Ghigliotti (0-0)
Fight #8 – 49.0kg 5 min + 5 min + 5 min
RENA Kubota (3-0) vs Dora Perjes (7-1)
Fight #9 – 58.0kg 10 min + 5 min
Kyoji Horiguchi (18-2) vs Yuki Motoya (18-4)
Fight #10 – Open weight – 10 min + 5 min
Amir Aliakbari (5-1) vs Geronimo Dos Santos (39-17)
Fight #11 – 65.8kg Elbows Allowed + 10 min + 5 min
Tatsuya Kawajiri (35-11-2) vs Anthony Birchak (13-3)
The event can be purchased on FITE TV for $14.99 and on the RIZIN official website.