Rizin Fighting Federation is going big for its upcoming summer event.
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The Japanese promotion recently announced that Super Rizin 4 will feature three championship bouts on July 27 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Naoki Inoue will defend the banamweight crown against Ryuya Fukuda, while Seika Izawa will face Yu Jin Shin for the super atomweight title.
At featherweight, newly-crowned champion Rajabali Shaidullaev will square off against an as-yet-to-be announced opponent.
Former 145-pound king Kleber Koike Erbst is also slated to compete at Super Rizin 4, as he will lock horns with Mikuru Asakara. Additionally, ex-Bellator MMA lightweight champ Patricky Freire will make his fourth Rizin appearance against Shunta Nomura.
A handful of other fights were also confirmed for the card: Masanori Kanehara vs. Ren Sugiyama at featherweight; Karshyga Dautbek vs. Kyoma Akimoto at featherweight and Moeri Suda vs. Noeru Narita at super atomweight.
Additionally, Super Rizin 4 will include the semifinals of the heavyweight grand prix and the opening round of an eight-man flyweight tournament.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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