All 16 fighters made weight for GRACHAN 86 in Osaka on Oct. 25, headlined by former champion Motonobu Tezuka against Masahiro Nagano at bantamweight.
What you need to know
- All 16 fighters passed the weigh-in for GRACHAN 86 at 176BOX in Osaka on Sunday, Oct. 25.
- Main event: No. 5 bantamweight Motonobu Tezuka (61.60kg) vs. No. 7 Masahiro Nagano (61.25kg).
- Tezuka returns to bantamweight after a decision win over Takumi Yagi ended a five-fight MMA losing streak.
- Nagano, a student of Hideo Tokoro, is on a three-fight winning streak.
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All 16 fighters made weight for GRACHAN 86 at 176BOX in Osaka on Oct. 25, 2026
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Motonobu Tezuka (61.60kg) faces Masahiro Nagano (61.25kg) in the bantamweight main event
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Tezuka is ranked No. 5 and Nagano No. 7 at bantamweight in GRACHAN
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Tezuka beat Takumi Yagi by decision on July 26, ending a five-fight MMA losing streak
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Nagano is on a three-fight winning streak
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All 16 fighters made weight on Saturday for GRACHAN 86, held Sunday, Oct. 25 at 176BOX in Osaka, Gong Kakutogi reports. The main event is a bantamweight bout over two five-minute rounds with a possible extension round.
Former GRACHAN bantamweight champion Motonobu Tezuka, ranked No. 5, weighed 61.60kg. He lost five straight MMA fights before beating No. 3 featherweight Takumi Yagi by decision on July 26, his first win in three years and nine months. He now returns to bantamweight in his hometown of Osaka. His opponent, No. 7 Masahiro Nagano, weighed 61.25kg. A student of Hideo Tokoro, Nagano has won three in a row, most recently a unanimous decision over Shuichi Kanda on a RIZIN LANDMARK 15 opening fight in July.
The card also includes Shuto Shibata vs. Eita Nakamura at bantamweight, Takumi Yagi vs. Tsuyoshi Yoshida at featherweight and Ryoma Muramatsu vs. Yuito Takigawa at flyweight. "I've worked out a strategy, so I think I can definitely do it," Tezuka said (translated).
Former GRACHAN bantamweight champion Motonobu Tezuka, ranked No. 5, weighed 61.60kg. He lost five straight MMA fights before beating No. 3 featherweight Takumi Yagi by decision on July 26, his first win in three years and nine months. He now returns to bantamweight in his hometown of Osaka. His opponent, No. 7 Masahiro Nagano, weighed 61.25kg. A student of Hideo Tokoro, Nagano has won three in a row, most recently a unanimous decision over Shuichi Kanda on a RIZIN LANDMARK 15 opening fight in July.
The card also includes Shuto Shibata vs. Eita Nakamura at bantamweight, Takumi Yagi vs. Tsuyoshi Yoshida at featherweight and Ryoma Muramatsu vs. Yuito Takigawa at flyweight. "I've worked out a strategy, so I think I can definitely do it," Tezuka said (translated).
- Summary
- All 16 fighters made weight for GRACHAN 86 in Osaka on Oct. 25, headlined by former champion Motonobu Tezuka against Masahiro Nagano at bantamweight.
- Key points (one per line)
- All 16 fighters passed the weigh-in for GRACHAN 86 at 176BOX in Osaka on Sunday, Oct. 25.
Main event: No. 5 bantamweight Motonobu Tezuka (61.60kg) vs. No. 7 Masahiro Nagano (61.25kg).
Tezuka returns to bantamweight after a decision win over Takumi Yagi ended a five-fight MMA losing streak.
Nagano, a student of Hideo Tokoro, is on a three-fight winning streak.
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- Gong Kakutogi | https://gonkaku.jp/articles/25216
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