Rizin will announce its Dec. 31 Nagoya card on Nov. 3, while Shaydullaev, already booked vs. Akimoto, says he would love to fight Volkanovski; a reported PFL deal is unconfirmed.
From 3 reports by 3 outletsLatest Shaydullaev says he'd love to fight Volkanovski; Pos-Luta reports PFL deal 3 outlets
What we know
- Rizin's New Year's Eve show is set for Dec. 31 at Vantelin Dome Nagoya.
- Shaydullaev vs. Akimoto is booked for Dec. 31, announced Sept. 10 at Super Rizin 5.
- The Nov. 3 press conference and pre-event talk are free to attend, with no application needed; the Nagoya location is still to be announced.
Reported, not confirmed
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Shaydullaev signed a two-year contract with the PFL.
Pos-Luta
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Shaydullaev said on social media he would love to fight Volkanovski; no such bout is booked.
Pos-Luta
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Rizin is holding a paid fan meeting after the press conference, costing ¥10,000.
MiddleEasy
Rizin has called an emergency press conference to fill out its New Year's Eve show in Nagoya. The promotion says it will reveal a card worthy of closing the year, but the notice names no fighters and no matchups, so the lineup is still open.
Only one fight is confirmed. Rajabali Shaydullaev of Kyrgyzstan meets Kyoma Akimoto of Japan Top Team at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on Dec. 31. Rizin announced the bout on Sept. 10 at Super Rizin 5 at Kyocera Dome Osaka. The move to Aichi Prefecture follows renovation work at Saitama Super Arena, and the show carries a provisional New Year's Eve Nagoya designation with no confirmed start time.
The briefing starts , preceded by a talk event from at the same location. Both are free to attend and need no public application, though the location has not been announced. A livestream link on Rizin's official YouTube is due later. Rizin is also running a paid fan meeting afterward for ¥10,000, which the fighters at the briefing are expected to join.
Shaydullaev has pushed his own name in the meantime. After Alexander Volkanovski stopped Movsar Evloev at UFC 333, he praised the Australian on social media and said he would love to test himself against him. Volkanovski, 38, is the UFC featherweight champion, and by his own account is looking at a move to 155 rather than anything at welterweight. Pos-Luta calls the matchup unlikely in the short term because of division and promotional barriers.
That same outlet reports Shaydullaev, listed at 20-0, signed a two-year PFL deal. No other outlet has confirmed it, and the Rizin notice does not link his Volkanovski remarks to the year-end card. Watch for whether Shaydullaev appears on stage Nov. 3, whether Rizin addresses the PFL report, and which headline bouts join Shaydullaev vs. Akimoto.
Only one fight is confirmed. Rajabali Shaydullaev of Kyrgyzstan meets Kyoma Akimoto of Japan Top Team at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on Dec. 31. Rizin announced the bout on Sept. 10 at Super Rizin 5 at Kyocera Dome Osaka. The move to Aichi Prefecture follows renovation work at Saitama Super Arena, and the show carries a provisional New Year's Eve Nagoya designation with no confirmed start time.
The briefing starts , preceded by a talk event from at the same location. Both are free to attend and need no public application, though the location has not been announced. A livestream link on Rizin's official YouTube is due later. Rizin is also running a paid fan meeting afterward for ¥10,000, which the fighters at the briefing are expected to join.
Shaydullaev has pushed his own name in the meantime. After Alexander Volkanovski stopped Movsar Evloev at UFC 333, he praised the Australian on social media and said he would love to test himself against him. Volkanovski, 38, is the UFC featherweight champion, and by his own account is looking at a move to 155 rather than anything at welterweight. Pos-Luta calls the matchup unlikely in the short term because of division and promotional barriers.
That same outlet reports Shaydullaev, listed at 20-0, signed a two-year PFL deal. No other outlet has confirmed it, and the Rizin notice does not link his Volkanovski remarks to the year-end card. Watch for whether Shaydullaev appears on stage Nov. 3, whether Rizin addresses the PFL report, and which headline bouts join Shaydullaev vs. Akimoto.
- Summary
- Rizin will announce its Dec. 31 Nagoya card on Nov. 3, while Shaydullaev, already booked vs. Akimoto, says he would love to fight Volkanovski; a reported PFL deal is unconfirmed.
- Key points (one per line)
- Rizin holds a press conference in Nagoya on Nov. 3 to announce fights for its Dec. 31 show at Vantelin Dome Nagoya.
Shaydullaev vs. Akimoto is the only bout confirmed so far.
Shaydullaev says he would love to test himself against Volkanovski; Pos-Luta reports a two-year PFL deal, unconfirmed elsewhere.
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- Gong Kakutogi | https://gonkaku.jp/articles/25231
MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/mma-news/rizin-november3-nagoya-new-years-eve-fights-briefing/
Pos-Luta | https://posluta.com/invicto-em-20-lutas-campeao-do-rizin-razhabali-shaydullaev-assina-com-a-pfl-e-provoca-volkanovski/
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