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Rizin 45: Best photos from Saitama, Japan

Rizin (Geopolitical Entity) Hiromasa Ougikubo John Dodson Vince Morales Juan Archuleta Kai Asakura Kyoji Horiguchi Makoto Shinryu Japan Saitama

Check out these photos from the fights at Rizin 45, which took place on New Year’s Eve at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. (Photos courtesy of Rizin FF)

Noribu Sakakibara at Rizin 45

Joe Hiramoto def. Yushi Sakura at Rizin 45

Joe Hiramoto def. Yushi Sakura at Rizin 45

Joe Hiramoto def. Yushi Sakura at Rizin 45

Joe Hiramoto def. Yushi Sakura at Rizin 45

Joe Hiramoto def. Yushi Sakura at Rizin 45

Joe Hiramoto def. Yushi Sakura at Rizin 45

Joe Hiramoto def. Yushi Sakura at Rizin 45

Joe Hiramoto def. Yushi Sakura at Rizin 45

Joe Hiramoto def. Yushi Sakura at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Ryujin Nasukawa def. Jung Min Shin at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Daichi Tomizawa at Rizin 45

Suguru Nii def. Satoshi Yamasu at Rizin 45

Suguru Nii def. Satoshi Yamasu at Rizin 45

Suguru Nii def. Satoshi Yamasu at Rizin 45

Suguru Nii def. Satoshi Yamasu at Rizin 45

Suguru Nii def. Satoshi Yamasu at Rizin 45

Suguru Nii def. Satoshi Yamasu at Rizin 45

Suguru Nii def. Satoshi Yamasu at Rizin 45

Suguru Nii def. Satoshi Yamasu at Rizin 45

Suguru Nii def. Satoshi Yamasu at Rizin 45

Suguru Nii def. Satoshi Yamasu at Rizin 45

Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45

Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45

Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45

Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45

Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45

Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45

Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45

Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45

Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45

Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45

Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45

Yuta Kubo def. Rukiya Anpo at Rizin 45

Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai at Rizin 45

Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai at Rizin 45

Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai at Rizin 45

Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai at Rizin 45

Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai at Rizin 45

Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai at Rizin 45

Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai at Rizin 45

Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai at Rizin 45

Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai at Rizin 45

Hiroya Kondo def. Jo Arai at Rizin 45

Igor Tanabe def. Shinsho Anzai at Rizin 45

Igor Tanabe def. Shinsho Anzai at Rizin 45

Igor Tanabe def. Shinsho Anzai at Rizin 45

Igor Tanabe def. Shinsho Anzai at Rizin 45

Igor Tanabe def. Shinsho Anzai at Rizin 45

Igor Tanabe def. Shinsho Anzai at Rizin 45

Igor Tanabe def. Shinsho Anzai at Rizin 45

Koji Tanaka def. Kota Miura at Rizin 45

Koji Tanaka def. Kota Miura at Rizin 45

Koji Tanaka def. Kota Miura at Rizin 45

Koji Tanaka def. Kota Miura at Rizin 45

Koji Tanaka def. Kota Miura at Rizin 45

Koji Tanaka def. Kota Miura at Rizin 45

Koji Tanaka def. Kota Miura at Rizin 45

Koji Tanaka def. Kota Miura at Rizin 45

Koji Tanaka def. Kota Miura at Rizin 45

Koji Tanaka def. Kota Miura at Rizin 45

Shinobu Ota def. Ryusei Ashizawa at Rizin 45

Shinobu Ota def. Ryusei Ashizawa at Rizin 45

Shinobu Ota def. Ryusei Ashizawa at Rizin 45

Shinobu Ota def. Ryusei Ashizawa at Rizin 45

Shinobu Ota def. Ryusei Ashizawa at Rizin 45

Shinobu Ota def. Ryusei Ashizawa at Rizin 45

Intermission performance at Rizin 45

Intermission performance at Rizin 45

Intermission performance at Rizin 45

Intermission performance at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Vince Morales def. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Hiromasa Ougikubo def. John Dodson at Rizin 45

Mikio Ueda def. Tsuyoshi Sudario at Rizin 45

Mikio Ueda def. Tsuyoshi Sudario at Rizin 45

Mikio Ueda def. Tsuyoshi Sudario at Rizin 45

Mikio Ueda def. Tsuyoshi Sudario at Rizin 45

Mikio Ueda def. Tsuyoshi Sudario at Rizin 45

Mikio Ueda def. Tsuyoshi Sudario at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Zeika Izawa def. Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Ren Hiramoto def. Ren Sugiyama at Rizin 45

Kleber Koike Erbst def. Yutaka Saito at Rizin 45

Kleber Koike Erbst def. Yutaka Saito at Rizin 45

Kleber Koike Erbst def. Yutaka Saito at Rizin 45

Kleber Koike Erbst def. Yutaka Saito at Rizin 45

Kleber Koike Erbst def. Yutaka Saito at Rizin 45

Kleber Koike Erbst def. Yutaka Saito at Rizin 45

Kleber Koike Erbst def. Yutaka Saito at Rizin 45

Kleber Koike Erbst def. Yutaka Saito at Rizin 45

Kleber Koike Erbst def. Yutaka Saito at Rizin 45

Kleber Koike Erbst def. Yutaka Saito at Rizin 45

Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Kai Asakura def. Juan Archuleta at Rizin 45

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Shinryu at Rizin 45

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Shinryu at Rizin 45

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Shinryu at Rizin 45

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Shinryu at Rizin 45

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Shinryu at Rizin 45

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Shinryu at Rizin 45

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Shinryu at Rizin 45

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Shinryu at Rizin 45

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Shinryu at Rizin 45

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Shinryu at Rizin 45

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