RIZIN 45 (2023)
RIZIN 45 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event will be a bantamweight title showdown between Juan Archuleta and Kai Asakura. American athlete “The Spaniard” Archuleta picked up the RIZIN title earlier this year and is now looking to add his first title defense. Additionally, the 36-year-old athlete is a former Bellator MMA world champion. Japan’s Kai Asakura is a fan favorite. He and his brother are known for their exciting and tactical style of fighting. Throughout his career, the majority of his wins were captured by way of knockout or TKO. Asakura is coming off a of knockout by way of a knee to the body to earn his title shot.
Director: Nobuyuki Sakakibara
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Kyoji Horiguchi as Self |
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Makoto Takahashi as Self |
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Juan Archuleta as Self |
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Kai Asakura as Self |
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Kleber Koike as Self |
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Yutaka Saito as Self |
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Ren Hiramoto as Self |
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Ren Sugiyama as Self |
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Seika Izawa as Self |
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Miyuu Yamamoto as Self |
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Tsuyoshi Kamiyama as Self |
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Mikio Ueda as Self |
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Hiromasa Ogikubo as Self |
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John Dodson as Self |
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Yuki Motoya as Self |
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Vince Morales as Self |
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Shinobu Ota as Self |
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Ryusei Ashizawa as Self |
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Kota Miura as Self |
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Koji Tanaka as Self |
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Igor Tanabe as Self |
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Shinsho Anzai as Self |
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Jo Arai as Self |
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Hiroya Kondo as Self |
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Yuta Kubo as Self |
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Rukiya Anpo as Self |
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Satoshi Yamasu as Self |
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Suguru Nii as Self |
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Tatsuki Shinotsuka as Self |
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Daichi Tomizawa as Self |
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Ryujin Nasukawa as Self |
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Jong Min Shin as Self |
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Joe Hiramoto as Self |
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Yushi Sakura as Self |
| Directing | Nobuyuki Sakakibara | Director |
