RIZIN 45, the final MMA event of 2023, featured a flyweight title fight where Kyoji Horiguchi defeated Makoto Shinryu via submission with a rear-naked choke in the second round, becoming the inaugural RIZIN flyweight champion. The event also saw Kai Asakura secure the bantamweight championship with a victory marked by a decisive knee strike. The event, which took place on New Year's Eve in Saitama, included a total of 17 fights, broadcast live on pay-per-view (PPV) at 12AM ET. Fans were offered a code for free access to the PPV by MMAUNCENSORED1. RIZIN has announced two upcoming events for 2024: RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in Saga on February 24th featuring Yoshinori Horie vs. Luiz Gustavo and Vugar Karamov vs. Kazumasa Majima, and RIZIN 46 in Kobe on March 23rd with Koji Takeda.
RIZIN 45 results, videos: Kyoji Horiguchi, Kai Asakura win titles with wild finishes https://t.co/WB00x20OiA
Have a great New Year's Eve folks! Heck of a show at #RIZIN45 to cap off the year!
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Kyoji Horiguchi def. Makoto Shinryu by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2 #RIZIN45
Kyoji Horiguchi scores a submission with a deep choke to become the inaugural RIZIN flyweight champion. Fun fight
If you've made it this far, congrats! One more fight, and it should be a good one. #RIZIN45
Big knee strike from Kai Asakura sets up the finish, and RIZIN has a new bantamweight champ! #RIZIN45
Go main event about to kick off! #RIZIN45
And we're back! Hope ya'll made it. #RIZIN45
The Second Intermission is over #RIZIN45 #RIZIN
Main card resumes in 15 minutes #RIZIN45
Second intermission. Understandable if some folks need IV drips of caffeine. #RIZIN45
๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ New events for RIZIN in 2024: 2/24 (Sat) RIZIN Landmark 8 - Saga Arena โ ๐ฏ๐ตYoshinori Horie ๐ Luiz Gustavo๐ง๐ท - Lightweight โ ๐ฆ๐ฟVugar Karamov ๐ Kazumasa Majima๐ฏ๐ต - Featherweight 3/23 (Sat) RIZIN.46 - Kobe World Memorial Hall โ ๐ฏ๐ตKoji Takeda ๐โฆ https://t.co/9Jw6Unwu4D
RIZIN announces two events for 2024: โข RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in Saga on February 24th โข RIZIN 46 in Kobe on March 23rd: #RIZIN | #RIZIN45 | @rizin_English https://t.co/buouJHzw5o
RIZIN 2024 preview on now. RIZIN Landmark 8 is up next in February, then RIZIN 46 in March. Yoshinori Horie vs. Luiz Gustavo among the February bouts #RIZIN45
Upcoming @rizin_PR Events RIZIN Landmark 8 Feb 24 RIZIN 46 Mar 23 #RIZIN45 #RIZINLandMark8 #RIZIN46 #RIZIN
Don't forget, full results from tonight's #RIZIN45 card with stoppage times can be found here: https://t.co/LDzTSZ9oZ3
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Intermission 1 is over #RIZIN45 #RIZIN
We're at the first intermission. Get up, stretch, put on another pot of coffee! #RIZIN45
Time for the 1st Intermission #RIZIN45 #RIZIN
Nothing gets me hyped up more than a @rizin_PR NYE Opening Ceremonies #RIZIN45 #RIZIN
Feels like they definitely stepped up the in arena production for this, even by normal RIZIN NYE standards
Opening ceremonies incoming #RIZIN45
Rizinโs annual New Yearโs Eve event is underway in Saitama. Last year, I wrote about the long, colorful, wacky history of combat sports on NYE in Japan. It was one of my favorite pieces from 2022 https://t.co/1E4mBRnn59
Opening fight is going to see a second round. #RIZIN45
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LIVE: RIZIN 45 First 4 fights & Opening Ceremony (Japanese commentary): โถ๏ธhttps://t.co/RbDD82yhKt Full Card PPV (English) โถ๏ธhttps://t.co/7jKLJp3g8w https://t.co/qFc9Z598oM
#RIZIN45 broadcast kicking off shortly!
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Free PPV Link #RIZIN45 https://t.co/DfGsyBQUwY https://t.co/yMESPoxNCP
Yearly reminder to watch Rizin on New Yearโs Eve (tonight 9pm pst). For my money the best event of the year. You can buy it in fitetv and my man @beatdown155 will be calling it.
Hope everyone is staying up late tonight๐๐ฏ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฏ. #MMATwitter #RIZIN45 @WeareRizinPod @CSTodayNews
RIZIN 45 Full Results via @CagesidePress #MMA #RIZIN45 https://t.co/LDzTSZ9WOB
Photos: Rizin 45 ceremonial weigh-ins and faceoffs in Japan https://t.co/e2c5PCVWVK https://t.co/pT1VthvnJo
The full fight order for RIZIN 45 with 17 FIGHTS and it will take place tonight at 12AM ET live on PPV. #RIZIN | #RIZIN45 | @rizin_English https://t.co/JeOysMSPnc
Who wants to watch the PPV? #RIZIN45 Drop a comment we will dm you the code (s) ๐ช https://t.co/WjirxAtlUQ
Kyoji Horiguchi and Makoto Takahashi final weigh in face off ahead of flyweight title fight at #RIZIN45 on New Years Eve. ๐ https://t.co/rGkOYlRuz4