Completed MMA & Kickboxing Event

RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2015: Day 1

RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2015
  • Tuesday 12.29.2015 at 01:00 AM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Spike TV (tape-delayed)
  • Name: RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2015: Day 1
  • Also Known As: RIZIN FF: Saraba Fiesta
  • Promotion: RIZIN Fighting Federation
  • Tapology Accounts: RIZINFF
  • Ownership: Nobuyuki Sakakibara
  • Venue: Saitama Super Arena
  • Location: Saitama, Japan
  • Enclosure: Ring
  • TV Announcers: Jimmy Smith, Sean Grande
  • Attendance: 12,214
  • TV Ratings: 156,000
  • Matchmaker: Shingo Kashiwagi
  • MMA Bouts: 12
  • Kickboxing Bouts: 1
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Referees

  • Masato Fukuda
    Sakuraba vs. Aoki (14)Tokoro vs. Saiga (7)
  • Yoshinori Umeki
    Ishii vs. Procházka (13)Takaya vs. Hata (8)Motoya vs. Efrain (3)
  • John McCarthy
    Reljić vs. Nemkov (12)Lawal vs. McDermott (10)Moldavsky vs. Uchida (9)Matthews vs. Tokov (6)Toyota vs. Sidelnikov (2)
  • Kenichi Serizawa
    Aukštuolis vs. Cappelozza (11)
  • Yuji Shimada
    Kosaka vs. Thompson (1)

Fight Predictions

Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2015 is closed for new predictions. 271 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.

Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2015 Leaderboard

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  • MMA Mania : ‘I Feel Like Makhachev Wants To Avoid Us’
  • MMA Junkie : Thiago Moises knows how to wreck a leg – and crush a Dan Hooker callout, too
  • MMA Junkie : Former UFC champion Sean Strickland vents mental health struggles: 'I feel like I'm a danger to people'
  • MMA Mania : ‘I Am Not Able To Get A Job’
  • Middle Easy : Colby Covington Is Worried About Mike Tyson’s Health In Jake Paul Boxing Match: ‘He Shouldn’t Be Fighting Anymore’
  • Middle Easy : Francis Ngannou Doesn’t Remember Round Two Against Anthony Joshua, Claims Boxing ‘Owes Him Something’
  • Bad Left Hook : Tszyu vs Fundora for WBO and WBC belts, PPV undercard adds another title fight
  • MMA Junkie : Alexandre Pantoja: Steve Erceg good name but 'so lucky' to get UFC 301 title shot
  • MMA Junkie : UFC's Mike Davis explains how 'Halo' video game helped overcome childhood bullying: 'That saved my life'
  • MMAFighting.com : Conor McGregor coach unsure why fighter remains un-booked, calls situation ‘weird’
  • MMA Mania : ‘Motherf—ker’s A Fakeass B—ch. Chito Sucks. F—k Him’
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  • MMA Junkie : Kamaru Usman: Belal Muhammad 'only thing that makes sense' for UFC champ Leon Edwards
  • Middle Easy : Robert Whittaker Lays Out ‘Picture Perfect’ Return Fight, Stance On Champ Dricus Du Plessis
  • MMAFighting.com : Francis Ngannou has ‘no regrets’ about Anthony Joshua fight: ‘I really don’t see a thing that I should have done different’
  • MMA Mania : ‘There’s No Denying’ Carmouche Is ‘Top Girl’ ... But ‘Don’t Underestimate’ Ditcheva
  • UFC.com : Main Event Spotlight | UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas
  • MMA Junkie : Chelsea Chandler: 'Week from Hell' led to UFC Fight Night 239 weight miss – complete with attempted home break-in