Rizin FF 25 video: Feathers will fly as Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito go for gold in Osaka

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Rizin FF 25 video: Feathers will fly as Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito go for gold in Osaka

Rizin FF heads to Osaka as the Japanese promotion gets ready to crown a new featherweight champion.

The vacant title will be contested in the night’s main event, as Mikuru Asakura (13-1) and two-time Shooto featherweight champion Yutaka Saito (18-4-2) prepare to face off for featherweight gold at Osaka-Jo Hall on Saturday, Nov. 21.

The featherweight title fight tops a card featuring six MMA bouts. The co-headliner sees rival bantamweight contenders Hiromasa Ogikubo and Kenta Takizawa go head to head, while Japanese MMA veteran and former ONE lightweight champion Kotetsu Boku returns to action against Rikuto Shirakawa.

Rizin FF 25 takes place Saturday, Nov. 21 at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. The event streams live via online pay per view. Check out the pre-fight promo via the video above.

Confirmed Rizin FF 25 fights include:

  • Mikuru Asakura vs. Yutaka Saito – for featherweight title
  • Hiromasa Ogikubo vs. Kenta Takizawa
  • Kotetsu Boku vs. Rikuto Shirakawa
  • Daichi Kitakata vs. Tatsuki Saomoto
  • Kyohei Hagiwara vs. Yojiro Uchimura
  • Ryuichiro Sumimura vs. Gota Yamashita

Rizin FF 25 video: Feathers will fly as Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito go for gold in Osaka