The Australian info Rizin 45: Horiguchi vs Shinryu 2 airs live from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on Sunday, December31 The last MMA battle card for 2023 includes a series of bouts with 2 titles objectedto on the night. In the five-round primary occasion, Kyoji Horiguchi (31-5) and Makoto Shinryu (16-1-1) fight it out for the inaugural Rizin flyweight title. The set fulfills in an all-Japanese rematch, following their veryfirst battle in July that ended in No Contest due to an unexpected eye poke at Bellator MMA x Rizin 2. In the co-main occasion, Juan Archuleta (29-4) of the United States squares off versus Kai Asakura (20-4) of Japan. Archuleta was anticipated to put his bantamweight belt on the line, however he was removed of title after missingouton the needed 61 kg weight limitation by 2.8 kg (around 6.17 lbs). Asakura is eligible to lift the title in case of triumph. Also on the card, Kleber Koike (31-7-1) dealswith his Japanese-fellow Yutaka Saito (21-7-2) at featherweight. Plus, Ren Hiramoto (2-3) takes on Ren Sugiyama in all-Japanese bout likewise at featherweight and Tsuyoshi Sudario (8-2) satisfies Mikio Ueda (2-1) in all-Japanese clash at heavyweight. The complete lineup can be discovered listedbelow. Rizin 45 live stream & start time United States Broadcast: FITE TV Date: Sunday, December 31 Time: 12 am ET United Kingdom Broadcast: FITE TV Date: Sunday, December 31 Time: 5 am GMT Australia Broadcast: FITE TV Date: Sunday, December 31 Time: 4 pm AEDT
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