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Kyoji Horiguchi Calls Out UFC After Having Return Interest Dismissed: ‘They’re Not Putting Effort In The Flyweight Division’

Since parting ways with the UFC after 2016, Kyoji Horiguchi has enjoyed continued success in MMA.He went on to hold the Bellator and RIZIN...

Cyborg, Pettis & Horiguchi Return As Bellator Heads Back To Hawaii

Bellator MMA is set to return to Hawaii next month and will be bringing some blockbuster matchups with it to the islands. The promotion hasn't...

Bellator 272 Results & Highlights: Pettis KOs Horiguchi

Bellator 272 took place tonight from the Mohegan Sun Arena with a title fight in one of their most challenging divisions. Sergio Pettis took on...

Sergio Pettis Defends BW Title Against Kyoji Horiguchi At Bellator 272

Sergio Pettis has his first Bellator bantamweight title defense set. Pettis will face former Bellator and RIZIN bantamweight champion, Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 272 on...

Kyoji Horiguchi Signs With Bellator, Scott Coker Reacts

Kyoji Horiguchi has been added to the Bellator roster. Horiguchi currently reigns as the Rizin Bantamweight Champion. He also had a run with the Bellator...

Kyoji Horiguchi Returns to MMA on New Year’s Eve at Rizin 26

Kyoji Horiguchi will return to MMA on New Year's Eve at Rizin 26. Rizin Fighting Federation made the announcement in a press release that...

MMA News 2019 Year-End Awards

Another year is coming to a close, which means it's time for the 2019 MMA News Awards. Fight fans weren't short on witnessing memorable moments...

Kyoji Horiguchi Relinquishes Bellator and RIZIN Belts Due to Injury

It has been announced Wednesday morning that Kyoji Horiguchi has relinquished both his Bellator and Rizin championship belts due to injury. Kyoji Horiguchi had to undergo surgery...

Kyoji Horiguchi Out Of RIZIN 20 Due To Injury

Kyoji Horiguchi who is both the bantamweight champion for Bellator MMA and Rizin Fighting Federation champion (RIZIN) has pulled out of his RIZIN title...

Scott Coker Reveals When Kyoji Horiguchi Will Fight In Bellator Again & Possible Opponent

Kyoji Horiguchi has to look to get back into the win column by the end of the year in RIZIN. The RIZIN and Bellator...

Patricio Freire Focusing On Featherweight Grand Prix After Kyoji Horiguchi Fight Not Happening

Patricio Freire is the Bellator featherweight and lightweight champion, but he was looking to become the bantamweight champion as well. "Pitbull" was hoping to...

Bellator & Rizin Champion Kyoji Horiguchi: I Want To Fight Henry Cejudo

Kyoji Horiguchi feels ready for a "champ-champ" vs. "champ-champ" bout against Henry Cejudo. Horiguchi is the Bellator and Rizin bantamweight champion. He captured the Bellator...

Bellator 222 Highlights: Horiguchi Takes Bantamweight Gold From Caldwell

Kyoji Horiguchi is the latest "champ-champ," but he holds gold for two major promotions. In the Bellator 222 main card opener, Rizin bantamweight champion Horiguchi...

Rizin CEO Guarantees Horiguchi Defeats Caldwell Again At Bellator 222

Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara is expressing confidence in his bantamweight champion. Kyoji Horiguchi, the Rizin 135-pound kingpin, will have a chance to make lightning strike...

Bellator 222 Predictions: MacDonald vs. Gracie

Bellator 222 is set to take place this Friday, June 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The promotion has...