【番組】RIZIN CONFESSIONS #73

Naoki Inoue, who has won all three races since his first RIZIN race, and Shintaro Ishiwatari, who has returned to the race for the first time in about 1 year and 6 months. This match, which was said to be a match of the finals class, was finished at 1 minute and 58 seconds after the start of the match.

Inoue talked about his feelings and enthusiasm for the second round while watching the match video, and Ishiwatari looked at the camera immediately after the fight and said a few words about progress. "I'm retiring," he said.


DEEP 2nd class champion Motoya and RIZIN's first RIZIN current Shooto champion Okada clashed at the Tokyo Dome for the prestige of each group. After the match was judged, former DEEP Champion Motoya was the winner.

Okada's meticulous analysis and systematized strategy called "Shooto Engineering" fell short of Motoya's, and Motoya overwhelmed the match with his striking.

Okada, whose face was swollen by Motoya's blow, was frustrated, and Motoya, who advanced to the second round, was already looking at the next fight.


Hiromasa Ougikubo vs. Takeshi “Kanten” Kasugai, who will be rematching for the first time in about seven years. Ougikubo advanced to the second round of the tournament, just like seven years ago.

However, Ougikubo reveals that he had injured his right fist on an early hook. Kasugai was defeated in the first match of the tournament, unable to match Ougikubo's group, which switched from punches to takedowns.


Kai Asakura, the 3rd RIZIN bantamweight champion and the top contender for the bantamweight Grand Prix, and Shuto Watabe, who defeated TakKai Tamaru by ippon at RIZIN.27 in March and got a ticket to participate in the tournament.

Shimouma commented that Kai Asakura had an overwhelming advantage, but Asakura revealed that he felt pressure like never before.

Watabe tries to bring Asakura's batting to the groundwork, but Asakura's batting is also thorough. Watabe went for the finish, but Asakura avoided it and delivered a powerful punch, giving Watabe a TKO victory. Asakura drowns out everyone's expectations/pressure of being a "winner" and vows to win this tournament.

The first round of the Tokyo Dome tournament and the Osaka tournament has ended, and the eight players who will advance to the second round have been decided. Who will clash with whom in the second round of the tournament to be held this fall, and what kind of drama will be created?

Let's look back on the new episode with match footage!