【番組】RIZIN CONFESSIONS #84

A new champion, Juntaro Ushiku, is born! Behind the scenes of an eventful title match

Yu Saito negotiated his first title defense match with CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara himself and had a title match with DEEP featherweight champion Juntaro Ushiku. In the 1st round, Saito seemed to be on pace, but in the 2nd round, Ushiku's jumping knee hit Saito, and Saito was stopped by the doctor due to bloodshed. Ushiku, who participated in RIZIN for the first time, won the crown.

After the match, Saito hangs his head in the ring while Ushiku lets out a shout and puts the belt around his waist. The two, whose actions in the waiting room are also contrasting, express their feelings in front of the camera.

The RIZIN Featherweight Front is so chaotic that even CEO Sakakibara said, "I'm starting from scratch again." In the future, what kind of story will be born with the new champion Ushiku at the top?

▼Fireball-ism successor, Daichi Abe vs. RIZIN Otokojuku student, Akira

Daichi Abe, who challenges the match under the guidance of Takanori Gomi, and Akira, who learned martial arts under Gomi, is now under the guidance of Shintaro Ishiwatari and challenges the match. In the confrontation between the hard punchers, which was thought to be essential for KO, in the 2nd round, Akira mastered the north-south choke on Abe and won a splendid ippon victory.

What Akira said in the microphone after winning was an announcement to fight his former teacher, Gomi. Will the longing match with Gomi really come true...? !

▼ Asakura was completely defeated by DEEP double crown champion Oshima in his comeback match. Oshima shows off his mother's strength

Kanna Asakura, who experienced a title match in March this year, will face DEEP double crown champion Saori Oshima, who is the same school as champion Ayaka Hamasaki. Asakura said, "I'm stronger after losing," but at the end of the full round, she lost to Oshima by decision 1-2.

After the match, Asakura cried tears of frustration while Oshima held her twin daughters in her arms with a big smile on her face.

In addition, episodes of Daisuke Nakamura vs. Guru Arai, who became a grappler confrontation, and Masanori Kanehara, who moved up from the bantamweight class, vs. Takahiro Ashida, the number one disciple of BRAVE, are also included!

Let's look back on the new episodes behind the scenes of the tournament with each game episode!