【番組】RIZIN CONFESSIONS #60

Rio Olympic wrestling silver medalist Shinobu Ota will make his MMA debut on New Year's Eve in the RIZIN ring. A man who has been aiming for a gold medal on the world stage puts a break in wrestling and jumps into a new stage called MMA.

On the other hand, Hideo Tokoro, 43 years old, stands in the ring on New Year's Eve for the first time in four years. From a life of working part-time in an apartment without a bathroom while practicing, he became a star and has hit rock bottom.

Whether it's an up-and-coming elite or a veteran fighter who knows both sweet and sour, a battle that will stir up the bantamweight class will open on New Year's Eve.

On Sunday, August 18, 2019, a giant killing occurred that most of the audience at the venue did not expect. 501 days after that shocking battle. On New Year's Eve 2020, the shock since that day, the counterattack since that day begins.

About a year and four months after suffering from a ruptured right knee anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus injury after the defeat in August last year, Kyoji Horiguchi showed off his training with his friends at the gym he belongs to in the United States. It was the words of his fans, his family, his friends and his teacher that supported him in his positive behavior despite being hit by a life-threatening injury.

In the past year since the big up set in August last year, Kai Asakura has won 3 out of 4 races with 1 RKO victory. However, on New Year's Eve 2019, he suffered a TKO loss to Manel Kape in the long-awaited title match. Through this, he has reexamined his lacking parts and achieved further growth, but no matter how strong the enemy he defeats, he cannot be said to be the "strongest". If I don't kill that man...

On New Year's Eve 2020, will it be the strongest champion or the strongest challenger who will wear the RIZIN bantamweight belt around his waist?

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