Extreme Fight Game RISE, known simply as RISE, is a Japanese kickboxing promotion company based in Tokyo. Their name is an abbreviation of "Real Impact Sports Entertainment".
Its main roster showcases ten male and three female weight classes. They also hold the KAMINARIMON events, which are exclusively open to amateur fighters.
History RISE held their inaugural event on February 23, 2003, at the Gold Jim South Tokyo Annex in Ōmori, Japan. They held their first "Dead or Alive" tournament on December 23, 2003, which would later become an annual event held at the end of each year. Before the bankruptcy of Fighting and Entertainment Group, winners of the "Dead or Alive" tournaments earned a berth in the K-1 MAX Japan tournaments. After successfully holding "Dead or Alive" tournaments at 70 kg for two consecutive years, by the end of 2005 they furthermore held tournaments at 60 kg, 80 kg and heavyweight as well.
It 2008, RISE opted to stop deciding on champions through one-day tournaments, as they believed the result of the matches may be affected by a combination of favorable match-ups and luck. They instead began deciding on champions through single five-round bouts. The first three championships were at 60 kg, 70 kg and at heavyweight. Rankings weren't established at the time.
Beginning with R.I.S.E. 46 ~ THE KING OF GLADIATORS '08 ~, RISE began to use Arabic numerals in event names. Up to that point, event names used Roman numerals.
The first women's championship was established on November 23, 2011, when Rena Kubota was crowned the RISE Queen after defeating Erika Kamimura.
On January 5, 2022, RISE announced a partnership with Glory, which would allow cross-promotion and mutual exchange of fighters under contract. On February 10, 2023, they reached the same agreement with K-1. On January 11, 2024, it was announced that Glory and RISE would hold joint tournaments, combine their rankings and unify their rankings.
Rules The original RISE rules allowed strikes with fists and elbows, but prohibited knee strikes. Passivity from fighters was penalized by half point deductions. From May 16, 2010, RISE adopted K-1 rules which allowed for a single knee strike, but prohibited elbow strikes. The bouts are contested across three rounds lasting three minutes. Two additional extra rounds can be fought. The fighters wear shorts or tight kick pants, while women must additionally wear a top. All fighters must have a mouth guard. Elbow strikes, excessive petroleum jelly usage, eye pokes, throws, and unsporting behavior may all result in a point deduction.
If a fighter fails to make weight, they will be afforded a second opportunity two hours after the initial weigh-in. Should they pass, they will be fined a percentage of their purse and will be given a point deduction. If they're above weight by 2 kilograms or more, they will be disqualified and the bout will be declared a no-contest. If they fail the second weigh-in but aren't above 2 kilograms, they will be given a two-point deduction, will be fined a portion of their purse, and may be forced to fight in 10 oz gloves, if their opponent so chooses. The fighter must still be within 5% of the contracted weight, three hours before the event is supposed to take place.
The fights in amateur events called RISE NOVA (formerly KAMINARIMON) are contested across three rounds of two minutes. Alongside all the prohibitions present in RISE fights, knee strikes to the head are likewise prohibited. Single matches don't have an extension rounds in case of a draw, while tournament draws result in a single one minute extra round.
Broadcast RISE events are broadcast by AbemaTV domestically in Japan, with full matches from these events later posted on their YouTube channel. RISE World Series events were previously streamed outside of Japan on FITE TV (now TrillerTV).
Champions World Champions DivisionChampionDate WonTitle Defenses Super Lightweight (65 kg) Chadd CollinsDecember 16, 20231 Featherweight (57.5 kg) Vacant Bantamweight (55 kg) Koki OsakiMarch 28, 20260 Super Flyweight (53 kg) Ryujin NasukawaSeptember 19, 20260
Japan Champions DivisionChampionDate WonTitle Defenses Heavyweight (120 kg) Vacant Light Heavyweight (90 kg) Kenta NanbaraAugust 18, 20230 Middleweight (70 kg) MotoyasuJune 28, 2026 Welterweight (67.5 kg) Meison Hide UsamiDecember 21, 20240 Super Lightweight (65 kg) YuraSeptember 19, 20260 Lightweight (62.5 kg) Ryuto ShiokawaApril 26, 20260 Super Featherweight (60 kg) Hyuma HitachiJanuary 18, 20260 Featherweight (57.5 kg) Vacant Bantamweight (55 kg) Koki OsakiDecember 10, 20231 Super Flyweight (53 kg) Ryujin NasukawaMarch 28, 20260 Flyweight (51 kg) Tenshi MatsumotoFebruary 23, 20261 W. Bantamweight (55 kg) Vacant W. Flyweight (52 kg) Tessa de KomMay 28, 20232 W. Mini Flyweight (49 kg) Mei MiyamotoMay 11, 20250 W. Atomweight (46 kg) Haruka ShimadaDecember 14, 20250
Championship history Heavyweight championship Weight limit: 120 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 Fabiano Aoki RISE 48 July 4, 2008 2 RISE 80 July 23, 2011 Uehara vacated the title on September 12, 2012, in order to participate in the 2013 K-1 WGP 3 Kengo ShimizuRISE 90 October 25, 2012 Shimizu retired from the sport on November 17, 2018
Light Heavyweight championship Weight limit: 90 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 RISE 92 March 17, 2013 Uehara vacated the title in 2016 in order to re-sign with K-1. 2 RISE 171 August 18, 2023
Middleweight championship Weight limit: 70 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 Hinata RISE 48 July 4, 2008 Hinata vacated the title in July 2009 2 Ryuji RISE 60 November 22, 2009 3 RISE 80 July 23, 2011 4 Lee Sung-hyun RISE 133 July 5, 2019 5 Kaito Ono RISE ELDORADO 2023 March 26, 2023 Kaito vacated the title on March 8, 2026. 6 Motoyasu RISE 199 June 28, 2026
Welterweight championship Weight limit: 67.5 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 RISE 96 November 4, 2013 Zanolini retired from the sport on July 15, 2017 2 Bey Noah RISE 129 November 17, 2018 BeyNoah vacated the title in February 2022, in order to move up in weight 3 Ryota Nakano RISE 158 May 29, 2022 Nakano vacated the title in November 2024 4 Meison Hide Usami GLORY RISE Featherweight Grand Prix December 21, 2024
Super Lightweight World championship Weight limit: 65 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 August 21, 2022 2 December 16, 2023
Super Lightweight championship Weight limit: 65 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 RISE 60 November 22, 2009 2 Yasuomi Soda RISE 60 March 17, 2013 Soda vacated the title on August 27, 2014, to sign with K-1 3 Yuki RISE 101 September 28, 2014 Yuki vacated the title on May 3, 2017 in order to return to super featherweight 4 Kosei Yamada RISE 134 September 29, 2019 Title was left vacant on December 25, 2022, as Yamada retired from the sport 5 Taiju Shiratori RISE Eldorado 2025 March 29, 2025 6 Yura RISE World Series 2026 Tokyo 2 September 19, 2026
Lightweight championship Weight limit: 62.5 kg 63 kg (2010 - 2025)
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 Yuki RISE 73 December 19, 2010 2 Lee Sung-hyun RISE 91 January 6, 2013 3 RISE 106 November 8, 2015 4 Fukashi Mizutani RISE 112 July 30, 2016 Fukashi vacated the title on December 11, 2018 in order to move up to super lightweight 5 Taiju Shiratori RISE 112 February 3, 2019 Shiratori vacated the title on August 1, 2020. 6 Kento Haraguchi RISE 136 January 13, 2020 Haraguchi vacated the title on December 15, 2020 7 Naoki Tanaka RISE 145 January 30, 2021 8 Kan Nakamura RISE 167 April 21, 2023 Nakamura vacated the title on January 18, 2026 8 Ryuto Shiokawa RISE 197 April 26, 2026
Super Featherweight championship Weight limit: 60 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 Yuki RISE 48 July 4, 2008 2 Kan Itabashi RISE 52 January 31, 2009 3 Kosuke Komiyama RISE 74 February 27, 2011 Komiyama vacated the title in 2015 4 Kodai Nobe RISE 109 January 31, 2016 5 Chan Hyung Lee RISE 121 November 23, 20172. def. Hyuma Hitachi at RISE 164 on January 28, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan – Kazuma RISE 152 October 22, 2021 6 Taiga RISE 175 January 14, 2024 Taiga vacated the title on January 21, 2025, in order to transition to MMA 7 Hyuma Hitachi RISE 195 January 18, 2026
Featherweight World championship Weight limit: 57.5 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 RISE 125 June 17, 2018
Featherweight championship Weight limit: 57.5 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 Itto RISE 90 October 24, 2012 2 Motochika Hanada RISE 101 September 28, 2014 Motochika vacated the title on February 13, 2018 3 Masahide Kudo RISE 125 June 17, 2018 On December 11, 2021 Kudo announced his retirement after suffering a nose injury deemed inoperable. 4 Taisei Umei RISE 156 March 27, 2022 5 Keisuke Monguchi RISE 161 August 28, 2022 6 Haruto Yasumoto RISE 182 October 20, 2024 Yasumoto relinquished the title on June 5, 2026, in order to aim for the world title.
Bantamweight World championship Weight limit: 55 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 RISE ELDORADO 2023March 26, 2023 2 RISE ELDORADO 2026March 28, 2026
Bantamweight championship Weight limit: 55 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 Akira Morita May 31, 2009 Morita retired from the sport in September 2011 2 Nobuchika TeradoRISE 60 November 22, 2009 Terado vacated the title in 2010 3 Kenji Kubo RISE 85 November 23, 2011 Kubo vacated the title on September 18, 2012, after transitioning to boxing 4 Dyki RISE 92 March 17, 2013 Dyki retired from the sport on August 16, 2013 5 Yuta Murakoshi RISE 100 July 12, 2014 6 RISE 105 May 31, 2015 Nasukawa vacated the title on June 6, 2018, after moving up to featherweight 7 Masahiko Suzuki RISE 129 November 17, 2018 8 Koki Osaki RISE 174 December 10, 2023
Super Flyweight World championship Weight limit: 53 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 RISE Fire BallMay 11, 2025 2 RISE World Series 2026 Tokyo 2September 19, 2026
Super Flyweight championship Weight limit: 53 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 Toki Tamaru RISE 128 November 2, 2018 2 RISE 142 September 4, 2020 Osaki vacated the belt on October 21, 2024 in order to aim for the world version of the title. 3 RISE 184 December 15, 2024 Hanaoka vacated the titlle on January 17, 2026 in order to move up in weight 4 RISE ELDORADO 2026 March 28, 2026 Nasukawa vacated the titlle in September 2026 in order to focus on his world title
Flyweight championship Weight limit: 51 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 Toki Tamaru RISE 162 October 30, 2022 Tamaru vacated the title on September 14, 2023 in order to move up in weight. 2 Riku Kazushima RISE 172 October 29, 2023 3 Ryujin Nasukawa RISE 183 November 23, 2024 Nasukawa vacated the title in August 2025 in order to move up in weight. 4 Tenshi Matsumoto RISE 196 February 23, 2026
Queen championship Weight limit: 48 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 Rena RISE 85 November 23, 2011 2 RISE 95 September 13, 2013 Kamimura retired from the sport in August 2014
Women's Bantamweight championship Weight limit: 55 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 RISE 170 July 30, 2023 Seina vacated the championship on January 8, 2026
Women's Flyweight championship Weight limit: 52 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 RISE 148 April 17, 2021 2 RISE 168 May 28, 2023
Women's Mini Flyweight championship Weight limit: 49 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 RISE 134 September 29, 2019 Terayama retired from the sport on March 15, 2022 2 Erika❤️ RISE 159 June 24, 2022 3 Arina Kobayashi RISE 173 November 18, 2023 4 Mei Miyamoto RISE Fire Ball May 11, 2025
Women's Atomweight championship Weight limit: 46 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 Momi Furuta RISE 133 July 5, 2019 2 RISE 146 March 28, 2021 Miyazaki vacated the title on March 30, 2025 in order to focus on her studies. 3 RISE 194 December 14, 2025
OFG Super Lightweight champion
Weight limit: 65 kg
No.NameEventDateDefenses 1 YA-MAN RISE World Series 2023 - 2nd RoundAugust 26, 2023
Tournaments champions GLORY RISE Grand Prix Champions