The year 2026 will be the 12th year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan.
List of events # Event Date Venue Location Atten. 1 Rizin 52 Ariake Arena Tokyo, Japan 13,307 2 Rizin Landmark 13 Marine Messe Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan 14,817 3 Rizin 53 Glion Arena Kobe Kobe, Japan 10,396 4 Rizin Landmark 14 Xebio Arena Sendai Sendai, Japan 4,564 5 Rizin Landmark 15 Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center Hiroshima, Japan 9,928 6 Rizin 54 Toyota Arena Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 10,079 7 Super Rizin 5 Kyocera Dome Osaka Osaka, Japan 48,968 8 Rizin Landmark 16 Happiness Arena Nagasaki, Japan 9 Rizin 55 LaLa Arena Tokyo-Bay Funabashi, Japan 10 Rizin: New Year's Eve Event Vantelin Dome Nagoya Nagoya, Japan
Rizin Japan Heavyweight Grand Prix Background On April 23, 2026, it was announced that the "RIZIN JAPAN GP Heavyweight Tournament" will take place in 2026, which semifinals matches was held at Rizin 54 in August, and the two winners will advance to the final match scheduled in November event. The tournament taking part as participants: Mikio Ueda, Tsuyoshi Sudario, King Edokpolo, and Ryo Sakai. The winner of the tournament should face Alexander Soldatkin on New Year's Eve event and compete for inaugural heavyweight title.
Tournament bracket
Rizin 52
Rizin 52 was a mixed martial arts event that was held by Rizin Fighting Federation on March 7, 2026, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Background A featherweight bout between Kyoma Akimoto and former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion Patchy Mix headlined this event.
Results
Rizin Landmark 13
Rizin Landmark 13 in Fukuoka was a combat sports event that was held by Rizin Fighting Federation on April 12, 2026, at Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.
Background The event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Fukuoka and first since Rizin 39 in October 2022.
A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Razhabali Shaydullaev and former K-1 Welterweight Champion Yuta Kubo headlined the event. The pairing previously fought at Rizin 49 in December 2024, which Shaydullaev won by second round TKO.
A Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Danny Sabatello and Joji Goto co-headlined the event.
Results
Rizin 53
Rizin 53 was combat sports event that was held by Rizin Fighting Federation on May 10, 2026, at the Glion Arena Kobe in Kobe, Japan.
Background The event marked the promotion's fifth visit to Kobe and first since Rizin Landmark 12 in November 2025.
A Rizin Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Ilkhom Nozimov and Luiz Gustavo headlined the event.
Results
Rizin Landmark 14
Rizin Landmark 14 in Sendai was a combat sports event that was held by Rizin Fighting Federation on June 6, 2026, at Xebio Arena Sendai in Sendai, Japan.
Background The event marked the promotion's debut in Sendai.
A Rizin Flyweight Championship bout between current champion (also 2021 Rizin Bantamweight and 2025 Rizin Flyweight Grand Prix winner) Hiromasa Ougikubo and Makoto Takahashi headlined the event. The pairing previously met at Super Rizin 3 in July 2024, which Ougikubo won by unanimous decision.
Results
Rizin Landmark 15
Rizin Landmark 15 in Hiroshima was a combat sports event produced by Rizin Fighting Federation that took place on July 18, 2026, at the Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center in Hiroshima, Japan.
Background The event marked the promotion's debut in Hiroshima.
A Rizin Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Danny Sabatello and Jinnosuke Kashimura headlined the event.
Results
Rizin 54
Rizin 54 was a combat sports event that held by Rizin Fighting Federation on August 11, 2026, at Toyota Arena Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan.
Background A featherweight bout between former two-time Rizin Featherweight Champion Kleber Koike Erbst and Kyoma Akimoto headlined this event.
The semifinals of Rizin Japan Heavyweight Grand Prix took place at this event.
Results
Super Rizin 5
Super Rizin 5: Naniwa No Chou Fukkatsu Matsuri was a combat sports event that held by Rizin Fighting Federation on September 10, 2026, at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan.
Background The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Osaka and first since Rizin 41 in April 2023.
A Rizin Featherweight Championship bout between undefeated champion Razhabali Shaydullaev and former Bellator Featherweight World Champion A. J. McKee headlined the event, with the inaugural PFL Featherweight Championship also on the line.
Results
Rizin Landmark 16
Rizin Landmark 16 in Nagasaki was a combat sports event that held by Rizin Fighting Federation on October 3, 2026, at the Happiness Arena in Nagasaki, Japan.
Background The event marked the promotion's first visit to Nagasaki.
A lightweight bout between Yoshinori Horie and Sho Patrick Usami headlined the event.
Results
Rizin 55
Rizin 55 is an upcoming combat sports event that will be held by Rizin Fighting Federation on November 8, 2026, at the LaLa Arena Tokyo-Bay in Funabashi, Japan.
Background A Rizin Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Makoto Takahashi and Tony Laramie is expected to headline the event.
Fight card
See also List of current Rizin FF fighters 2026 in UFC 2026 in ONE Championship 2026 in Professional Fighters League 2026 in Cage Warriors 2026 in Absolute Championship Akhmat 2026 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 2026 in Legacy Fighting Alliance 2026 in LUX Fight League 2026 in Oktagon MMA 2026 in Brave Combat Federation 2026 in UAE Warriors
References
External links Official event