Rizin Landmark 8 in Saga: Gustavo vs. Horie will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on February 24, 2024, at the Saga Arena in Saga, Japan.
Fight Card
Main Card
Lightweight 71 kg Brazil Luiz Gustavo vs. Japan Yoshinori Horie
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kazumasa Majima vs. Japan Masakazu Imanari
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Yusuke Yachi vs. Japan Rikuto Shirakawa
Women's Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Saori Oshima vs. France Claire Lopez
Intermission
Catchweight 60 kg Japan Ryoga Fukuchi vs. Japan Ryuhei Sakai RIZIN MMA Special rules
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Daiki Yahiro vs. Japan Yuto Araki RIZIN MMA Special rules
Catchweight 62.5 kg Japan Reito Bravely vs. Japan Kyohei Furumura Kickboxing
Catchweight 62.5 kg Japan Hannya Hashimoto vs. Japan Rikito Kickboxing
Catchweight 53 kg Japan Keito Ishigo vs. Japan Satoshi Katashima Kickboxing
Opening Ceremony
Background
The event marks the organization's first visit to Saga Prefecture.
A lightweight bout between Luiz Gustavo and Yoshinori Horie is scheduled to headline the event.
A featherweight bout between former champion Vugar Karamov and former Rebel FC Featherweight champion Kazumasa Majima was expected to take place at the event. However, Karamov withdrew from the bout due to his inability to travel to Japan and was replaced by Masakazu Imanari.
A lightweight bout between former Shooto Pacific Rim Lightweight champion Yusuke Yachi and former HEAT Lightweight champion Kim Kyung-pyo was expected to take place at the event. However Kim withdrew from the bout due to knee injury and was replaced by Rikuto Shirakawa.
A super atomweight bout between former two-time champion Ayaka Hamasaki and former title challenger Claire Lopez was expected to take place at the event. However Hamasaki withdrew from the bout due to forearm fracture and was replaced by current DEEP Microweight champion Saori Oshima.
