Rizin 33: Saitama will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2021, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Fight Card
Main Card
Lightweight 71 kg Brazil Roberto de Souza (c) vs. Japan Yusuke Yachi Lightweight Championship
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Kai Asakura vs. Japan Kenta Takizawa Bantamweight Grand Prix Semi-finals
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Hiromasa Ougikubo vs. Japan Naoki Inoue Bantamweight Grand Prix Semi-finals
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Yuki Motoya vs. Japan Yuto Hokamura Bantamweight Grand Prix Reserve Bout
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Mikuru Asakura vs. Japan Yutaka Saito
Womens Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Ayaka Hamasaki (c) vs. Japan Seika Izawa Non-Title Bout
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kyohei Hagiwara vs. Japan Hiroaki Suzuki
Lightweight 71 kg Japan Koji Takeda vs. United States Noah Bey
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Shoma Shibisai vs. Japan Hideki Sekine
Catchweight 90 kg Japan Yuta Kubo vs. Japan Hikaru Saito Special Rules
Womens Catchweight 50 kg Japan Rena Kubota vs. South Korea Si Woo Park
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Shinobu Ota vs. Japan Kazuma Sone
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Kota Miura vs. Japan Yushi
Catchweight 62 kg Japan Koji Tanaka vs. Japan Ya-Man Kickboxing
Background
A Rizin Lightweight Championship title bout between reigning champion Roberto de Souza and title challenger Yusuke Yachi is scheduled as the event headliner.
Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix Semi-final bouts are scheduled to take place during the event.