[Event] Rizin Landmark 9 in Kobe - Satoshi vs. Nakamura - Mar 23
Rizin Landmark 9 in Kobe: Satoshi vs. Nakamura will be a Combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on March 23, 2024, at the World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan.
Fight Card
Main Card
Lightweight 71 kg Brazil Roberto Satoshi Souza (c) vs. Japan Keita NakamuraNon-Title bout Featherweight 66 kg Japan Koji Takeda vs. Japan Kyohei Hagiwara Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Naoki Inoue vs. Japan Shoko Sato Women's Super Atomweight 49 kg Japan Rena Kubota vs. South Korea Shim Yu-ri
Intermission
Welterweight 77 kg Brazil Igor Tanabe vs. Japan Kiichi Kunimoto Flyweight 57 kg Japan Erson Yamamoto vs. Japan Yuya Shibata Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Kintaro vs. Japan Daiki Lightyear Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Takakenshin vs. United States Cody Jerabek Featherweight 66 kg Japan Yuta Kubo vs. Japan Ryogo Takahashi Catchweight 74 kg Thailand Buakaw Banchamek vs. Brazil Minoru KimuraKickboxing Catchweight 70 kg Japan Yuya vs. Japan Masaya JakiKickboxing Flyweight 57 kg Japan Yusaku Nakamura vs. Kazakhstan Arman Ashimov
Opening Ceremony
Catchweight 53 kg Japan Aoi Noda vs. Japan Yuto UemuraKickboxing Catchweight 57.5 kg Japan Shun Matsuyama vs. Japan Shin SakuraiKickboxing Catchweight 56.5 kg Japan Daichi Akahira vs. Japan Yuki YoshiokaKickboxing
Background
The event was originally referred to as Rizin 46. At the press conference on January 31th, it was announced that the March event will now be referred to as Rizin Landmark 9 while RIZIN 46 will take place on April.
A lightweight non-title bout between current champion Roberto Satoshi Souza and UFC veteran Keita Nakamura is scheduled to headline the event.