Kyoji Horiguchi didn't stay a free agent for long.
In a Monday press release, Japanese promotion Rizin Fighting Federation announced the signing of the 26-year-old Horiguchi, who has spent the last three years and change in the Ultimate Fighing Championship's flyweight division. Horiguchi will make his debut for Rizin FF at “Rizin 2017 in Yokohoma” on April 16 at the Yokohama Arena.
“I've left the UFC and I'm coming back to Japan. When I was a high school student, it was Pride that made me aim to become a fighter, so to get this opportunity from Mr.