Rizin Fighting Federation announced a pair of new matchups for its New Year’s Eve event, as Tatsuya Kawajiri with face Kron Gracie at featherweight, while Charles Bennett will rematch Minoru Kimura in a catch-weight affair.
Rizin 4 takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama Japan and also includes the final round of the promotion’s Open-Weight Grand Prix Tournament. Rizin FF Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara also announced that the quarterfinal pairings for the fighters in the bracket will be revealed next week.
Kawajiri, 38, parted ways with the UFC following consecutive losses to Cub Swanson and Dennis Bermudez earlier this year.