Two of the top flyweights in the world will meet later this year and it won’t be in the UFC.
Kyoji Horiguchi will take on Ian McCall at Rizin FF 9 on May 6 in Fukuoka, Japan, the promotion announced Tuesday. The bout will be contested at 61kg or about 134 pounds — nine pounds off the flyweight limit they both competed at in the UFC.
Horiguchi (23-2) is coming off a victory in the 2017 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix tournament. He knocked out Shintaro Ishiwatari in the second round of the final to win Dec.