Kyoji Horiguchi will look to avenge his loss to Kai Asakura when the Japanese duo clash, this time for the Rizin bantamweight title, at the promotion’s New Year’s Eve show on Dec. 31 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
The bout was announced by Rizin promoter Nobuyuki Sakakibara during the broadcast of Rizin 19 on Saturday in Osaka, Japan.
Horiguchi joined Asakura in the Rizin ring following his one-sided win over Ulka Sasaki in the co-main event of Saturday’s show. Rising star Asakura shocked the masses in their first clash when he stopped the celebrated Rizin frontrunner just beyond the first minute of their October meeting at Rizn 18.