This morning at a press conference, Rizin Fighting Federation announced multiple bouts for their April 17 show, as well as two new signings in the form of always-exciting lightweight Daron Cruickshank and heavyweight Chris ‘Huggy Bear’ Barnett.
Here is the post on the Rizin website for those who were not able to watch the press conference.
Cruickshank (16-8, 1NC) will bring his exciting style from the UFC cage to the Rizin FF ring to take on former Shooto champion Shinji Sasaki (16-8-3). The 13-fight UFC vet has lost three-straight and has not tasted victory since October of 2014 where he beat Anthony Njokuani in Halifax, Nova Scotia.