Naoki Inoue will meet Yuki Motoya in a rematch — this time with the bantamweight title at stake — at Rizin 50.
The bout was announced during Rizin 49 "Decade" after Motoya earned his championship opportunity with a unanimous decision victory over Kyoma Akimoto at Saitama Super Arena on New Year’s Eve. Rizin 50 takes place on March 30 at Anabuki Arena Kagawa in Kagawa, Japan.
Inoue initially bested Motoya via first-round submission at Rizin 26 in December 2020. The 27-year-old Kill Cliff FC representative is coming off a 2-0 campaign in 2024 that saw him claim the vacant 135-pound throne with a first-round stoppage of Soo Chul Kim at Rizin 48.