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Rin Nakai faces Shizuka Sugiyama at RIZIN 11 in July

RIZIN 11 in Saitama gets an addition in the form of a battle between female powerhouses; Rin Nakai and Shizuka Sugiyama.

The fight was announced at a RIZIN press conference late Tuesday.

Rin Nakai vs. Shizuka Sugiyama

57kg

One of the most renowned female fighters in Japan, 31-year-old Rin Nakai (20-2-1) is set to make her second appearance in a RIZIN ring when she returns next month. Nakai began her career in 2006 and, or the better part of a decade, dominated the Japanese scene in both RIZIN and Valkyrie.