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Rizin Adds Seven Bouts, Including Birchak vs. Kawajiri, to April 16 Event

Japanese MMA promotion Rizin announced Tuesday afternoon that seven bouts have been tacked on its April 16 event, which is slated to be headlined by a flyweight battle between Kyoji Horiguchi and Yuki Motoya.

Recently-announced Rizin signee Anthony Birchak, who went 2-2 in the UFC in his last four bouts, will take on Tatsuya Kawajiri in a featherweight showdown. Lightweight Daron Cruickshank, also a UFC veteran, will collide with Yusuke Yachi while longtime Pride vet Heath Herring will oppose Olympic gold medal-winning judoka Satoshi Ishii.