Whether he's fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship or the Rizin Fighting Federation, Kyoji Horiguchi is one of the best flyweights on the planet. The rest of 2017 will give him the chance to prove he could be one of MMA's best bantamweights, to boot.
On Sunday, Rizin staged its ”2017 in Yokohama: Sakura” event, drawing an announced crowd of 12,729 to the Yokohama Arena. Today, the promotion held a press conference to reveal the early blueprints for the remainder of the year, including the announcement of a 16-man bantamweight tournament.