One of the most anticipated matchups at Saturday’s Rizin event in Fukuoka, Japan, was a grappling exhibition between Pride legend Kazushi Sakuraba and former UFC champion Frank Shamrock, but the submission-only match had no winner.
Sakuraba attempted a couple of ankle picks, while Shamrock, who replaced an injured Dan Henderson, worked on the clinch the entire match, but neither veteran was able to get close to taking his opponent to the ground. The clock ran out, and both competitors went back home with a draw.
The main event featured a women’s atomweight tournament bout between kickboxing star and undefeated MMA fighter Rena Kubota, and former King of the Cage atomweight champion Andy Nguyen.