Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara is interested in an MMA fight between professional sumo wrestler Baruto Kaito and Fedor Emelianenko.
While hordes of heavyweights have called out Fedor Emelianenko since his return to MMA several months ago, the call outs have now extended past professional fighters to sumo wrestlers.
Renowned Estonian sumo competitor Baruto Kaito made his MMA debut against Peter Aerts at the Rizin Fighting Federation New Year's Eve show and won the contest by unanimous decision. According to the promotion's CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Baruto will likely compete on the next Rizin event before working his way towards a potential match-up against Fedor.