A pair of former UFC contenders will meet at the next Rizin FF event.
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Ian McCall has been booked for Rizin FF 9 in May, the Japan-based promotion announced Tuesday.
Horiguchi (23-2) won the 2017 Rizin FF bantamweight Grand Prix tournament last December at the annual New Year’s Eve card. The former UFC flyweight title challenger stopped Shintaro Ishiwatari, Manel Kape, and Gabriel Oliveira within a two-day span. Riding an eight-fight winning streak, he hasn’t lost since a fifth-round submission defeat to UFC champ and pound-for-pound king Demetrious Johnson in April 2015.