Razhabali Shaydullaev (c) vs. A. J. McKee, Super RIZIN 5 weigh-in Credit: RIZIN FF
It’s nearly impossible not to look at RIZIN as the coolest fight promotion on the planet at the moment.
More than any other organization in combat sports, RIZIN has leaned heavily into cross-promotion. Starting with the now defunct Bellator, RIZIN opened the “forbidden door” in MMA, hosting cross-over events with the Scott Coker-led promotion. Though Bellator was later merged into the PFL, RIZIN also featured a BKFC fight under its banner, made a deal with KSW for their athletes to appear in RIZIN events, and made it easy for Kai Asakura and Kyoji Horiguchi to jump ship to the UFC, after RIZIN head Nobuyuki Sakakibara and UFC CEO Dana White were seen meeting a few years back.
In more recent times, it’s been crossovers with the PFL, which continued at Super RIZIN 5 on Thursday. There, PFL star A.J. McKee faced off against RIZIN featherweight champion Razhabali Shaydullaev, with not one but two belts on the line.
The winner? He’d become both RIZIN champ, and the inaugural PFL featherweight champion. A very cool piece of fight history.
Where to Watch RIZIN Fighting Federation
Super RIZIN 5 takes place at the Kyosera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan on Thursday, September 10, 2026. The card streams live via RIZIN.tv starting at 3AM ET, 12PM PT. Full results can be found below.
Super RIZIN 5 Results
Razhabali Shaydullaev (c) def. A. J. McKee by unanimous decision – for the Rizin Featherweight Championship & inaugural PFL Featherweight Championship
Mikuru Asakura def. Shinya Aoki by TKO (ground n’ pound), Round 1, 2:39
Ren Hiramoto def. Karshyga Dautbek by split decision
Intermission
Roberto de Souza def. Shunta Nomura by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Yutaka Saito def. Ren Sugiyama by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Vugar Karamov def. Ryo Takagi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Natalia Kuziutina def Rena Kubota by submission (single-arm guillotine), Round 2
Meison Hide Usami def. BeyNoah by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-25) – Kickboxing