Canada’s Tony Laramie was back in Japan for RIZIN 55, where he would challenge Makoto Takahashi for the promotion’s flyweight championship.
Laramie, with three straight wins and a 4-1 record overall in RIZIN, had become one of Canada’s top prospects and at 27 was just hitting his prime. The brother of former UFC fighter TJ Laramie had previously claimed gold in Ontario-based regional outfits PFC and BTC, but RIZIN was clearly a much bigger stage.
Takahashi, a year younger than Laramie, had more than double his experience, and was looking to defend his flyweight belt for the first time since winning it this past June.
Where to Watch RIZIN Fighting Federation
Sunday, November 8, 2026 sees RIZIN 55 take place at the LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY in Funabashi, Japan. The event streams live via RIZIN.TV. Full results from the event can be found below. The action gets underway at 12AM ET, 9PM PT (Nov. 7).
RIZIN 55 Results
Makoto Takahashi (c) vs. Tony Laramie – for the RIZIN flyweight championship
Naoki Inoue vs. Yrysbek Tilenov
Ryuya Fukuda vs. Soo Chul Kim
Jinnosuke Kashimura vs. Shinobu Ota
Kaleo Meheula vs. Kazuki Aimoto
Juntaro Ushiku vs. Li Kaiwen
Kyung Pyo Kim vs. Nurkhan Zhumagazy
Mac Papalii vs. Yukinori Akazawa
Hiroaki Suzuki vs. Sei Min Kim
Taichi Nakajima vs. Tsukasa Mizoguchi
Tatsuya Saika vs. Daigo Kuramoto
Takumi Hamada vs. Sho Sekihara
Rikiya Matsuzawa vs. Rio Kimura
Preliminary Card
Jake Wilkins vs. Yajuro Yamasaki
Shunya Inoue vs. Saw Thwee Waw Thaunt
Naohiro Matsumoto vs. Masachika Takahashi