Bellator vs Rizin | UK Start Time | How to Watch UK | Card

On December 31st, two titans of the fight game are set to compete against one another inside the Saitama Super Arena, Japan. A plethora of Bellator MMA fighters will face off against the top talent from Rizin FC for the ultimate MMA bragging rights. The event will broadcast alongside Rizin 40.

Bellator vs Rizin starts at 1am Saturday morning (31st Dec 2022) for UK fans, and the main card begins at 11:30am the very same day.

This time isn’t exact, as Rizin 40 is broadcasted beforehand.

UK fans can enjoy Bellator vs Rizin on BBC iPlayer.

• A.J. McKee vs. Roberto de Souza; Lightweight
• Patricio Pitbull vs. Kleber Koike Erbst; Featherweight
• Juan Archuleta vs. Soo Chul Kim; Bantamweight
• Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Hiromasa Ougikubo; Flyweight
• Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Koji Takeda; Lightweight

• Seika Izawa vs. Si Woo Park; Super Atomweight 
• Naoki Inoue vs. Kenta Takizawa; Bantamweight
• Tsuyoshi Sudario vs. Junior Tafa; Heavyweight
• Yuki Motoya vs. Rogerio Bontorin; Yuki Motoya
• Johnny Case vs. Luiz Gustavo; Lightweight
• John Dodson vs. Hideo Tokoro; Flyweight
• BeyNoah vs. Sho Patrick Usami; Lightweight

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