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Kyoji Horiguchi (back) defeated Hiromasa Ougikubo in his return to flyweight at the first Bellator x Rizin event on New Year’s Eve 2022. Rizin FF.
Kyoji Horiguchi faces Sergio Pettis for the Bellator bantamweight title at Bellator 272. Should the Japanese sensation win, it will be his second time holding Bellator’s 135lb strap.
Kyoji Horiguchi won his first four fights in the UFC, including a victory over Louis Gaudinot (pictured) at UFC 182 in January 2015. He'd end his tenure in the UFC with a 7-1 record.
Kyoji Horiguchi (Photo By Ed Mulholland/Imagn Images) Former RIZIN champion Horiguchi is widely recognized in Japan. He is a dangerous striker known for his karate and kickboxing background.
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As a former Rizin athlete, Kyoji Horiguchi was a little bit conflicted following Bellator’s 5-0 head-to-head triumph against the Japanese promotion on New Year’s Eve.
Kyoji Horiguchi can be the man that the UFC has waited for with bated breath. Japan has a storied martial arts history, but the sport of mixed martial arts has long lacked a mainstream star from ...
MONTREAL --- Back in January, after a decision win at UFC 182, Kyoji Horiguchi told members of the media that he was a few fights away from being ready to challenge for the flyweight world title ...
Kyoji Horiguchi, a former champion in multiple promotions who is widely considered among the best active 135-pound fighters in the world, agreed Thursday to return to Bellator MMA. The signing of ...