Returning after greater than two years away from motion, former Rizin FF champion Ayaka Hamasaki is ready to compete on November seventeenth at Rizin Preventing Federation: “Landmark Vol. 10” in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Hamasaki meets former Street FC champ Yu Ri Shim in an excellent atomweight bout.
Officers introduced the Hamasaki-Shim matchup throughout tonight’s Rizin FF 48 occasion. Hamasaki has not fought since she was defeated by Si Woo Park in September 2022, as an harm pressured her out of a deliberate bout early this yr. Shim dropped a aggressive choice in her March Rizin debut.
Hamasaki (24-6-0) stays considered one of Japan’s most completed feminine MMA opponents so far, with a profession spanning greater than 15 years and together with title reigns for Jewels, Invicta FC and Rizin FF. The 42-year-old has struggled in recent times, nevertheless, and he or she misplaced her Rizin title to present champion Seika Izawa within the pair’s April 2022 rematch. Hamasaki did rebound with a win over fellow veteran Jessica Aguilar three months later earlier than shedding to Park. Having now recovered from harm, Hamasaki will seek for a much-needed win in her November return.
Shim (6-4-0) has additionally handled latest inactivity, as she was out of motion for greater than two years after successful the Street FC ladies’s atomweight title in a September 2021 rematch towards Jeong Eun Park. Shim’s MMA profession appeared to probably be over till she signed with Rizin and debuted for the promotion at “Landmark Vol. 9” in March. Dealing with high promotional star Rena Kubota, Shim put forth a strong exhibiting in her debut however in the end misplaced through Unanimous Resolution. She now faces a good harder check in former champion Hamasaki, however a win for Shim can be large.
Rizin Preventing Federation: “Landmark Vol. 10” takes place on November seventeenth at Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Corridor 1 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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