Former Street FC champion Yu Ri Shim will compete in her residence nation of South Korea when she makes her third Rizin FF look on Could thirty first at Rizin Preventing Federation: “World Sequence In Korea.” Shim faces well-liked Japanese star Keito “Kate Lotus” Oyama in an excellent atomweight matchup.
Rizin officers introduced the bout earlier this week. Shim debuted for the promotion in March 2024, however she stays looking for her first Rizin victory after falling to each Rena Kubota and Ayaka Hamasaki. Oyama additionally misplaced to Kubota in her Rizin debut, however she gained each of her Deep bouts in 2024.
Shim (6-5-0) endured a layoff of greater than two-and-a-half years after profitable the Street FC girls’s atomweight title in a rematch towards Jeong Eun Park after which falling out with the promotion. She confirmed no indicators of ring rust in her return bout towards Kubota at Rizin FF: Landmark Vol. 9, nonetheless, and put forth a strong displaying regardless of shedding by way of Unanimous Determination. In November, Shim fought once more for Rizin at Landmark Vol. 10, however this time suffered a second-round submission loss to former two-time Rizin champion Ayaka Hamasaki. Shim will search to finish her shedding skid subsequent month, however this time she’s going to combat for Rizin in entrance of Korean supporters.
Oyama (6-7-0) has additionally handled ups and downs throughout her professional MMA profession, however latest performances – even in defeat – have been a lot better for the 27-year-old as she makes enhancements to her general expertise. Regardless of shedding to Kubota in her Rizin debut in July, Oyama in any other case had a profitable marketing campaign in 2024 by not simply profitable her two Deep fights however doing so in dominant trend. She stopped Yuko Kiryu with punches in simply 88 seconds in March, then submitted Junna Tsukii with a second-round rear-naked choke at Deep: “122 Affect” in November. Already tremendously well-liked, Oyama hopes to start 2025 with a key win towards Shim.
Rizin Preventing Federation: “World Sequence In Korea” takes place on Could thirty first at Paradise Metropolis in Incheon, Seoul Capital, South Korea.
