Combat Japan is an English-language show covering the world of Japanese combat sports. Hosted by Andres Vergara, the show covers MMA, kickboxing, Grand Sumo, boxing, grappling and more through event previews, recaps, reactions, interviews and analysis.
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RISE 202 is in the books from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, and I’m breaking down the entire card fight by fight.Akito Nakashima captured the vacant RISE featherweight championship with a dominant first-round finish over Ryunosuke Omori, while Tessa De Kom successfully defended the RISE QUEEN flyweight title against YAYA Weerasakreck.I also give out the Combat Japan Fight of the Night and check the prediction scorecard from my RISE 202 preview. And somehow…I went 6–0. Every single pick was right.Let me know what you thought of RISE 202 and which fight stood out to you.00:00 RISE 202 Recap00:23 Ryunosuke Omori (大森隆之介) vs. Akito Nakashima (中嶋愛樹斗)02:18 Tessa De Kom (テッサ・デ・コム) vs. YAYA Weerasakreck (YAYAウィラサクレック)04:14 Kakushi Takagi (髙木覚清) vs. Hirokatsu Miyagi (宮城寛克)06:18 Ruka (琉樺) vs. Seiya (惺也)08:16 Musashi Matsushita (松下武蔵) vs. Tomoya Fukui (福井萌矢)10:51 SEIDO vs. Yusuke Iwaki (岩城悠介)12:38 Shuri Sakayori (酒寄珠璃) vs. Shion Masaki (正木翔夢)13:25 Kinchan (金ちゃん) vs. Tesshin Terasaka (寺坂哲伸)14:43 Kairi Yatagai (谷田貝海吏) vs. Bunta Kono (河野文太)15:07 Oki (王希) vs. Ayato (天翔人)15:36 Taisei Kako (加古大晴) vs. Sosuke Kakamu (各務壮祐)16:07 RISE 202 Final Thoughts17:23 🏆 Combat Japan Fight of the Night18:06 Prediction Scorecard — 6–0!
13 Oct 2026
RISE 202 Preview & Predictions
Welcome to Combat Japan. RISE 202 goes down October 17, 2026 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, featuring two championship fights at the top of the card.In this video, I preview and make predictions for the top six fights from RISE 202, including the vacant featherweight title fight between Ryunosuke Omori and Akito Nakashima, plus RISE QUEEN flyweight champion Tessa de Kom defending against YAYA Weerasakreck.RISE 202 airs on ABEMA in Japan. Let me know your picks for the card in the comments.00:00 Intro00:59 RISE 202 Predictions Begin01:08 SEIDO vs. Yusuke Iwaki (岩城悠介)03:51 Musashi Matsushita (松下武蔵) vs. Tomoya Fukui (福井萌矢)06:01 Ruka (琉樺) vs. Seiya (惺也)08:16 Kakushi Takagi (髙木覚清) vs. Hirokatsu Miyagi (宮城寛克)10:56 Tessa de Kom (テッサ・デ・コム) vs. YAYA Weerasakreck (YAYAウィラサクレック)13:16 Ryunosuke Omori (大森隆之介) vs. Akito Nakashima (中嶋愛樹斗)17:25 Final Thoughts
4 Oct 2026
RIZIN Landmark 16 Full Card Recap: My Worst Picks Yet
RIZIN LANDMARK 16 in Nagasaki is in the books, and I’m breaking down and reacting to the full card — including the main event, some surprising upsets, a controversial stoppage, and several performances that did not go the way I expected.In this recap, I break down every fight from the RIZIN.tv portion of the card, including Yoshinori Horie vs. Sho Patrick Usami, Viktor Kolesnik vs. Koyomi Matsushima, Ryan Cafaro vs. Hyuma Yasui, Ryusei Ashizawa vs. Seiya Inoue and more.I’m also introducing two new recurring features for Combat Japan reaction videos:🏆 Combat Japan Fight of the Night 📋 The Combat Japan Prediction Scorecard — where I hold myself accountable to my preview picks.Let me know what you thought of LANDMARK 16 and which fighters impressed you most.Subscribe to Combat Japan for English-language coverage of RIZIN, Japanese MMA, kickboxing, sumo and more.00:00 RIZIN Landmark 16 Recap00:28 Yoshinori Horie (堀江圭功) vs. Sho Patrick Usami (宇佐美正パトリック)03:59 Viktor Kolesnik (ビクター・コレスニック) vs. Koyomi Matsushima (松嶋こよみ)07:42 Ryan Cafaro (ライアン・カファロ) vs. Hyuma Yasui (安井飛馬)10:32 Kate Lotus (ケイト・ロータス) vs. NOEL13:38 RIZIN.55: Naoki Inoue (井上直樹) vs. Yrysbek Tilenov (イリスベク・ティレノフ)14:03 RIZIN.55: Makoto Shinryu (神龍誠) vs. Tony Laramie (トニー・ララミー)14:12 Hinotori (火の鳥) vs. Masatoshi Ueda (上田将年)15:19 Ryusei Ashizawa (芦澤竜誠) vs. Seiya Inoue (井上聖矢)16:26 Hidetaka “Kaiju Killer” Arato (荒東“怪獣キラー”英貴) vs. Ken Hasegawa (長谷川賢)18:37 Alan “Hiro” Yamaniha (アラン“ヒロ”ヤマニハ) vs. Seigo Yamamoto (山本聖悟)20:37 Kohei Sugiyama (杉山廣平) vs. Kaito Oda (小田魁斗)22:34 Mac Papalii (マック・パパリイ) vs. Yukinori Akazawa (赤沢幸典) — Fight Cancelled22:52 🏆 Combat Japan Fight of the Night23:41 Prediction Scorecard25:12 Final Thoughts
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