LIVENOW TO BROADCAST JAPANESE RIZIN.27 MIXED MARTIAL ARTS COMPETITION TO FANS AROUND THE WORLD

Fans outside of Japan can watch RIZIN.27 competition, live from Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya on March 21 only on LIVENow

Contest highlights includes Women’s Super Atomweight and Men’s Lightweight World Title Championship fights.

Tickets priced at £17.99/$24.99, available at www.live-now.com

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Fans of mixed martial arts can enjoy another round with the arrival of RIZIN.27 on LIVENow. The contest will be headlined by two world title fights. Ayaka Hamasaki will defend her Super Atomweight Championship title against Kanna Asakura. While Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion Roberto Satoshi Souza takes on newcomer Kazuki Tokudome in the men’s Lightweight Championship match.

RIZIN.27 will be broadcast live, to fans outside of Japan, and follows the popular RIZIN.26 New Year’s Day event. Fans from 49 countries, including the United States, UK, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and Thailand, tuned in to the 10-hour RIZIN.26 event, sharing commentary, insights and reactions through LIVENow’s chat feature.

Confirmed fights are as follows:
• Ayaka Hamasaki vs Kanna Asakura – RIZIN Women’s Super Atomweight Title Match (elbows allowed)
• Roberto Satoshi Souza vs Kazuki Tokudome – 71kg RIZIN MMA Rules
• Koji Takeda vs Takasuke Kume – 71kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
• Kleber Koike vs Kazumasa Majima – 66kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
• Tsuyoshi Sudario vs Kazushi Miyamoto – 120kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
• Taiga vs Kanta Motoyama – 61kg RIZIN Kickboxing Rules
• Tetsuya Seki vs Yoshinori Horie – 66kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
• Kazuma Sone vs Shian – 61kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
• Shooto Watanabe vs Takumi Tamaru – 61kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
• Yutaro Muramoto vs Seigo Yamamoto – 57kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
• Syuto Sato vs Masayoshi Kunimoto – 53kg RIZIN Kickboxing Rules
• Riki Sakurai vs Riku Yoshida – 64kg RIZIN Kickboxing Rules
• Ryota Naito vs Hiroki – 55kg RIZIN Kickboxing Rules
• Kohei Sugiyama vs Yuki Ito – 57kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)

LIVENow is home to amazing live experiences and aims to entertain, engage and educate. Sports, concerts, workouts, stand-up comedy, inspirational speakers and more are broadcast to screens around the world. Passionate about sharing events as they happen, LIVENow gives fans exclusive access to live-streams that can be enjoyed at home and with friends via group viewing option Watch Together.

RIZIN.26 costs £17.99/$24.99 and starts at 0500GMT/0100ET (21/03) on LIVENow.

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LIVENow is home to the best live experiences bringing sports, concerts, workouts, stand-up comedy, inspirational speakers and more to screens around the world. Passionate about sharing events as they happen, LIVENow gives fans exclusive access to livestreams that can be enjoyed at home and with friends via group viewing option Watch Together.

Upcoming events on LIVENow include the first American Express UNSTAGED of 2021 with Maroon 5, Serie B, Negramaro and LAUGHNow Comedy Club. The restream of Dua Lipa’s “Studio 2054” is also available to watch with the new “A Story Behind the Show” documentary.

Events broadcast by LIVENow include:
• Australia vs India Men’s International Test Cricket and Big Bash League
• Ellie Goulding’s “Brightest Blue”, Dua Lipa’s “Studio 2054”, Pete Tong’s “O Come All Ye Ravers” and Ellie Goulding’s “Brightest Blue Experience”.
• Gorillaz’ “Song Machine Live from Kong” concerts
• One World: Together At Home concert in support of the World Health Organisations Covid-19 relief efforts
• Top European football leagues including Serie C and Serie B
• RIZIN.26 mixed martial arts New Year's event
• Regular matches from the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan
• UK Pro Tennis Series, Classic Week
• Financial Time’s Business of Football Summit

LIVENow was founded by Leeds United chairman and founder of Aser Ventures, Andrea Radrizzani.

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