Vugar Karamov (image via RIZIN/Twitter)

By FCF Staff

RIZIN’s first event of 2023 is in the books, as RIZIN 41 took place Saturday in Osaka, Japan.

Results for the card, which featured both kickboxing and MMA bouts, are below.

The co-headliner saw featherweight Vugar Karamov move his record to 18-4, by submitting Yoshinori Horie with a second-round, rear-naked-choke. Horie’s record now stands at 12-4.

RIZIN’s next event, Landmark 5, is scheduled to take place on April 29th in Tokyo, Japan.

RIZIN 41

Ryusei Ashizawa def. Kouzi by split decision — Kickboxing
Vugar Karamov def. Yoshinori Horie by submission (rear-naked choke), R2
Keita Nakamura def. Strasser Kiichi by KO (punches), R2
Makoto Shinryu def. Daichi Kitakata by submission (arm-triangle choke), R2
Kyohei Hagiwara def. Kyle Aguon by unanimous decision
Koichi Ishizuka def. Kintaro by split decision
Kyung Pyo Kim def. Sho Patrick Usami by submission (rear-naked choke), R1, 3:33
Mehman Mamedov def. Yusaku Nakamura by KO (punches), R1, 0:23
Shun def. Motoki by TKO (punch), Round 1, 1:37 — Kickboxing
Sota “Cerberus” Kimura def. Shingeki no Yuki by TKO (body punch), R3 — Kickboxing
Asatoro def. Shin Sakurai by unanimous decision — Kickboxing
Daichi Akahira def. Yuto Oiwa by TKO (punch), R1, 2:47

Results via Cageside Press.