RIZIN heavyweight announced

RIZIN added a heavyweight fight to its June 6 card in Sendai: Ryo Sakai will meet Takakenshin under a 120-kilogram limit. (jp.rizinff.com) (x.com) The bout is part of RIZIN LANDMARK 14 in Sendai, which RIZIN lists for June 6, 2026 at Xebio Arena Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture. The promotion’s event page says doors and start times are still listed as tentative. (jp.rizinff.com) RIZIN said the fight will be contested under mixed martial arts rules for three five-minute rounds, and tickets for the Sendai show go on general sale April 24. RIZIN also opened earlier fan-club presales on April 20. (x.com) (jp.rizinff.com) The matchup gives the card a domestic heavyweight pairing between a veteran and a newer RIZIN name. Sakai is listed by DEEP as its interim megaton champion, while Takakenshin has spent the past four years building his record in RIZIN’s heavyweight class. (deep2001.com) (jp.rizinff.com) Sakai’s résumé is deeper than his record alone suggests. Tapology lists him at 15-14 as of April 2026, and DEEP’s official champions page identifies him as the promotion’s interim titleholder at megaton, its open-weight division. (tapology.com) (deep2001.com) Takakenshin, whose given name is Satoshi Kamiyama, came to MMA after a sumo career that included promotion to jūryō in 2017, according to RIZIN’s fighter page. RIZIN also identifies him as the twin brother of Sudario Tsuyoshi, another familiar name in Japan’s heavyweight scene. (jp.rizinff.com) RIZIN’s profile shows Takakenshin opened his MMA run with three straight losses, then earned wins over Cody Jerabek in March 2024 and Masa Inada in July 2025. Tapology lists him at 3-4 entering this booking. (jp.rizinff.com) (tapology.com) The Sendai event page already lists a flyweight title fight headed by Hiromasa Ougikubo, and this heavyweight addition rounds out a card built around both championship stakes and local divisional depth. The next milestone is April 24, when the broader ticket sale begins. (jp.rizinff.com)