How to Watch Bellator x Rizin 2

Patricky Freire will lock horns with two-time Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship gold medalist Roberto Satoshi de Souza when their Bellator MMA lightweight grand prix quarterfinal shoulders the Bellator x Rizin 2 marquee on Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Meanwhile, Kyoji Horiguchi and Makoto Takahashi are set to determine the fate of the inaugural Bellator flyweight championship in the five-round co-main event at 125 pounds.

Bellator x Rizin 2—which airs live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT—also features a women’s flyweight clash pairing Kana Watanabe with Veta Arteaga, a bantamweight scrap pitting Danny Sabatello against Magomed Magomedov and a welterweight affair matching Andrey Koreshkov with Lorenz Larkin.

A closer look at the Bellator x Rizin 2 particulars:

THE LINEUP

161: Patricky Freire vs. Roberto Satoshi de Souza
125: Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Makoto Takahashi
125: Kana Watanabe vs. Veta Arteaga
135: Danny Sabatello vs. Magomed Magomedov
170: Andrey Koreshkov vs. Lorenz Larkin

THE RUNDOWN
• Preview
• By The Numbers: Freire vs. Satoshi
• Rivalries: Veta Arteaga
• 5 Things You Might Not Know About Magomed Magomedov

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