Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto Booked for Rizin 32 on Nov. 20

An atomweight clash with rankings implications is set for Rizin Fighting Federation 32, as Rena Kubota will lock horns with Miyuu Yamamoto on Nov. 20.

Promotion officials recently announced the full lineup for the card, which will take place at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, Japan. Kubota and Yamamoto initially squared off at Rizin 2 in September 2016, with Kubota winning via first-round submission.

The card includes eight other MMA bouts: Mitsuhisa Sunabe vs. Yoshiro Maeda; Tomohiro Adaniya vs. Yuichi Miyagi; Bobby Ologun vs. Katsuya Kitamura; Daryl Lokuku vs. Noah Bey; Juri Ohara vs. Kohei Tokeshi; Haruo Ochi vs. Tatsuya So; Mizuki Oshiro vs. Aira Koga and Shinya Kumazawa vs. Tanner Lourenco.

“We are planning to put on monthly events for the rest of the year while following the guidelines given from the government,” Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara said at a press conference. “I am proud to announce that we will be holding an event in Okinawa for the first time in November.”

A former Shoot Boxing champion, Kubota returns to action for the first time in 14 months. The 2017 Rizin atomweight grand prix finalist is currently on a three-bout winning streak, with her most recent appearance coming in a unanimous decision triumph over Emi Tomimatsu at Rizin 24 in September 2020.

Yamamoto, meanwhile, is coming off a first-round submission loss to Ayaka Hamasaki in a bid for the vacant atomweight crown at Rizin 26 this past December. The 47-year-old Krazy Bee representative has lost two of her last three bouts after winning four straight fights from July 2018 to June 2019.