(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE)

0:00 Show Intro & Extended Disclaimer

2:23 RIZIN 53 English Language Trailer w/Michael Schiavello (Partial Interpretation by J. Christian Gary)

4:45 J. Chrish Welcomes in the show, goofs a bit & introduces ayWolf & Mr. Ohio while discussing RIZIN’s Card Strength vs. the UFC & Combate Global

19:00 Breaking Down the Prelims

25:16 Ilkhom Nazimov's 1st Lightweight Title Defense vs. Luis “KILLER” Gustavo

38:12 The Returns of Ren Hiromoto & KOUZI in a Standing Rules Bout

50:07 Ryo Takagi Faces Chinese Veteran Kaiwen Li in Featherweight

1:00:06 Yuto “KINTARO” Hokamura Battles 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist Shinobu Ota

1:08:52 Hometown Favorite Kate “LOTUS” Oyama Meets International Debutant “La Máquina Asesina” Katie Perez

1:24:59 Former King of Pancrase Champion Tatsuya “YANBO” Saika Takes on “Savage” Sho Patrick Usami

1:34:26 Ryan Kim Cafaro and Koyomi Matsushima Make Their RIZIN Debuts against each other

1:51:17 Daiki “LIGHTYEAR” Tsubota Faces Dangerous Kickboxing Crossover “YABAI-DAROU” Genji Umeno

1:55:11 BREAKING DOWN Veteran Ryoma “JOLLY” Shishimoto Meets K-1 Veteran Kenshin Kodama in the latter’s MMA Debut

2:01:59 Seiya Ameyama Tests Joe Hiramoto's Rising Potential

2:05:15 American Unknown Jake “The Outlaw” Wilkins (not mentioned: son of Wellington Wilkins Jr.) Battles Koki Nakagawa in Show Opener

2:13:35 Panelists Pick Top Fights to Watch and Final Thoughts

2:26:30 Plugs, Goofs & Show Outro

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RIZIN 53 is This Weekend (about 24 hours away as of this release). Before the action takes place in the ring at GLION Arena in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, the panel of JayWolf, Mike “Mr. Ohio” Soltez & our “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary put over the 11 main card fights (10 MMA & 1 Standing Rules Bout) to talk about the critiques, pros & cons of the action taking place.

You can watch all the action go down on RIZIN.TV for $20 (Stand-Alone) or via the RIZIN Premium Pass (for $17): https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-53

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(JayWolf)

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(Charles “C.J.” Jewett)

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(Todd Atkins)

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(Andrew Benjamin)

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