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Former RIZIN, Bellator champ Kyoji Horiguchi signs for UFC return

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Former UFC flyweight title challenger, former Bellator champ and former RIZIN champion Kyoji Horiguchi is headed back to the octagon. MMA journalist Ariel Helwani reported earlier this month that Horiguchi (34-5 MMA, 7-1 UFC) was on the verge of striking a deal to return to the UFC for the first time since November 2016. On Friday after X user Andy Hickey noted Horiguchi had recently submitted a drug test under the UFC’s anti-doping program. The…

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Former RIZIN, Bellator champ Kyoji Horiguchi signs for UFC return

Former UFC flyweight title challenger, former Bellator champ and former RIZIN champion Kyoji Horiguchi is headed back to the octagon. MMA journalist Ariel Helwani reported earlier this month that Horiguchi (34-5 MMA, 7-1 UFC) was on the verge of striking a deal to return to the UFC for the first time since November 2016. On Friday after X user Andy Hickey noted Horiguchi had recently submitted a drug test under the UFC’s anti-doping program. The…

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Kyoji Horiguchi's Ambitious Ascent in UFC Stirs Speculation - Real News Now

It’s not uncommon to see combat experts shift to a higher weight category for various reasons, be it to earn an additional title or due to personal circumstances. This is the path Ilia Topuria has chosen recently, relinquishing his featherweight strap to climb to the lightweight division in an effort to acquire another crown. In a similar narrative, Kyoji Horiguchi, a familiar figure in the fighting world from Japan, has inked a deal with the UF…

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Kyoji Horiguchi back in UFC, vacates RIZIN title

RIZIN flyweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi will give up his title as the 34-year-old Japanese star returns to the UFC following an announcement at RIZIN 50

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Who is Kyoji Horiguchi, the fighter UFC just re-signed? Age, nationality, record, and more on the RIZIN legend who once challenged Demetrious Johnson

Kyoji Horiguchi is back on the UFC roster following a lengthy stint in different promotions worldwide.

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RIZIN's Kyoji Horiguchi Vacates Title, Re-Signs with UFC

RIZIN flyweight champion and former bantamweight champ (as well as Bellator bantamweight champion) Kyoji Horiguchi is returning to the UFC.

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RIZIN champion Kyoji Horiguchi returning to UFC after eight years

Kyoji Horiguchi is returning to the UFC more than eight years after leaving the organization. The Japanese mixed martial arts star announced Sunday at RIZIN 50, an MMA event that took place in Kagawa, that he is vacating his RIZIN flyweight title and re-signing with the UFC. The 34-year-old is also a former one-time Bellator MMA bantamweight champion. Horiguchi has competed at both 135 pounds (bantamweight) and 125 pounds (flyweight) throughout …

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