RISE World Series 2023: Final Round

Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.

A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.

Two feuding brothers of differing political views, one a policeman, the other a martial artist, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent who was brutally murdered by the mafia.

Four fighters from different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in their midst.

After a blood- soaked jujitsu match in Dubai, fighting legend Mickey Kelley falls to superstar Blaine. But years later, an online video proves that Blaine cheated, and the world demands a rematch. Can the aging underdog get back into shape in time to vanquish his foe, get revenge, and claim his prize?

After facing brutal humiliation in the ring, a young karateka travels to China in order to study the ancient art of Shaolin Kung Fu, becoming the first American Shaolin.

A businessman, Tsuda, runs into a childhood friend, Kojima, on the subway. Kojima is working as a semiprofessional boxer. Tsuda soon begins to suspect that Kojima might be having an affair with his fiancée Hizuru. After an altercation, Tsuda begins training rigorously himself, leading to an extremely bloody, violent confrontation.

In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.

MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.

Every seven years, in an unsuspecting town, The Tournament takes place. A battle royale between 30 of the world's deadliest assassins. The last man standing receives the $10,000,000 cash prize and the title of World's No. 1 Assassin, which itself carries the legendary million dollar-a-bullet price tag.

Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership.

A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?

Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California docks. Han Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead... or worse!

Nick and Ruben are hoodwinked into a "shootfighter" (no-holds-barred, to the death) martial arts match by the evil Mr. Lee, who has a grudge against world shootfighter champ(and teacher of Nick and Ruben) Shingo.

The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father now rejecting violence, Jason is forced to train on his own to protect himself and his best friend from the members of a rival karate school.

The Undisputed WWE Universal Championship will be on the line when Roman Reigns defends his title against the winner of the 2024 Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes. The Scottish Warrior Drew McIntyre will finally get his chance to win a world title in front of the masses as he faces World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins at The Showcase of the Immortals. Plus a big tag team match on night 1 where Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins will go head to head with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns in a match with huge WrestleMania implications. Bayley is hellbent on seizing the WWE Women's Champion when she goes to war against her former ally IYO SKY at WrestleMania. 'Mami' Rhea Ripley defends her Women's World Title against 'The Man' Becky Lynch in what should be a legendary championship fight and many more.

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

Martial arts fighter Joe goes to prison for four years and takes his wife's blame for a drug bust. After his release, he learns that his son needs expensive surgery because of a life-threatening tumor. Joe's only chance to save him: a brutal all-styles tournament with a $100,000 prize.

WrestleMania 33 will be the thirty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE for the Raw and SmackDown brands. It will take place on April 2, 2017, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. It will be the second WrestleMania to be held at this venue, which hosted WrestleMania XXIV in 2008, and the third to be held in the state of Florida.

A former fighter reluctantly returns to the life she abandoned in order to help her sister survive the sadistic world of illegal fighting and the maniac who runs it.

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 19, 2025, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway put his symbolic "BMF" title on the line against former interim UFC Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier in a lightweight bout in the main event. This was their third meeting and Poirier's retirement fight.

Mackenzie Dern vs. Marina Rodriguez (Strawweight) Randy Brown vs. Jared Gooden (Welterweight) Tim Elliott vs. Matheus Nicolau (Flyweight) Sabina Mazo vs. Mariya Agapova (Flyweight) Chris Gutierrez vs. Felipe Colares (Bantamweight)

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 9, 2026, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, United States. A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Khamzat Chimaev and former champion Sean Strickland headlined the event. A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between champion Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira took place at the co-main event.

Aspen Ladd vs. Norma Dumont (Featherweight) Andrei Arlovski vs. Carlos Felipe (Heavyweight) Jim Miller vs. Erick Gonzalez (Lightweight) Manon Fiorot vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (Flyweight) Nate Landwehr vs. Ludovit Klein (Featherweight)

BKFC 35: Cedeno vs. Slaveski was a bare-knuckle fighting event held by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on January 27, 2023, at the John T. Rhodes Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA.

UFC on ESPN 68: Gamrot vs. Klein was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 31, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A women's flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber was originally scheduled to headline the event. However, minutes before their walkouts were to take place, Barber had to withdraw due to a medical issue involving a seizure. Therefore, a lightweight bout between former KSW Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot and Ľudovít Klein inadvertently headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night 269: Emmett vs. Vallejos was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 14, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A featherweight bout between former interim UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Josh Emmett and Kevin Vallejos headlined the event.

Cygames presents RISE ELDORADO 2023 takes place on March 26, 2023, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. This kickboxing event features Shiro facing Dieselnoi Wor.Wanchai for the RISE World Bantamweight title in the main event. Other fighters include Kento Haraguchi vs. Jeremy Monteiro for the ISKA World Light Welterweight title and Lee Sung-hyun vs. Kaijin for the RISE Middleweight title. Additional bouts showcase Taiju Shiratori, Koki Osaki, and Koyuki Miyazaki across the card.

UFC Fight Night 270: Evloev vs. Murphy was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 21, 2026, at The O2 Arena in London, England. A featherweight title eliminator bout between undefeated contenders Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy headlined the event. The bout featured a combined 36–0–1 record, the largest undefeated total for any matchup in UFC history.

UFC Fight Night 271: Adesanya vs. Pyfer was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 28, 2026, at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. A middleweight bout between former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya and Joe Pyfer headlined the event.

'Juggernaut' Joe Joyce (16-3) and Filip Hrgovic (17-1) headline an explosive evening of boxing in Manchester. Also featuring is the return of David Adeleye (13-1), who takes on Jeamie Tshikeva (8-1) for the British heavyweight title.

Featherweight Calvin Kattar vs. Arnold Allen Welterweight Max Griffin vs. Tim Means Heavyweight Jared Vanderaa vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta Middleweight Josh Fremd vs. Tresean Gore Light Heavyweight Dustin Jacoby vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

RISE 196 headlined by a 51.5kg title fight between Sora Tanzawa and Tenshi Matsumoto. Omori faces Umei and Asahi faces Cerberus Kimura.

UFC on ESPN 65: Emmett vs. Murphy was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 5, 2025, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A featherweight bout between former interim UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Josh Emmett and Lerone Murphy headlined the event.

Yoshiki Takei vs. Yuttapong Tongdee is scheduled to take place on May 28, 2025 at the Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan.

Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello is an mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on December 9, 2022, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, United States.

KSW 105 event took place on April 26, 2025, at PreZero Arena in Gliwice, Poland. The main event features Adrian Bartosiński defending his KSW Welterweight Championship against Andrzej Grzebyk in a five-round rematch, with Bartosiński coming off a loss to Mamed Khalidov and Grzebyk on a four-fight win streak. The co-main event showcases a super-heavyweight clash between five-time World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski and former strongman Eddie Hall, making his MMA debut. Other notable bouts include Artur Szpilka vs. Errol Zimmerman in a heavyweight fight, Rafał Haratyk vs. Ibragim Chuzhigaev for the Light Heavyweight Championship, and Laura Grzyb’s MMA debut against Gabriela Hristea in women’s flyweight.

RISE FireBall NAGOYA took place on May 11, 2025, at Port Messe Nagoya Third Exhibition Hall in Nagoya, Japan. This kickboxing showcase, sponsored by Denko Navi, features Koki Osaki facing Keisuke Monguchi in a -55kg SuperFight as the main event. The co-main event pits Erina Shimizu against Mei Miyamoto in the RISE QUEEN Mini Flyweight (-49kg) title bout. Other fighters include Kazuki Osaki vs. TBA, Seiki Takahashi vs. Kanchan, and Ryoto Takeda vs. Facundo Gramajo across the card. Doors open at 14:00, with the action starting at 15:00. It’s a standout night for RISE in 2025, broadcast live on ABEMA.

RIZIN LANDMARK 11 in SAPPORO is an MMA event that will take place on June 14, 2025 at the Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Japan.

UFC Fight Night 192: Smith vs. Spann was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 18, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship title challenger Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann served as the main event.