The official weigh-ins for Rizin 18 took place in Nagoya this afternoon. All 26 competitors stepped on the scale in front of a live crowd and made weight without any issues.
The main event between Kyoji Horiguchi and Kai Asakura got the green light with the reigning double promotion champion coming in 60.75kgs while the underdog came in at 61kgs.
The co-headliners features super atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki and Suwanan Boonsorn. They tipped the scales at 49kgs and 47.7kgs respectively leading into their non-title affair.
Deep bantamweight champion Victor Henry makes his long-awaited promotional debut alongside Australian Trent Girdham on the main card.
Both fighters hit the mark by landing under the 61kg limit. Manel Kape and Takeya Mizugaki also made the bantamweight limit in their pivotal collision course.
Even though Muay Thai legend John Wayne Parr had some travel complications due to mother nature, he weighed in at 74.6kgs while his adversary Danilo Zanolini hit 74.25kgs ahead of their high-anticipated kickboxing clash.
Rizin 18, Nagoya, August 18
Kyoji Horiguchi (60.75kgs) vs Kai Asakura (61kgs)
Ayaka Hamasaki (49kgs) vs Suwanan Boonsorn (47.7kgs)
Victor Henry (60.5kgs) vs Trent Girdham (60.95kgs)
Manel Kape (60.25kgs) vs Takeya Mizugaki (61kgs)
John Wayne Parr (74.6kgs) vs Danilo Zanolini (74.25kgs)
Kanna Asakura (48.55kgs) vs Alesha Zappitella (48.8kgs)
Haruo Ochi (52.95kgs) vs Jarred Brooks (52.95kgs)
Hiroto Uesako (70.75kgs) vs Yves Landu (70.85kgs)
Kazuma Sone (61kgs) vs Justin Scoggins (60.8kgs)
Takaki Soya (58.95kgs) vs Yutaro Muramoto (58.85kgs)
Ai (49kgs) vs Tabatha Watkins (48.8kgs)
Shota Takiya (52.8kgs) vs Kazuki Osaki (53kgs)
Ryuji Horio (56.85kgs) vs Uchu Sakurai (57kgs)
