Rizin Trigger 2 is set for the Ecopa Arena on February 23rd. The event in Fukuroi will be headlined by Kleber Koike who faces Ulka Sasaki in a featherweight fight.
Erbst is a part of the Bonsai Jiu Jitsu team which had a stellar 2021. His teammate Roberto de Souza won and defended the Rizin lightweight title while he beat Mikuru Asakura in a clash between two of the top contenders in the featherweight division.
Erbst (28-5-1 ) wont be fighting for the title just yet though. Instead he has been handed a match with a UFC veteran who has spent the majority of his career at bantamweight.
Sasaki (23-9-2) has won two of his nine Rizin fights. He moved up to featherweight to face Yoshinori Horie but dropped a decision to his fellow UFC alumni.
Also announced for Rizin Trigger 2 was a bantamweight fight between Kenji Kato (13-7) and Kazuma Kuramoto (8-2). The former has won his last two while the latter was eliminated in the opening round of the bantamweight Grand Prix.
In the featherweight division Suguru Nii (12-11) faces Sora Yamamoto (12-6-2). The card is likely to consist exclusively of locally based fighters due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.
Rizin Trigger 1 took place in Kobe last month and was headlined by a featherweight fight between Kyohei Hagiwara stops Shoji Maruyama. The former won by way of second round stoppage.
Rizin Trigger 2, Fukuroi, February 23rd
Kleber Koike vs. Ulka Sasaki (Featherweight)
Suguru Nii vs. Sora Yamamoto (Featherweight)
Kenji Kato vs. Kazuma Kuramoto (Bantamweight)
