Comments Thread For: Guillermo Rigondeaux Faces Amagasa, 12/31 in Japan

[darius45]

Hopefully mares or LSC find their Mexican warrior blood and fight rigo next year

Don't count on it.

[Young Herschel]

^^ that was one of the last ones they did like that as those organizations have folded. This one had kickboxing and MMA and a circus event called the Super Hulk tournament because Japan loves man vs MONSTER matches. I suppose this event could incorporate traditional boxing along with the kickboxing and/or MMA because Japan love Gold Medal Olympians whether they be from Judo, Tae Kwon Do, Wrestling or boxing so Rigo will be well received over there as they are very, very well-informed.

I don't know if the Rigo fight will be stand alone but I tend to doubt it when they could tie it in to something much bigger if they so chose and they manage to do these events every NYE no matter who has gone out of business ~ don't ask me how lol (Japanese mafia???) . . . that is how strong the fighting sport NYE tradition is in Japan

[St. Johns Gent]

At this point I don't care who the opponent is, just want to see the God back in the ring.

hahaha yes i feel the same way, I call him RI the God of Boxing

[paulf]

Japan on NYE is a combats sports extravaganza/tradition my friend. I remember when we got HDNET back in 2009 when Verizon cable service came to town. They spend crazy $$$ over there and the events start at 3.a.m Eastern US time but go on until 10 in the damn morning!!

They make like a festival of fighting with MMA and kickboxing matches mixed in on the card. There is unbelievable pageantry and build up throughout the night like nothing we do over here at Las Vegas or Los Angeles. There is usually a big tournament with like 8 contestants, one of whom is the main draw as they compete for a huge throphy and cash prize. Here in the US those tournaments are illegal but in Japan they are everything and they absolutely love combat sports on NYE . . . its like they save up all year for it

Check out this COLOSSAL NYE combat sports event: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite!!_2009

Here is the actual event in its entirety (All 7.5 hours!!!) for those boxing diehards who have some curiosity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McBn5qFlnaw

Here in the US we don't have such a NYE tradition as they do in Japan where huge money and no expense is spared for combat sports for that annual event.

[KingTito]

I just want Rigo to stay active. I certainly hope he gets a big fight though.

[Trenchant]

I don't understand the hate for Rigo. He's a machine in the ring, he is not boring at all! People act like he Derrik Gainer vs Marquez which couldn't be further from the truth. He's an exciting fighter to watch, I don't get it.

[Ringlife]

That's cool get that money Rigondeaux.

[Young Herschel]

Here is some more info about the event in Japan on NYE!!

https://twitter.com/JamesGoyder/status/534910560479887360

I hope he makes good impression over there and comes out with an explosive victory . . . they love the sweet science and the technical aspects of fighting over in Japan but from the black fighters they usually love the explosive finishes. If he can close the show in a dominate fashion they will surely bring him back for future events as most of the popular boxers in that nation are physically small people like him

http://mma-in-asia.com/region/japan/rings-akira-maeda-cashes-new-years-eve-action-differ-ariake-event/

[Young Herschel]

Thanks for the assist friend.

Just skip ahead to the 15:30 mark for the opening ceremony and explosive intro. I really hope that this NYE event goes all out like the one posted here from 2009. I guess we will get more details about how many fights and what kind of fights are going to be held in the coming weeks. My best guess would be MMA and kickboxing then boxing featuring Rigo as the wildcard draw. There could be as over a dozen matches overall as the Japanese hold these NYE combat sport shows for like 8 hours

http://mma-in-asia.com/region/japan/rings-akira-maeda-cashes-new-years-eve-action-differ-ariake-event/

RINGS Akira Maeda New Years Eve 2014
RINGS Akira Maeda New Years Eve 2014


Fighting Network RINGS, promoter of the current The Outsider events, has announced on its website that Founder Akira Maeda will be hosting an event on December 31, 2014 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.



The event will commemorate his 45 year career and will start at 1pm. More details will be announced this coming Friday, November 21st. It appears that it may not be a traditional fighting event.
The headline is emblazoned with ***8220;Touch Akira Maeda***8221;, for whatever that***8217;s worth.

There are already two other events on New Years Eve this year, as DEEP gets in on the action with DEEP Dream Impact, and goes head to head with Inoki***8217;s Bom Ba Ye 2014.



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One Response to ***8220;RINGS***8217; Akira Maeda cashes in on the New Years Eve action with a Differ Ariake event***8221;

[Hougigo]

Osaka card announced, but no Rigo on it... people saying they may still announce it. Possibility is there since both Japanese fighters will be fighting crappier than anticipated opponents an money probably all went to Rigo