Rizin 37 Weigh-in Results: Women’s Atomweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals Set

With the formalities out of the way, the 2022 Rizin Fighting Federation atomweight grand prix is ready to begin!

Rizin returns to the iconic Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, for an exciting card on Sunday morning. The upcoming Rizin 37 card will feature the much-anticipated quarterfinal battles in the women’s 108-pound tourney. All eight women entering the tournament made weight ahead of their assignments, as well as the remaining combatants on the card.

The event is headlined by a clash between current Rizin super atomweight titleholder Seika Izawa, who will lock horns with Maria Laura Alves Fontoura. Izawa, who is also the current Deep Jewels 115-pound champion, shocked the mixed martial arts world when she stopped former divisional queen Ayaka Hamasaki with elbows and punches in their Rizin 33 non-title matchup. In the subsequent rematch at Rizin 35, Izawa dominated Hamasaki to capture the divisional belt on the scorecards. In this tourney, Izawa will not be putting her belt on the line; if she does not win it all, she may be facing the victor of the grand prix in her next title defense. Izawa and Fontoura had no issues on the scales, as both contestants weighed 107 pounds exactly.

In the co-headliner, Hamasaki takes on Ultimate Fighting Championship alum and fellow WMMA pioneer Jessica Aguilar. The 40-year-old Hamasaki is looking to bounce back following back-to-back defeats at the hands of Izawa. On the other side, Aguilar is aiming to notch her first victory since July 2018. Making the fight official, Hamasaki weighted 107.7 pounds, while “Jag” came in at 106.6 pounds.

Rizin 37 streams live to Internet pay-per-view at 12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT on Sunday.

Rizin 37 Weigh-in Results:

Seika Izawa (107) vs. Maria Laura Alves Fontoura (107)
Ayaka Hamasaki (107.7) vs. Jessica Aguilar (106.6)
Hideo Tokoro (125) vs. Makoto Takahashi (125.7)
Johnny Case (158.8) vs. Koji Takeda (158.5)
Kota Miura (144.2) vs. Felipe Masoni (145.3)
Kanna Asakura (107.7) vs. Si Woo Park (107.7)
Rena Kubota (107.7) vs. Anastasiya Svetkivska (107.7)
Hideki Sekine (258.5) vs. Tsuyoshi Kamiyama (259)
Yuki Motoya (134.2) vs. Shinobu Ota (134.3)
Tetsuya Seki (150) vs. Yoshiki Nakahara (148.5)
Marcos Yoshio Souza (175.5) vs. Daichi Abe (176.1)
Vugar Karamov (145) vs. Sora Yamamoto (145.3)
Yushi Sakura (135.7) vs. Takeru Sudo (136.1)