Yusuke Yachi vs. Kyung Pyo Kim Among Seven Bouts Added to Rizin Landmark Vol. 8

Rizin Fighting Federation has announced the addition of multiple bouts to the upcoming Landmark Vol. 8 card a little more than a month away from the highly-anticipated event.

Per a press release provided by the organization on Friday, seven mixed martial arts bouts along with one kickboxing match have been added to the card scheduled to take place at the Saga Arena in Japan on Feb. 24.

Matchups added to the card include a lightweight clash between Yusuke Yachi (25-13) and Kyung Pyo Kim (13-4). Yachi, a veteran of the promotion, is currently on a two-fight winning streak having secured a decision win against Boyd Allen at Rizin 39 in October 2022 followed by a Round 1 submission victory against Zach Zane at Rizin 43 in June 2023.

Meanwhile, Pyo Kim is also currently on a two-fight winning streak in the promotion with both wins coming in the first frame of the respective bouts. The South Korean first secured a Round 1 submission in his promotional debut against Sho Patrick Usami at Rizin 41 followed by a technical knockout victory against Tural Ragimov at Rizin Landmark Vol. 7 in November last year.

The next addition is a featherweight meeting between Takahiro Ashida (24-13) and Hiroaki Suzuki (3-3). Ashida will enter his clash against Suzuki on the back of a Round 1 technical loss against Kazumasa Majima at Rizin 42.

On the other hand, Suzuki is fresh off a first-round knockout victory against Taisei Nishitani at Rizin 43 in June 2023.

The other fights on the card include a welterweight meeting between Daichi Abe (12-7) and Kota Shirakawa (4-4); a women's catchweight bout between France's Claire Lopez ( 8-5) and Japanese MMA veteran Ayaka Hamasaki (24-6); a flyweight clash between Yuki Ito (15-5) and Pancrase veteran Masatoshi Ueda (20-9); a featherweight bout pitting Azerbaijan's Tural Ragimov (21-10) against promotional newcomer Hiroshige Tanaka (13-9) and a bantamweight clash featuring Kenta Takizawa (13-10) taking on submission specialist Shohei Nose (10-4).

The promotion has also scheduled a kickboxing bout where former ISKA super featherweight champion Takumi Terada (7-1) will take on Takekiyo Tominaga (4-2).