Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Make Weight

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After a successful co-promotion last year, Bellator MMA and Rizin Fighting Federation are back with a second event.

Headlining Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 is a late-notice 161-pound catchweight bout that will be part of Bellator's lightweight grand prix. Former Bellator lightweight champion Patricky Freire will take on Rizin lightweight champion Roberto Satoshi de Souza in the main event, while the co-main event will see Kyoji Horiguchi and Makoto Takahashi battle for the inaugural Bellator flyweight championship. Rizin fighters will be looking for revenge as the initial event went 5-0 in favor of Bellator fighters.

Freire (24-11) was originally set to face A.J. McKee before the former featherweight king was injured. "Pitbull" is just 1-3 in his last four fights and has a tough test in Souza (15-2). The Rizin champion is coming off a win over Spike Carlyle and is 6-1 in his last seven fights with a decision defeat to McKee as the lone blemish. Both men made the catchweight, with Freire stepping on the scale at 160 pounds on the dot, while Souza officially weighed 160.6 pounds.

Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 will air on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT.

Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 Weigh-in Results:

Patricky Freire (160) vs. Roberto Satoshi de Souza (160.6)
Kyoji Horiguchi (124.2) vs. Makoto Takahashi (125)
Kana Watanabe (125.5) vs. Veta Arteaga (126)
Magomed Magomedov (136) vs. Danny Sabatello (135.8)
Andrey Koreshkov (170.8) vs. Lorenz Larkin (170.6)