Rizin 44 Weigh-in Results: Erbst, Kanehara on Point for Main Event

Everyone made weight ahead ofRizin 44, including featherweight headliners Kleber Koike Erbst and Masanori Kanehara.

Erbst tipped the scales at 145.1 pounds, while Kanehara checked in at 144.7. Rizin 44 takes place on Sunday at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and will also see Juntaro Ushiki (145.1) lock horns with Kyohei Hagiwara (145.1) in the evening’s co-main event.

Erbst was stripped of his featherweight title after missing weight ahead of a showdown with Chihiro Suzuki at Rizin 43. Though the Brazilian won via first-round armbar, the official result was a no contest due to Erbst’s trangression on the scales.

“I’m the champion because I haven’t lost yet,” Erbst said in a release. “Kanehara is strong, but I will definitely win. I can definitely get one with a triangle.”

Kanehara enters the matchup on a three-bout winning streak under the Rizin banner. Most recently, the 40-year-old Tokyo native outpointed Sora Yamamoto at Rizin Landmark Vol. 5 on April 29.

Rizin 44 Weigh-in Results:

Kleber Koike Erbst (145.1) vs. Masanori Kanehara (144.7)
Juntaro Ushiku (145.1) vs. Kyohei Hagiwara (145.1)
Spike Carlyle (156.5) vs. Yoshinori Horie (156.4)
Yoshiki Nakahara (145.2) vs. Rikuto Shirakawa (145.5)
Kazumasa Majima (145.9) vs. Takeji Yokoyama (145)
Ryuya Fukuda (125.5) vs. Erson Yamamoto (125.3)
Taichi Nakajima (133.93) vs. Ryo Okada (134.3)
Shoma Shibisai (240.9) vs. Janos Csukas (260.9)
Takaki Soya (125.3) vs. Ramazonbek Temirov (125.4)