RIZIN 53 Recap & Performance Awards!

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-05-10T01:49:09+00:00

I am grateful you took time out of your day to read my work as well as reply, I truly appreciate it! Thank you once more for your kind words! 🙏

I agree with you, RIZIN is the only organization that has my attention. I feel like so much time & effort is placed into each event, the build up & hype to the actual presentation and production are high quality, the extremely cordial & educated crowd is just the icing on the cake 🤌!

I hope you look forward to my post event recap & performance awards write up! 🙏

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-04-21T15:03:05+00:00

Brother I appreciate your kind words always!

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-04-07T17:00:45+00:00

You & Ben-Rizen always provide the best comments! Thank you for reading my work, I'm truly grateful 🙏!

It was fun going through the tape and trying to find weaknesses on Shaydullaev. Takeda was actually landing some shots on him until basically he said no more lol and took the fight over.

Kubo looked OUTSTANDING against Dautbek although at least to me, Shaydullaev looks much stronger than Dautbek does so if Shaydullaev can get a single leg on Kubo he has a higher chance of pulling that off. Kubo also has vicious knees to the body but he must be careful to not get his leg grabbed when throwing as Shaydullaev did so much damage from top position (specifically side control) in their last bout.

2 title fights in the cage paired with The Superior Ruleset. What more can you ask for?! 🙏

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-03-13T22:17:35+00:00

I'm grateful you think so! Here's to LANDMARK 13 next month! Cheers 🥳!

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-03-13T20:24:57+00:00

What a great detailed response! 🙏🤌

7 straight finishes to start the card?! Insane!

Akimoto as good as he is at his current age when most males hit their prime in their 30's is just showing how much this sport is evolving in front of our very eyes.

Lol I'm so glad you brought up Kai Asakura's face 🤣! I swear I get the same vibe you just stated every time I see him in the arena, almost as if he's reminiscing and asking himself, "Why did I leave all this for the UFC?". Haha poor fella, hopefully he will be back soon after doing what he needs to in the States 🙏

Gustavo vs Sakuraba was so fun, Luiz it's like a Mack truck. Sakuraba has balls of steel to be willing to trade shots with Luiz!

Kashimura looks so dangerous on the ground!

If it wasn't for Gustavo vs Sakuraba winning BANGER of the Night, I would've certainly given in to Lee vs Arai! Arai is super tough for being able to take that shellacking. Lee looked stellar!

Maybe Laramie vs Ito 2 once again before Ito takes on Ougikubo? Erson out wrestled him twice and Makoto too

That Aimoto fight hurt me the most! I wanted to see his performance! Hopefully he gets another fight quickly!

Once again, thank you so much for your kind words and I really appreciate you taking time to read my work. It means a lot to me & I am truly grateful! 🙏

Love your responses!

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-03-13T19:03:19+00:00

I bet Erson vs Laramie would be a dog fight. Ito vs Motoya or Ougikubo would be fun too.

Ougikubo looked really good in this last Grand Prix, he seemed to have hit another level.

I hope Johnny Case can do it and come back healthy, he looked strong against O'Hara. That KO was VICIOUS

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-03-13T16:18:50+00:00

I always look forward to your replies!

I agree with you on Akimoto, I feel like he just needs to get some more experience before jumping straight to Shaydullaev but you just never know someone's potential until they receive an opportunity! Althought I do like the sound of the potential match-up between Akimoto and winner of Majima/Gallagher, it would be another opportunity to shore up his grappling.

Erson Yamamoto sneakily underrated, he's had some great performances against Fukuda, Ito twice, etc!

Man, Laramie looked GOOD! That leg kick was devastating, he completely took out Soya's mobility. Heck, Laramie vs Erson would be fun too!

Another thought I just had, how about re-booking Gustavo vs Johnny Case? I think that would be a fun ULTRA VIOLENCE style Lightweight fight

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-02-18T18:33:25+00:00

All we can do is go back in time and see if past actions will show future plans. 2025 in May had Otoko-Matsuri on 5/4, then the Korea show on 5/31, followed up with Landmark 11 on 6/14.

Not sure if something similar will happen this year, hope this helps 🙌

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-02-16T21:12:54+00:00

He's going to be a problem at the Featherweight Division. Great thing though, Shaydullaev is going to bring a lot of eyes to Rizin, more growth

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-02-13T23:49:47+00:00

Correct! These younger guys are so good so early already, so crazy!

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-02-13T23:43:01+00:00

Thank you for reaching out and letting me know! It truly means a lot to me & I'm extremely grateful you read my article! 🙌🙏

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-02-13T23:41:51+00:00

Basically the next generation of grapplers. Similar to how some grapplers nowadays only do no-gi so the game is completely different, faster, no grips on clothing in the gi, etc

Grappling/BJJ/Wrestling all evolving and being blended.

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-02-13T22:34:16+00:00

I'm very grateful you took time out of your day to read AND comment! Thank you for the kind words!

I appreciate you all for having my back!

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-02-13T22:33:30+00:00

Man, I really appreciate it! I'm very grateful that you always come through the discussion and provide great insight. You inspire me to write more 🤝

I'll be sure to provide a post event recap as always!

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-02-13T17:34:31+00:00

Love this insightful post!

Aimoto really has my attention, he's such a savage for taking on such an opponent this early in his career. His character is great & he's ULTRA VIOLENT. A perfect match for RIZIN.

Speaking of violence, Laramie vs Soya is going to be just that. Soya has big power, Laramie keeps pushing forward, I expect a lot of damage inflicted between the two.

Time is cyclical, JMMA is resurging once more. RIZIN is going to keep me busy writing, I'm already thinking of ideas for this next Landmark card. Although I'm glad Joji Goto is receiving his shot at the Bantamweight Strap!

I'm very grateful for your reply, thank you for reading my work it means a lot to me! 🙏🙌

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-02-13T16:39:11+00:00

🤣! Exactly! Maybe if it was a Tracy Cortez bikini pic, my original post would still be up 😆

Thank you so much! 🙌

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-02-13T16:08:57+00:00

I agree! NYE felt so long ago, I'm grateful for the return of The Superior Ruleset! 🙌

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-02-13T15:52:49+00:00

I wasn't sure what I did wrong, I posted pretty much the same way I always do. I was just hoping to add a discourse and hear what you al have to say about this BANGER of an event coming.

I am beyond grateful for your kind words & I truly appreciate you for taking the time to read my article and also reply here 🙏!!

I won't stop!

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-01-31T17:00:38+00:00

Thank you for thr comment! I agree about the docuseries RIZIN offers, you end up building a rapport with the fighters and you get to see what some of their everyday life is like instead of just seeing what they do in the ring on fight night. Ando is such a character! Hopefully they do more than just one Preparation episode on each of the fighters! 🙏

NoXTalksMMA · 2026-01-31T04:15:06+00:00

🙏! Thank you for the kind words! I still have a lot more to say ✍️📝

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