With the four of the five Rizin vs. Bellator matchups for Rizin 40 announced, the events top stars faced off – and so did the men in charge.
That’s right, even Bellator president Scott Coker and Rizin president Noboyuki Sakakibara jumped in and had a faceoff of their own to help promote the event.
On Wednesday, the promotions announced matchups for the Dec. 31 card at Saitama Super Arena were four matchups, including the headliner where former Bellator champion [autotag]A.J. McKee[/autotag] (19-1) and Rizin lightweight champion [autotag]Roberto de Souza[/autotag] (14-1) are set to clash.
Scroll below to check out the fighters squaring off for the first time Wednesday during a press conference in Japan.