AJ McKee challenges RIZIN featherweight champion Razhabali Shaydullaev on September 10, with the vacant PFL title also on the line. A cross-promotional championship bout headlines SUPER RIZIN.5 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
- Former Bellator champion McKee (25-2) of Long Beach, California, is fresh off a unanimous decision victory over Salamat Isbulaev at PFL San Diego in June.
- Unbeaten Shaydullaev (19-0) of Tajikistan comes off a first-round stoppage victory over Yuta Kubo in April, marking his third successful title defense.
The bout will be contested under RIZIN MMA Rules over three five-minute rounds at 66 kg (145.5 lbs).
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- U.S. broadcast details are expected to be confirmed shortly.
The SUPER RIZIN.5 card also includes:
- Mikuru Asakura (19-6) vs. Shinya Aoki (49-12), lightweight
- Karshyga Dautbek (19-3) vs. Ren Hiramoto (4-3), featherweight
- Yutaka Saito (21-9-2) vs. Ren Sugiyama (3-2), featherweight
- Vugar Karamov (21-7) vs. Ryo Takagi (11-3), featherweight
- Roberto Satoshi de Souza (20-4) vs. Shunta Nomura (10-2), lightweight
- Daichi Tomizawa (3-2) vs. Ryo Kawabata, 59 kg (130 lb) catchweight