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RIZIN 45 weigh-in results: Juan Archuleta misses weight, stripped of bantamweight title

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Juan Archuleta | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

Juan Archuleta is no longer the RIZIN bantamweight title after coming in at 140.65 pounds for Sunday’s co-main event bout with Kai Asakura in Saitama, Japan. It’s still unclear if the bout will proceed as a catchweight.

RIZIN rules state that an overweight athlete is incapable of winning, as a victory in the ring would be automatically overturned to no-contest. Should both fighters agree to still face off on Dec. 31, Asakura would be the only competing for the now vacant belt.

Both Kyoji Horiguchi and Makoto Shinryu made weight for the main event, a rematch for the vacant flyweight title. Horiguchi is a former bantamweight champion in RIZIN and Bellator, while Shinryu looks for his third simultaneous gold as he’s the 125-pound titleholder at DEEP and Cage Fury FC.



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