#FocusFightsAudio Ep. #52 (RIZIN LANDMARK 14 Review w/JayWolf & NoxTalksMMA)

#FocusFightsAudio Ep. #52 (RIZIN LANDMARK 14 Review w/JayWolf & NoxTalksMMA)

Originally Recorded on: Jun. 11th, 2026 (TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) * 0:00 Disclaimer & Legal * 1:05 Belated Juneteenth Message + bashing Josh Hokit’s behavior, criticizing the UFC’s recent events & bashing naysayers * 9:12 Show Open * 12:36 Overall Thoughts on RIZIN LANDMARK 14 * 17:28 Summary of the Prelims * 27:11 Is SHINRYU/Laramie a done deal after their respective wins? (Plus, the futures of Hiromasa Ogikubo & Yuki Ito.) * 49:12 Takakenshin’s weight issues despite the win over Ryo Sakai * 1:01:25 Nox & JayWolf puts over the UFC White House event (days before it actually happened) * 1:07:20 The RIZIN Lightweight Division glows with BeyNoah & Yusuke Yachi picking up wins. (What’s next for Bilal Kai Haga & ISAO Kobayashi?) * 1:19:10 Can J-Kick Crossover build toward RIZIN’s Future after NAOKI Tanaka & Daichi Tomizawa both won? * 1:27:11 Troll Encounter #1 (Name REDACTED) * 1:29:30 Seiya Inoue KO’s Koki “Playboi” Akada back to factory settings! (What’s next for Inoue after that stellar opening & what’s next for the 0-4 Akada?) * 1:36:33 Troll Encounter #2 (Just a bunch of grunting.) * 1:37:06 Talk about GLORY’s “Collision” Event & 1 Night Tournaments * 1:40:39 Best Fights & Performances from RIZIN LANDMARK 14 * 1:45:10 Putting over the 2026 RIZIN Super Atomweight Grand Prix & the updated bouts * 1:55:45 Brief RIZIN LANDMARK 15 Preview (sans the just-announced Danny Sabatello vs. Jinnosuke Kashimura fight) * 2:13:38 Plugs, Shoutouts & Show Close ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— With #RIZIN_LANDMARK14 officially in the rear view, our “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary & his crew of Esteemed Guests will discuss the fallout of what happened at Xebio Arena in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. This will also include: Will SHINRYU & Tony Laramie potentially collide for the RIZIN Flyweight Title? Does a middling Takakenshin have what it takes to be a Heavyweight Champion? Who will BeyNoah face next? Does Yusuke Yachi still have anything left in the tank? Are J-Kick crossovers good for RIZIN’s progression? And more! You can check out the replay of RIZIN LANDMARK 14 here: https://www.rizin.tv/f... Check out these great platforms: (Dean “Honey Badger” Burley) https://youtube.com/@front_range_fighters https://www.instagram.com/americana_gis (NoxTalksMMA) https://noxtalksmma.substack.com/ https://x.com/NoXTalksMMA https://www.instagram.com/noxtalksmma/ https://youtube.com/@noxtalksmma (Azure Blue) https://x.com/azurebluesy https://youtube.com/@azureblueyukiko4102 (JayWolf) https://x.com/Jayyolf1 (Charles “C.J.” Jewett) https://sogo-kaku.com https://instagram.com/sogokaku https://www.facebook.com/share/1PAMjLBVmR/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shu-hiratas-lets-talk-japanese-fight-sports-with/id1553715823 (Todd Atkins) https://www.instagram.com/toddatkinsshow_/ https://x.com/ToddAtkinsMMA/ https://youtube.com/@ToddAtkinsShow https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-todd-atkins-show/id1651930986 (Andrew Benjamin) https://www.instagram.com/abenja1 https://x.com/abenja1 https://x.com/wearerizinpod https://youtube.com/@wearerizinpodcast5159 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-rizin/id1520266182 Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠….. And, you can check out Chris’ Handles as well as ours: https://linktr.ee/focusfights https://substack.com/@focusfightsproject https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/ ⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992 https://cash.app/$JChrisGary

#FocusFightsAudio Ep. #51 (#RIZIN_LANDMARK14 Preview + Maya Stewart Interview)

(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE) * 0:00 Extended Disclaimer * 2:23 RIZIN LANDMARK 14 English Trailer (w/Michael Schiavello) * 4:00 Show Open * 12:47 Taylan Yuasa vs. Haruto Kikuchi + Prelim Talk * 20:59 Thoughts on the RIZIN LANDMARK 14 Event on paper * 25:19 Hiromasa Ogikubo x Makoto “SHINRYU” Takahashi + talk of the venue * 40:29 Tony Laramie x Yuki Motoya * 51:32 Takakenshin x Ryo Sakai * 1:04:56 “Black Panther” BeyNoah x Bilal Kai Haga * 1:15:46 Yusuke Yachi x ISAO Kobayashi (also a reference to Hana Kimura & Mental Health Awareness) * 1:26:40 Daichi Tomizawa x Rui Kato * 1:32:29 NAOKI “The Joker” Tanaka x Kasei Kuroi * 1:37:25 Seiya Inoue x Koki “Playboi” Akada (+ Lack of WMMA Fights in this show & putting over the Maya Stewart interview) * 1:44:39 3 Fights worth watching from RIZIN LANDMARK 14 (sans the last 2 fights) * 1:47:21 The Maya Stewart Interview * 2:30:51 Plugs, Grips, Shoutouts & Show Close ———————————————————————————————————————————————— With the RIZIN Fighting Federation nearing the mid-way point of 2026, the green cage is set to make a stop at Xebio Arena in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. In this preview, we’ll put over all the excitement to come from RIZIN LANDMARK 14 including Hiromasa Ogikubo’s 1st Flyweight Championship defense vs. Makoto “SHINRYU” Takahashi, Yuki Motoya vs. “The Canadian Wildman” Tony Laramie, “Black Panther” BeyNoah vs. Bilal Kai Haga, Yusuke Yachi vs. ISAO Kobayashi, Taylan Yuasa vs. Hayato Kikuchi & a whole lot more! We’ll also have an interview with American WMMA Standout Maya Stewart as she prepares for upcoming fight at Tuff-N-Uff 154 this weekend vs. ONE FC Muay Thai Champion Smilla “The Hurricane” Sundell. You can check out the event LIVE from Sendai on Jun. 6th (late primetime hours of Jun. 5th in North America) on RIZIN.TV: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-landmark-14 And, check out Maya’s bout vs. Sundell before that on the UFC Fight Pass: https://welcome.ufcfightpass.com/region/united-states Check out these great platforms: (JayWolf) https://x.com/Jayyolf1 (Charles “C.J.” Jewett) https://sogo-kaku.com https://instagram.com/sogokaku https://www.facebook.com/share/1PAMjLBVmR/?mibextid=wwXIfr (Todd Atkins) https://www.instagram.com/toddatkinsshow_/ https://x.com/ToddAtkinsMMA/ https://youtube.com/@ToddAtkinsShow https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-todd-atkins-show/id1651930986 (Andrew Benjamin) https://www.instagram.com/abenja1 https://x.com/abenja1 https://x.com/wearerizinpod https://youtube.com/@wearerizinpodcast5159 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-rizin/id1520266182 Be sure to check out Maya ⁠on her Social Platforms: https://www.facebook.com/mayasamuels777 https://instagram.com/maya.e.stewart/ Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠….. And, you can check out Chris’ Handles as well as ours: https://linktr.ee/focusfights https://substack.com/@focusfightsproject https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/ ⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992 https://cash.app/$JChrisGary

#FocusFightsAudio Ep. #50 (RIZIN 53 Review w/Mr. Ohio & JayWolf)

(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE!) * 0:00 Extended Disclaimer/Legalese * 2:24 Show Intro Running Down the Aspects of RIZIN 53 * 8:13 Running Down the Prelims (or "Why Soul Hamaguchi TKO'ing Haruto Sunada was more interesting?") * 11:45 Luiz "KILLER" Gustavo TKOs Ilkhom Nazimov (Gustavo's the new RIZIN Lightweight Champ! What's next for him & how will Ilkhom return?) * 28:40 Why Ren Hiramoto vs. KOUZI felt like a bastardized sparring session? (And what's next for both men?) * 35:48 Ryo Takagi KOs Kaiwen Li (Should Takagi be considered more of a stud option next?) * 43:10 Shinobu Ota seriously submits KINTARO (Will Ota crack that ceiling soon?) * 45:40 Kate "LOTUS" Oyama def. Katie Perez (Should there be more fights at Atomweight ahead with the title vacated?) * 56:11 Sho Patrick Usami savagely KO's Tatsuya "YANBO" Saika (Rafael Barbosa wants to fight Usami next. Will it happen? Also, should YANBO just give up?) * 1:06:06 Ryan Cafaro submits Koyomi Matsushima with a Dragon Sleeper (Should Cafaro face Ren Hiramoto next?) * 1:19:56 Daiki "LIGHTYEAR" Tsubota smoked out "YABAI DAROU" Genji Umeno (What's next for these 37 year old fight vets?) * 1:26:47 Ryoma "JOLLY" Shishimoto submits Kenshin Kodama (Is JOLLY a future star in the making? Also, is Kodama long for the MMA World?) * 1:34:40 Joe Hiramoto submits Seiya Ameyama (Is Joe starting to outshine his older brother? Also, what's next for Ameyama after an 0-2 RIZIN Start?) * 1:45:13 Koki Nakagawa survives multiple nut-shots to beat Jake "The Outlaw" Wilkins (Listen to the banter for yourself. No context.) * 1:58:40 Summary of RIZIN 53 (Fight of the Night/Performance of the Night) & a brief RIZIN LANDMARK 14 Preview * 2:05:30 Plugs, Shout-outs & Show Outro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Original Recorded on: May 14th, 2026 After the chaos of RIZIN 53, our "Chillmeister" J. Christian Gary, JayWolf & Mike "Mr. Ohio" Soltez review the 11 Fight Madness, break down all of what went down in Kobe & briefly preview RIZIN LANDMARK 14 taking place in a few weeks. You can catch the encore presentation of RIZIN 53 over on RIZIN.tv: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-53 Check out these great platforms: (JayWolf) https://x.com/Jayyolf1 (Charles “C.J.” Jewett) https://sogo-kaku.com https://instagram.com/sogokaku https://www.facebook.com/share/1PAMjLBVmR/?mibextid=wwXIfr (Todd Atkins) https://www.instagram.com/toddatkinsshow_/ https://x.com/ToddAtkinsMMA/ https://youtube.com/@ToddAtkinsShow https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-todd-atkins-show/id1651930986 (Andrew Benjamin) https://www.instagram.com/abenja1 https://x.com/abenja1 https://x.com/wearerizinpod https://youtube.com/@wearerizinpodcast5159 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-rizin/id1520266182 Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ [https://discord.gg/xcTsZgEWBA] & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠ [https://www.reddit.com/r/RizinFF]….. And, you can check out Chris’ Handles as well as ours: https://linktr.ee/focusfights https://substack.com/@focusfightsproject https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/ ⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992 https://cash.app/$JChrisGary

#FocusFightsAudio Ep. #49 (RIZIN 53 Preview w/JayWolf & Mike "Mr. Ohio" Soltez)

(TIMESTAMPS ARE AVAILABLE) 0:00 Show Intro & Extended Disclaimer 2:23 RIZIN 53 English Language Trailer w/Michael Schiavello (Partial Interpretation by J. Christian Gary) 4:45 J. Chrish Welcomes in the show, goofs a bit & introduces ayWolf & Mr. Ohio while discussing RIZIN’s Card Strength vs. the UFC & Combate Global 19:00 Breaking Down the Prelims 25:16 Ilkhom Nazimov's 1st Lightweight Title Defense vs. Luis “KILLER” Gustavo 38:12 The Returns of Ren Hiromoto & KOUZI in a Standing Rules Bout 50:07 Ryo Takagi Faces Chinese Veteran Kaiwen Li in Featherweight 1:00:06 Yuto “KINTARO” Hokamura Battles 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist Shinobu Ota 1:08:52 Hometown Favorite Kate “LOTUS” Oyama Meets International Debutant “La Máquina Asesina” Katie Perez 1:24:59 Former King of Pancrase Champion Tatsuya “YANBO” Saika Takes on “Savage” Sho Patrick Usami 1:34:26 Ryan Kim Cafaro and Koyomi Matsushima Make Their RIZIN Debuts against each other 1:51:17 Daiki “LIGHTYEAR” Tsubota Faces Dangerous Kickboxing Crossover “YABAI-DAROU” Genji Umeno 1:55:11 BREAKING DOWN Veteran Ryoma “JOLLY” Shishimoto Meets K-1 Veteran Kenshin Kodama in the latter’s MMA Debut 2:01:59 Seiya Ameyama Tests Joe Hiramoto's Rising Potential 2:05:15 American Unknown Jake “The Outlaw” Wilkins (not mentioned: son of Wellington Wilkins Jr.) Battles Koki Nakagawa in Show Opener 2:13:35 Panelists Pick Top Fights to Watch and Final Thoughts 2:26:30 Plugs, Goofs & Show Outro ———————————————————————————————————————————————— RIZIN 53 is This Weekend (about 24 hours away as of this release). Before the action takes place in the ring at GLION Arena in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, the panel of JayWolf, Mike “Mr. Ohio” Soltez & our “Chillmeister” J. Christian Gary put over the 11 main card fights (10 MMA & 1 Standing Rules Bout) to talk about the critiques, pros & cons of the action taking place. You can watch all the action go down on RIZIN.TV for $20 (Stand-Alone) or via the RIZIN Premium Pass (for $17): https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-53 Check out these great platforms: (JayWolf) https://x.com/Jayyolf1 (Charles “C.J.” Jewett) https://sogo-kaku.com https://instagram.com/sogokaku https://www.facebook.com/share/1PAMjLBVmR/?mibextid=wwXIfr (Todd Atkins) https://www.instagram.com/toddatkinsshow_/ https://x.com/ToddAtkinsMMA/ https://youtube.com/@ToddAtkinsShow https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-todd-atkins-show/id1651930986 (Andrew Benjamin) https://www.instagram.com/abenja1 https://x.com/abenja1 https://x.com/wearerizinpod https://youtube.com/@wearerizinpodcast5159 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-rizin/id1520266182 Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit⁠….. And, you can check out Chris’ Handles as well as ours: https://linktr.ee/focusfights https://substack.com/@focusfightsproject https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/ ⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992 https://cash.app/$JChrisGary

#FocusFightsAudio Ep. #48 (Shooting the S#!T with Ryan Cafaro, Katie Perez & Jake Babian; #RIZIN53 x #MVPMMA1)

For the 1st time in a while (but really, it's been 5 months), we -- being Focus Fights Audio -- are pivoting our focus to chatting with fighters rather than putting over a specific fight card . (That will be for the next episode.) In this episode, our "Chillmeister" J. Christian Gary spoke with two competitors who will be on the upcoming RIZIN 53 Card on May 10th at GLION Arena in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan (Ryan Cafaro, who will face Koyomi Matsushima, and Katie Perez, who will face Kate "LOTUS" Oyama) as well as someone who will be fighting on the upcoming Debut MMA Event for Most Valuable Promotions, May 16th at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, USA (Jake Babian). Also, prior to the episode, there’s a couple of tributes to late British Wrestling Fan Marc Izard & WCW Alum Mark Hildreth aka “Van Hammer.” ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The GoFundMe Campaign for Marc Izard: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-marc-izard-home-to-the-uk-a-true-wrestling-fan Natalya Neidhart on Marc Izard’s passing: https://x.com/natbynature/status/2049112796504207461 Words from Marc Izard’s sister: https://x.com/perchedtoprope/status/2049080626448314470 News on Van Hammer’s passing: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/wrestler-van-hammer-dead-wcw-37039923 You can check out RIZIN 53 on May 10th here: https://www.rizin.tv/featured-category/events/rizin-53 Also, the MVP MMA Event on May 16th: https://www.netflix.com/us/title/82718858?s=i&trkid=13747225&shareType=Title&shareUuid=DFC70946-3228-4D25-A729-80D1663E6BE5 Be sure to check out the fighters on their respective platforms: (Ryan Kim “Korean Thunder” Cafaro) https://www.instagram.com/ryancafaromma https://x.com/ryancafaromma https://www.facebook.com/ryan.k.cafaro https://linktr.ee/RyanCafaroMMA (“La Maquina Asesina” Katie Perez) https://www.instagram.com/katiemaquinaasesina https://x.com/kmaquinaasesina https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063552884375 (“The Barbabian” Jake Babian) https://www.instagram.com/thebarbabian170 https://www.facebook.com/jake.t.babian https://x.com/thebarbabian https://youtube.com/@jakebabian1032 Check out these great platforms: (Charles “C.J.” Jewett) https://sogo-kaku.com https://instagram.com/sogokaku https://www.facebook.com/share/1PAMjLBVmR/?mibextid=wwXIfr (Todd Atkins) https://www.instagram.com/toddatkinsshow_/ https://x.com/ToddAtkinsMMA/ https://youtube.com/@ToddAtkinsShow https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-todd-atkins-show/id1651930986 (Andrew Benjamin) https://www.instagram.com/abenja1 https://x.com/abenja1 https://x.com/wearerizinpod https://youtube.com/@wearerizinpodcast5159 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-rizin/id1520266182 Join like-minded Fight Fans on both the ⁠RIZIN FF Fans Discord Server⁠ [https://discord.gg/xcTsZgEWBA] & ⁠r/RIZINFF Subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/RizinFF/s/J73vumINuk]⁠….. And, you can check out Chris’ Handles as well as ours: https://linktr.ee/focusfights https://substack.com/@focusfightsproject https://www.facebook.com/JChristianGary1992/ ⁠http://twitter.com/JChrishGary https://www.instagram.com/christiangary1992 https://cash.app/$JChrisGary Songs Used: TSUBAKI - “Zarma Dub [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dm264448kg168m18fi415/Tsubaki-7-Zarma-Dub.mp3?rlkey=7v1qaec67ip0fpeniz1o9dsa1&st=44iyjdey&dl=0]” Dwayne Swazye & MVP - “Show Respect [https://soundcloud.com/dwayneswayze/show-respect-dwayne-swayze-stu-bangas-m-v-p?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0&si=3FB5D7A0879F45629A5A269341F5F35F&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing]” The poem spoken by J. Chrish at the end: https://x.com/schwingitt/status/2048980146875486529