On a night that boxing and MMA will take over the headlines, Bellator MMA and RIZIN have teamed together to form the ultimate fight card. The promotions crafted the second event and will pit the best fighters from each against one another at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on July 29. The event will air on Showtime in the U.S.
The main event will see Patricky Freire vs. Roberto de Souza in a quarter-final bout of the Bellator Lightweight Grand Prix. Freire has been with Bellator since 2011. The 37-year-old won the Bellator lightweight title in 2021 against Peter Queally but lost it in his last bout in November against Usman Nurmagomedov.
Having experience fighting for RIZIN (2-1 with the promotion), the Brazilian is ready to get a big win.
“I’m very happy to be able to fight here after 4 years and I’m very excited to be here... It will be awesome fun and I enjoy this country so much.”
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de Souza replaces McKee, who backed out to due injury. The RIZIN lightweight champion last fought in May, beating Spike Carlyle via unanimous decision. He lost against McKee at the first Bellator MMA x RIZIN event in December.
Here’s all you need to know about Bellator MMA x RIZIN 2, from time, channel, and card.
What time is Bellator MMA x RIZIN 2: Patricky Freire vs. Roberto de Souza today
In the U.S., Bellator x RIZIN 2 starts with the main card at 11 p.m. ET. Freire and de Souza should make their way to the octagon around 2:15 a.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
| Region | Date | Main Card Start Time | Main Event Ring Walks (approx.) |
| USA and Canada (ET) | Saturday, July 29 | 11 p.m. ET | 2:15 a.m. ET |
| USA and Canada (PT) | Saturday, July 29 | 8 p.m. PT | 11:15 p.m. PT |
| UK and Ireland | Sun. July 30 | 4 a.m. BST | 7:15 a.m. BST |
| Australia | Sun. July 30 | 1 p.m. AEST | 4:15 p.m. AEST |
| Japan | Sun. July 30 | 12 p.m. JST | 3:15 p.m. JST |
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How to watch Bellator MMA x RIZIN 2: Patricky Freire vs. Roberto de Souza
| Country | Date | Channel + Live Stream (main card) |
| United States/Canada | Saturday, July 29 | Showtime, YouTube, Fubo |
| United Kingdom | Sun. July 30 | BBC Sport, BBC iPlayer |
| Australia | Sun. July 30 | 10 Play |
| Japan | Sun. July 30 | RIZIN STREAM PASS, ABEMA, U-NEXT, SKY PerfecTV! |
Fight fans can watch the event on SHOWTIME. It is also available to stream on Fubo, which includes a free trial.
Viewers can stream Showtime via Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku, Xbox ONE, a laptop, or any mobile or tablet device.
In Japan, the fight card will be available on RIZIN STREAM PASS, ABEMA, U-NEXT, and SKY PerfecTV!
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Bellator MMA x RIZIN 2 fight card
Main card
- Patricky Freire vs. Roberto de Souza in a Bellator Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
- Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Makoto Shinryu for the Bellator flyweight title
- Danny Sabatello vs. Magomed Magomedov; Bantamweights
- Kana Watanabe vs. Veta Arteaga; Flyweights
- Andrey Koreshkov vs. Lorenz Larkin; Welterweights
Super Rizin 2
- Hiromasa Ougikubo vs. Juan Archuleta for the RIZIN bantamweight title
- Seika Izawa (c) vs. Claire Lopez for the RIZIN super atomweight title
- Patricio Freire vs. Chihiro Suzuki; Catchweight
- Mikuru Asakura vs. Vugar Karamov; Featherweights
- Daichi Abe vs. Igor Tanabe; Middleweights
- Kenta Takizawa vs. Shinobu Ota; Bantamweights