265 lbs.: Fedor Emelianenko (38-6, 1 NC) vs. Quinton Jackson (38-13) | 160 lbs.: Michael Chandler (19-5) vs. Sidney Outlaw (14-3) | 170 lbs.: Lorenz Larkin (21-7) vs. Keita Nakamura (35-10-2) | 125 lbs.: Ilara Joanne (9-4) vs. Kana Watanabe (8-0-1) | 155 lbs.: Goiti Yamauchi (24-4) vs. Daron Cruickshank (22-12) | 173 lbs.: Michael Page (16-1) vs. Shinsho Anzai (11-3)

RIZIN returns to Osaka, Japan, for RIZIN.25, which is headlined by a title bout featuring Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito for the RIZIN featherweight championship. Asakura is riding an eight-fight winning streak and has compiled a 7-0 record within the Rizin organization. Now, he prepares for the biggest fight of his career in an effort to capture the Rizin gold. His opponent, Saito, is a seasoned MMA veteran who has compiled an 18-4-2 record and is coming off a devastating knockout victory via soccer kicks over Kazumasa Majima. He plans to play spoiler and hand Asakura his first defeat in the promotion while capturing the league’s featherweight championship in the process.

RIZIN 12 live from the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan, for the first time. The main event of the evening features the consensus No. 1 lightweight in RIZIN, Yusuke Yachi, taking on late-replacement opponent Luiz Gustavo. Yachi rides a six-fight winning streak into the ring following wins against UFC veterans Diego Nunes, Takanori Gomi and Daron Cruickshank. Gustavo comes in with a lengthy winning streak of his own into his promotional debut. Gustavo has stoppages in all eight of his professional wins.