International fans can watch Rizin 27 this Sunday on LiveNow for £17.99.

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LiveNow is to broadcast MMA competition Rizin 27 to international fans this weekend.

The 21 March event involves two world title bouts, with Ayaka Hamasaki defending her Super Atomweight Championship title against Kanna Asakura, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion Roberto Satoshi Souza facing newcomer Kazuki Tokudome in the men’s Lightweight Championship.

Asakura is facing Hamasaki for the second time, with the title holder defeating her opponent in their first bout back in 2018 at Rizin 14.

PPV tickets are priced at £17.99/$24.99 for the 14-fight card at Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya, with English commentary provided for the event. It gets started at 5am GMT for viewers in the UK.

Confirmed Rizin 27 bouts:

 - Ayaka Hamasaki vs Kanna Asakura – RIZIN Women’s Super Atomweight Title Match (elbows allowed)
 - Roberto Satoshi Souza vs Kazuki Tokudome – 71kg RIZIN MMA Rules
 - Koji Takeda vs Takasuke Kume – 71kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
 - Kleber Koike vs Kazumasa Majima – 66kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
 - Tsuyoshi Sudario vs Kazushi Miyamoto – 120kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
 - Taiga vs Kanta Motoyama – 61kg RIZIN Kickboxing Rules
 - Tetsuya Seki vs Yoshinori Horie – 66kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
 - Kazuma Sone vs Shian – 61kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
 - Shooto Watanabe vs Takumi Tamaru – 61kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
 - Yutaro Muramoto vs Seigo Yamamoto – 57kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)
 - Syuto Sato vs Masayoshi Kunimoto – 53kg RIZIN Kickboxing Rules
 - Riki Sakurai vs Riku Yoshida – 64kg RIZIN Kickboxing Rules
 - Ryota Naito vs Hiroki – 55kg RIZIN Kickboxing Rules
 - Kohei Sugiyama vs Yuki Ito – 57kg RIZIN MMA Rules (elbows allowed)

This comes after the success of Rizin 26, where fans from 49 countries, including the United States, UK, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and Thailand tuned in on New Year’s Day and shared commentary, insights and reactions through LiveNow’s chat feature.