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Tonight undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather, who has been teasing a fight with UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov, stunned the sports world when he announced that he was fighting 20-year-old undefeated kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa In Japanese MMA Organization Rizin.
RIZIN FF just announced that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight undefeated sensation Tenshin Nasukawa on 12/31 at the Saitama Super Arena. The press conference is live right now: https://t.co/NgAahdtrwT
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 5, 2018
Floyd Mayweather.
Rizin.
Yes, this is happening. pic.twitter.com/n4OHW7oD9l
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) November 5, 2018
Here is the fight poster for Rizin's New Year's Eve card
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. versus Tenshin Nasukawa
(Not a typo) pic.twitter.com/S7Nu5uwPwa
— John Pollock (@iamjohnpollock) November 5, 2018
It’s not clear whether the fight will be a boxing match, an MMA fight or some other combat sport. The promoters said they were still working on the specific rule set.
Floyd Mayweather vs. Tenshin Nasukawa. Dec. 31. Saitama Super Arena. Rules: TBD. pic.twitter.com/XzgTwBS0gY
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 5, 2018
Regarding the rules and weight, Rizin chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara said “we still have some more work ahead of us.” Everyone I’ve talked to said they’d be shocked if it’s MMA.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 5, 2018
Tenshin appears to be a badass from his highlights video.
For those that don’t know, Tenshin Nasukawa is a legit, undefeated 20-year-old phenom. He just beat MMA fighter KyojI Horiguchi in a kickboxing match. He just said he doesn’t know the rules either.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 5, 2018