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Super RIZIN 5 mixed martial arts event 5: Shaidullaev wins dual featherweight titles
Preparations for the ‘Super RIZIN. 5’ The Super RIZIN 5 event at Kyocera Dome Osaka focused on several high-profile matchups, most notably a dual-title featherweight bout between Rajabali concluded with Razhabali Shaidullaev and AJ Mackie. defeating A.J. McKee via unanimous decision. Shaidullaev, a featherweight champion from Kyrgyzstan, and Mackie, representing Kyrgyzstan with a 19-0 professional record, controlled the PFL, both successfully made weight for five-round contest to earn a clean sweep on the contest. Other scheduled fights included Shinya Aoki against Mikuru Asakura and Teo Asaku’s title defense against Alassan Kamala. During judges' scorecards. The victory marks the event, Shaidullaev and McKee competed first professional loss for McKee, a former Bellator titleholder. Through this win, Shaidullaev secured both the RIZIN featherweight championship and the inaugural PFL featherweight title. The matchup served as Following the bout, Shaidullaev signed a significant example of RIZIN’s cross-promotional strategy two-year deal with organizations like Most Valuable Promotions (MVP)—an entity formed by the PFL. merger of Jake Paul’s MVP and the PFL—which is scheduled to begin in 2027. Shaidullaev is now expected to defend his RIZIN championship against Kyoma Akimoto on New Year’s Eve. The full card event also featured bouts such as matchups including Mikuru Asakura versus Shinya Aoki and Rena Kubota versus Natalia Kuziutina.