Italian Gangster Danny Sabatello returns to Rizin FF Japan

Danny Sabatello made a name for himself in Bellator MMA as one of the best trash talkers in the sport and following up that trash talk with exciting action packed fights that made him a fan favorite.  Moving his skills to Japan and the Rizin FF promotion, Sabatelo will return to face longtime MMA journeyman Shoko Sato on the Rizin 51 card taking place in Nagoya Japan.

Sabatello made his RIZIN debut last May stopping Shinobu Ota in the third round with a KO following his loss at PFL against Magomed Magomedov.  Sato is a former Shooto Champion and has fought for shows like Pancrase, Sengoku, Road FC and One Championship.  Currently Sato is 3-1 in Rizn FF.  With a record of 37-16-1-1 Shoko Sato is the most experienced fighter Danny Sabatello has faced.

The main event of Rizin 51 will be featherweight champion Razhabali Shaidulloev who will face Victor Kolesnik in his first title defense while the semi finals of the flyweight Grand Prix will continue with bouts between Hiromasa Ougikubo, Uki Ito, Alibek Gadzhammatov, Yuki Motoya, Makoto Shinryu and an alternate still to be announced.

Cris Cyborg had this to say about Rizin FF “I would love the chance to fight for Rizin in Japan. Sakabirar Son and his team are the best promoters in all of Asia, Im excited to see Danny Sabatello do his thing inside the ring!”