Rizin and Bellator knocked it out of the park with these amazing samurai vs. gladiator NYE event posters

I’ll admit a few things off the top here: I’m not a graphic designer, and I don’t know all the ins and outs.

I also am not a serial complainer of fight posters. You know, the group of people who congregate on Twitter every other week or so to express how ghastly disappointed they are at a UFC Fight Night poster for an Apex event.

Nope, that’s not me. So perhaps I’m wearing multiple jerseys as whatever the equivalent to an “armchair quarterback” is in judging combat sports art.

Anyway, I have to say that while a fight poster is never going to make or break my interest in an event, praise needs to be directed at promotions when they go the extra mile – like Bellator and RIZIN did for their upcoming New Year’s Eve event.

A well executed idea now gets a well executed poster with a samurai vs. gladiator theme, representing both Rizin and Bellator as some of their top fighters will compete against each other.

I dig it. All that’s missing is a badass, creative promo video, and they’ve hit the triple crown.

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— RIZIN FF OFFICIAL (@rizin_PR) October 26, 2022

While this is a co-promotion and Bellator deserves half the credit, I have to tip the cap to Rizin’s graphics department in general. Again, I’m not one to get jazzed by this kind of thing – but they’ve consistently put out cool sh*t in the past few years.

Just look:

Here's the latest RIZIN FF poster for their inaugural event. pic.twitter.com/ufxbClabFc

— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) December 10, 2015

These 2021 RIZIN posters are amazing pic.twitter.com/zmUtNXdmDc

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 29, 2021

Once again, another incredible poster from @rizin_PR @rizin_English of #RIZIN39 show! pic.twitter.com/pPTOamaMEa

— Bruno Massami (Бруно Массами) (@BrMassami) September 16, 2022

Just came across this awesome RIZIN FF poster. pic.twitter.com/4TfE9HHvny

— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) August 19, 2017

Poster for this NYE event is set. Bellator Japan and RIZIN.20 will be holding a back to back event at the Saitama Super Arena! See the world getting closer. pic.twitter.com/h5pqLxBzbO

— RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) November 2, 2019

New Rizin 11 Poster pic.twitter.com/aBNkDEuVrY

— MMA Japan (@mmajpn1) June 6, 2018

I love this @rizin_PR poster! pic.twitter.com/DYQWPfQNdD

— MMA Then & Now (@MMA_then_now) June 17, 2017

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