MMA fans can add another promotion to those that are affected by the coronavirus pandemic as Rizin 22 has been canceled.
Rizin officials issued the following statement via Twitter:
Here is a translation of what was written, provided by Google Translate:
?It is a poster visual of RIZIN.22 that ended in a vision. It is really a pity. We, the RIZIN staff, do not just endure this time of hardship, but want to be ready to power up and greet you after the end! Create a ?Midsummer Martial Arts Festival? together and make it a reality!?
There was only one fight announced publicly for the event, which was a lightweight division attraction between Kotetsu Boku and Mikuru Asakura.
MMA Fighting reports that Japan has seen 2,384 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with 57 people dying due to the virus.