Floyd Mayweather will return be lacing his gloves for his 51st professional bout against a 20-year old Japanese Kickboxing sensation Tenshin Nasukawa on Dec. 31 at the 37,000-seat Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan under Rizin Fighting Federation.
Nasukama is a talented kickboxer who made his professional debut when he was only 15-years old. He has had 27 kickboxing fights which he won all of them and he is also undefeated in Mixed Martial Arts, where he has had four fights.
Floyd dropped this fight announcement out of nowhere and has again managed to shake up the world of combat sports. Fight fans across the world were surprised by this announcement. The news made big headlines in all the top news sites around the world and Floyd Mayweather is trending on Twitter even seven hours after the announcements were made. Social Media went frenzy over this fight news.
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
Breaking: Floyd Mayweather announced on Sunday night at a Tokyo press conference that he will participate in a fight in the Rizin Fighting Federation on Dec. 31 in Japan.
Promoters are still working on the specific rule set. pic.twitter.com/XcRa01cwGq
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 5, 2018
It’s official. Floyd Mayweather will be fight in a Rizin ring pic.twitter.com/przu0i34FX
— AlwaysOnWalks (@AcidHaze) November 5, 2018
BREAKING: Floyd Mayweather to face undefeated Japanese sensation Tenshin Nasakuwa in RIZIN
MMA Gods: pic.twitter.com/YRHGdmqjKH
— MacMally🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) November 5, 2018
Confirmed: Floyd Mayweather is back and will compete on a Rizin card on December 31 in Tokyo. Bizarre. #Boxing pic.twitter.com/PiXiDTCDWe
— Sheldan Keay (@SheldanKeay) November 5, 2018
🚨 FLOYD MAYWEATHER’S RETURN 🚨
✅ What we know:
1️⃣ He’s fighting undefeated 20-year-old kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa
2️⃣ It’s in Japan
3️⃣ It’s on December 31st❌ What we don’t know:
1️⃣ What weight?
2️⃣ What rules?
3️⃣ What actual sport?— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 5, 2018
Breaking: Floyd Mayweather will make MMA debut in Japan’s RIZIN Fighting Federation event on New Year’s Eve, per @bjpenndotcom pic.twitter.com/5ayhnO14FF
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 5, 2018
UM. WHAT.
IS FLOYD MAYWEATHER SERIOUSLY FIGHTING AN MMA FIGHT ON NEW YEAR’S EVE IN JAPAN? AM I HIGH? ARE BOTH TRUE? WHAT IS HAPPENING? pic.twitter.com/nt9EmNfgOE
— Robbie Fox (@RobbieBarstool) November 5, 2018
Floyd Mayweather will come out of retirement (again) to face 20-year old kickboxing sensation Tenshin Nasukawa in RIZIN on New Year's Eve in Japan. Rules for the fight are not yet determined.
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) November 5, 2018
👀 Floyd Mayweather’s December 31st opponent Tenshin Nasukawa has fought a boxer once before. He knocked out former IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng in a kickboxing match last year. https://t.co/jeRohj0Nt8
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/Brandon_Nocaute/status/1059313451615617024
Me trying to process this Floyd Mayweather / RIZIN FF New Year's Eve fight against Tenshin Nasukawa. pic.twitter.com/PbDH3FsAHh
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) November 5, 2018
🤯🎥 Here’s the official promo for Floyd Mayweather v Tenshin Nasukawa. pic.twitter.com/xGmjh0ds54
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) 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
Floyd Mayweather will fight the undefeated Tenshin Nasukawa in RIZIN on New Year's Eve pic.twitter.com/d1IAYABZk6
— SB Nation (@SBNation) November 5, 2018
Floyd Mayweather is going to fight a lion at some point in his lifetime
— Clem (@TheClemReport) November 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/davedoylemma/status/1059288184599658497
IF Floyd Mayweather actually steps into the RIZIN ring on NYE against Tenshin Nasukawa (brain won't even let me picture this), my guess is it's a 4-round exhibition boxing match. Which I'm still cool with.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/MMA_Inciter/status/1059292420007809029
Floyd Mayweather will fight Tenshin Nasukawa, but he says they haven't agreed on a rule set or weight class yet. How can they announce the fight if they haven't decided that? Nasukawa is 27-0 in kickboxing and 4-0 in MMA but hasn't had any boxing matches. #Boxing pic.twitter.com/6T5UT9Howb
— Sheldan Keay (@SheldanKeay) November 5, 2018
Floyd Mayweather has just suffered his first loss
His credibility!
Mate, just leave it yeah?!
— Fight Disciples (@FightDisciples) November 5, 2018
For the sake of cash grabs in his 40s, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is losing something just as valuable: credibility.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) November 5, 2018
Floyd Mayweather.
Rizin.
Yes, this is happening. pic.twitter.com/n4OHW7oD9l
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) November 5, 2018
What in the world does this check look like for Floyd Mayweather??
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) November 5, 2018