RIZIN Trigger 3 results, videos: Luiz Gustavo finishes Yusuke Yachi in first leg of RIZIN doubleheader

Luiz Gustavo and Yusuke Yachi headlined Saturday’s RIZIN Trigger 3 in Tokyo, Japan, almost four years after their first encounter, and “Killer” once again stopped the Japanese veteran in the second stanza.

Returning to the cage after a long break since losing his tournament semifinal match to future Bellator champion Patricky Pitbull in 2018, Gustavo took on Yachi, who just challenged Roberto Satoshi for the lightweight belt this past December. Gustavo dropped Yachi using his right hand, before finishing him with punches to the ground.

The second leg of the RIZIN doubleheader goes down Sunday in Tokyo, with Satoshi defending his 155-pound belt against Johnny Case. In the co-main, champion Juntaro Ushiku will face Yutaka Saito. Ayaka Hamasaki takes on Seika Izawa for the atomweight title.

The Trigger series is a format where fights are held in a cage, rather than the traditional ring. Satoshi Kamiyama (the twin brother to Tsuyoshi) was defeated by Hideki Sekine with a vicious knee and a soccer kick.

A veteran of the game nearing 20 years of his debut in the sport, Masanori Kanehara knocked out Kazumasa Majima in the third-to-last bout. Check the complete RIZIN Trigger 3 results below.

Luiz Gustavo def. Yusuke Yachi via TKO -Round 2, 3:14
Hideki Sekine def. Satoshi Kamiyama via TKO – Round 2, 3:49
Masanori Kanehara def. Kazumasa Majima via TKO – Round 3, 3:37
Takaki Soya def. Nobuyoshi Nakatsukasa via TKO – Round 2, 3:29
Takuma Sudo def. Shooto Watanabe via split decision
Kimihiro Eto def. Tatsuya Saika via TKO – Round 2, 4:12
Grant Bogdanove def. Takeshi Izumi via TKO – Round 3, 3:16
Shoji Otani def. Rikiya via TKO – Round 1, 2:52 — kickboxing