Sean Walford 
Japanese flyweight Kyoji Horiguchi has left the UFC and has signed with Asian based promotion Rizin Fighting Federation.
Rizin promoter Nobuyuki Sakakibara confirmed the news earlier this morning via Twitter.
The flyweight competitor, who was ranked #3 in his respective division in the UFC, had reportedly hoped to renew his contract with the UFC, however this didn’t occur.
Horiguchi leaves the company with an impressive record of 7-1 and was on a 3-fight win streak, the only loss in his UFC career being to current flyweight title holder Demetrious Johnson.
堀口恭司選手と契約締結完了しました！格闘技界のメジャーリーガーが日本へ戻って来ます。そして、RIZIN に参戦します。初戦は4月の横浜アリーナです。22日に堀口
選手が帰国します。そのタイミングで対戦相手を発表します！#rizinff #rizin2017 pic.twitter.com/fPbZ7rzOZB— 榊󠄀原信行 Nobuyuki Sakakibara (@nobu_sakakibara) February 20, 2017
