Hideki Sekine Talks Nye Win at Rizin 33, Exploding Ring Death Matches, and More

Hideki Sekine finished Shoma Shibisai via second-round ground and pound at Rizin 33. This transpired on December 30th, 2021 at Saitama Super Arena.

I spoke with the man known as Shrek after his Shibisai victory. We touched on several subjects such as: -The importance of being able to impart all of that wisdom from MMA and submission grappling

-Hideki Sekine working with Rizin lightweight champion Roberto de Souza

-The camaraderie with winning Bonsai Jiu-Jitsu teammates at Rizin 33 among Hideki Sekine and Roberto de Souza

-If there was a tangible sense of feeling the momentum swing that Hideki Sekine felt in the fight

-Utilizing the German suplex in a pro wrestling context and the feelings associated with connecting on it in MMA kind of context. As he did in the Shibisai bout

-The experiences that Hideki Sekine has had getting to work under UWF rules

-The influence of Nobuhiko Takada vs Rickson Gracie at the first Pride event on Hideki Sekine's MMA journey

-The hugely euphoric moment of winning on a new year's eve MMA show in Japan with the backdrop of Hideki Sekine being a paying fan of over two decades worth of NYE shows

-Hideki Sekine working FMW legend Atsushi Onita in a Current Blast deathmatch which is pro wrestling featuring rigged explosives

-Hideki Sekine's past bout for the ONE Championship heavyweight title and if a Rizin title in that weight category is something he covets in his future

-If Shrek has seen the Shrek is love, Shrek is life video and the backstory on his nickname