Gabi Garcia’s return to RIZIN ends in 16-second no-contest

Gabi Garcia fought twice in July, and both fights ended in no contests.

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace, who landed a vicious illegal soccer kick in a muay thai fight earlier this month in Japan, returned to the MMA ring at Sunday’s RIZIN card at the Saitama Super Arena to face Oksana Gagloeva.

A former boxing heavyweight, Gagloeva was making her debut in MMA against the undefeated Garcia (4-0), but the bout only lasted 16 seconds. In the first exchange, Garcia accidentally poked her opponent in the eye, and she couldn’t continue.

In the Rizin main event, Kyoji Horiguchi impressed once again. Facing Hideo Tokoro in a bantamweight tournament, the former UFC flyweight contender improved to 20-2 in the sport with a vicious knockout in just 89 seconds.

Check RIZIN’s full results below.

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Hideo Tokoro via knockout (1:29)
Amir Aliakbari def. Tyler King via TKO (R1, 1:39)
Gabi Garcia vs. Oksana Gagloeva - no contest (R1, 0:16)
Reina Miura def. Seini Draughn via unanimous decision
Yusuke Yachi def. Satoru Kitaoka via TKO (R2, 4:48)
Miyu Yamamoto def. Cassie Robb via unanimous decision
Takafumi Otsuka def. Anthony Birchak via split decision
Khalid Tasha def. Keita Ishibashi via knockout (R1, 4:52)
Shinju Nozawa-Auclair def. Sheena Brandenburg via submission (armbar) (R1, 1:50)
Karl Albretsson def. Teodoras Aukustuolis via submission (arm-triangle choke) (R1, 8:01)