Kai Asakura is used to getting thrown into the proverbial fireplace.
Asakura, the previous RIZIN bantamweight champion, makes his UFC debut this Saturday at UFC 310, and does so in the principle occasion towards Alexandre Pantoja for the UFC flyweight championship. The thrilling finisher shared a narrative on the ‘UFC 310 Countdown’ about his older brother — who was identified for road combating and beating everyone — difficult Asakura to a struggle on the road with boxing gloves.
Whereas Asakura didn’t have any actual combating expertise, he confirmed pure skill, main him down the trail he’s at present on. Watch the video beneath.
Kai Asakura’s first ever actual struggle was… towards his older brother, who was a road fighter and had run out of opponents.
It made Kai notice his potential, main him to pursue MMA profession.
@ufc pic.twitter.com/hgQ2esukcM— Residence of Combat (@Home_of_Fight) December 1, 2024
The 31-year-old Asakura enters the octagon for the primary time after back-to-back physique shot knockout victories — together with his stoppage of former Bellator champ Juan Archuleta to win the RIZIN 135-pound title in December. Asakura is 5-1 over his previous six outings, and appears so as to add one other title belt to his mantle in his first flyweight contest in over seven years.
