The origin of Kai
Asakura’s MMA profession is kind of fascinating.
Asakura will problem Alexandre
Pantoja for the flyweight strap in the primary occasion at UFC 310
on Saturday on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas. The previous
Rizin Combating Federation champ may even be making his
UFC debut in opposition to “The Cannibal.”
Asakura not too long ago revealed how a road struggle in opposition to his elder
brother helped him understand his true MMA potential. Asakura’s elder
brother, Mikuru
Asakura, is a road fighter turned professional MMA fighter. On one
fateful day, Mikuru challenged his youthful brother to a road
struggle after he ran out of different opponents. Kai claims he was ready
to dodge virtually each strike from Mikuru, who was throwing with
critical intent. That’s when the longer term UFC title challenger
realized he might earn his bread and butter by means of combating.
“The story of how I obtained into MMA is kind of loopy,” Asakura stated on
the UFC 310 Countdown present. “My older brother was
combating on the street each day. He beat everybody and there was no
one left to struggle. So sooner or later, my older brother referred to as me into the
road in the midst of the night time. All of a sudden, he gave me some boxing
gloves to put on. He was actually making an attempt to kill me with every strike. I
was in a position to dodge all the pieces. It was the primary time I ever had a
actual struggle. That is after I realized I had critical potential as a
fighter.”
Mikuru is 1-2 since 2023 and coming off a first-round knockout loss
in opposition to Ren
Hiramoto beneath the Rizin banner this previous July.
In the meantime, Kai has completed 15 of his 21 profession wins and carries a
two-fight profitable streak into his UFC debut. Pantoja is unbeaten
since 2020 in six outings, which features a title win and two
subsequent defenses.
