Former WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting) championship challenger, Hiromitsu Miura has passed away aged 43 according to a statement posted online by his family on social media today, following a brief battle with acute leukaemia.
Miura, a former Pancrase welterweight championship holder to boot, notably sharted the cage against UFC veteran and former interim welterweight gold holder, Carlos Condit back in 2008.
Headlining the WEC 35 card in an undisputed welterweight championship fight with Albuquerque native, Condit, Fukuoka native, Miura dropped a eventual fourth round TKO defeat in a Fight of the Night outing as a considerably betting underdog.