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Former UFC Title Challenger Yushin Okami Signs with One Championship

Japanese veteran Yushin Okami has signed with Singapore-based promotion One Championship.

One CEO Chatri Sityodtong revealed the news via Twitter on Tuesday. A date for Okami’s promotional debut was not announced.

Please join me in welcoming Japanese MMA legend Yushin Okami to ONE Championship!

— Chatri Sityodtong (@yodchatri) February 20, 2019

Okami last appeared at UFC Fight Night 142 on Dec. 1, when he lost a unanimous decision to Alexy Kunchenko in Adelaide, Australia. “Thunder” went 14-7 over two separate UFC stints, coming up short in a middleweight title bid against Anderson Silva in August 2011.