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.