With one big blow, Hisaki Kato made a name for himself on the United States MMA scene and derailed the career of a potential star.
Most people thought the unheralded Japanese import was brought into Bellator as cannon fodder for Joe Schilling, one of the best middleweight kickboxers in the world. Instead, Kato knocked Schilling out in brutal fashion with one punch in the second round of their fight at Bellator 139 on June 26 in Mulvane, Kan.
"I think I wasn't supposed to win, but now it's done," Kato said.