Incoming Flyweight Title Challenger Discusses Motivations Ahead of UFC 310 Clash With Alexandre Pantoja
When Kai Asakura steps into the Octagon on December 7 at UFC 310 to challenge Alexandre Pantoja for the flyweight title, he will become the seventh fighter from Japan to challenge for UFC gold.
Thus far, competitors from the nation with unspeakably deep roots in martial arts and the formative development of the sport have been unsuccessful when it comes to reaching the top of any division in the biggest promotion in mixed martial arts.
Asakura is aiming to change all that, amongst other things.