Featuring at tonight’s UFC 310 pre-fight press conference ahead of his flyweight title fight, Kai Asakura offered a resounding prediction for his clash with Alexandre Pantoja — vowing to make 125lbs “great again” — by stopping the Brazilian with a knockout win.
Asakura, a former two-time Rizin FF bantamweight gold holder, will step inside the Octagon for the first time this weekend, making his promotional debut in an immediate title charge against dominant gold holder, Pantoja.
Entering his organizational bow in the midst of a two-fight winning run, Asakura, who has been sidelined since December of last year, most recently turned in a second round knockout win over former Bellator MMA bantamweight champion, Juan Archuleta.