After being stopped for the first time in his pro career at UFC 210, American Top Team product Charles Rosa (11-3) has made the long trip from Florida to Tokyo in order to compete at Friday’s UFC Fight Night: Okami vs. Saint Preux. At the Saitama Super Arena he’ll face Mizuto Hirota (18-8-2).
“I’m pretty excited to go fight in Japan, it’s a dream come true,” said the Massachusetts native when speaking to Bloody Elbow. “I just look at it like an away game,” he continued. “I’m going in there not the favourite.