One-time Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi came up short in his bid to become the first Japanese UFC divisional ruler when he was submitted by 125-pound kingpin Demetrious Johnson, but it was far from the end of his title dreams.
In what is believed to be an unprecedented move in modern UFC times, Horiguchi (16-2) has left everything he knows and loves behind in the Land of the Rising Sun to make a permanent move to the United States.
Many Japanese fighters have visited teams around the world and lived temporarily abroad, but Horiguchi may be the first to make such a commitment to his craft.