Slated to make his much-anticipated Octagon debut, Japanese star, Kai Asakura will fight for gold in his first walk under the Dana White-led promotional banner, taking on undisputed flyweight champion, Alexandre Pantoja in the co-headliner of UFC 310 at the end of the year.
Asakura, a two-time Rizin FF bantamweight champion, joined the promotion earlier this annum following an impressive run with the Nobuyuki Sakakibara-led banner, where he minted himself as their bantamweight titleholder on two separate occasions, as well as making his way to a Grand Prix final.
Boasting an impressive 21-4 professional record, Kai Asakura most recently featured in December of last year against former Bellator MMA bantamweight champion, Juan Archuleta — stopping him with a stunning second round TKO after landing a slew of knee strikes.