The previous Rizin bantamweight champion Kai Asakura makes his return to the UFC octagon at UFC 319 in opposition to Tim Elliot. Regardless of his one-sided loss to the dominant UFC flyweight champion, Alexandre Pantoja, Asakara now feels actually ready for the UFC ambiance and guidelines set because the Japanese star would state at his media day press convention.
“Sure, I wished to return sooner, however I take advantage of this time to enhance and take care of my weaknesses and I’m already right here. I’ve skilled the UFC type now. Final match was my first time, so I used to be probably not getting used to how UFC type works. However now I’ve skilled it.”
Kai Asakura is in search of redemption within the UFC.
Regardless of reaching for the celebs in his UFC debut, he got here up quick in opposition to among the finest flyweight champions of all time. Now combating down the rankings to face off in opposition to former title challenger Tim Elliot, that is the place we actually see the place Kai Asukara stands within the UFC, as this can be a do-or-die struggle for the largest star in Japanese MMA.
