Ahead of his UFC 310 debut, Kai Asakura states he faces no concerns over making weight in his UFC Flyweight title showdown.
In unprecedented scenes, Kai Asakura will walk into UFC 310 to make his promotional debut and fight for flyweight gold. Headlining the event alongside champion Alexandre Pantoja.
Making his mark in his homeland of Japan, fighting for Rizin since 2017. Asakura gained global recognition for a string of impressive performances that saw him go 13-3 (21-4 overall) in the promotion.
A two-time Rizin bantamweight champion. Asakura has earned career-defining victories over several notable names including Manel Kape, Kyoji Horiguchi and most recently Juan Archuleta.
Despite formidable names on his resume, some fans still question his ability to compete with the UFC elite as he walks into the biggest test of his career.
Another question pondered is whether Asakura can make the 125 lbs flyweight weight limit.
Kai Asakura Weighs-in on Weighing-in at UFC 310
Many wonder if the Rizin bantamweight can shed the extra ten pounds necessary to make championship weight. Having last fought at flyweight over seven years ago in a losing effort to Moon Jae-hoon in June 2017.
However, Kai Asakura has told doubters he has no concerns about making weight ahead of his UFC 310 appearance.
In an interview with Mike Bohn for MMAJunkie, Asakura reassured the mixed martial arts world he would make weight.
Through a translator the question “How is the weight and how is the weight cut down to 125 been to this point?” was asked.
Asakura replied “I think a lot of people don’t realise I’ve fought at flyweight before. I’m accustomed to fighting at that weight. But with regards to my bantamweight fights, I wasn’t cutting a lot of weight. I was cutting a lot less than everybody else is cutting. So this is, to be frank with you, at flyweight I’m cutting a normal amount of weight than everything else would be cutting.”
When pushed one final time if there were any worries he would come in over the 125 lbs limit, Asakura confidently replied “Totally zero”.
Can Kai Asakura shock the world at UFC 310 and claim gold in his promotional debut?
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