November 23, 2024 5: 00 pm ET
Kai Asakura doesn’t believe the UFC brass would be upset if he declares the flyweight title from Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 310.
In the previous, the males’s 125-pound department has felt like something of a problem for the company. It has attempted to rid it in the previous, however is presently appears to be as healthy as ever, with Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) leading the charge ahead of the Dec. 7 face-off with Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+).
Still, though, things can constantly get larger and muchbetter. That’s one factor why previous RIZIN FF champ Asakura believes he’s being approved a title shot in his advertising launching and why he believes it’s muchbetter for the business if his hand is raised.
“Let’s be truthful: It’s excellent company for the UFC if I win,” Asakura informed MMA Junkie through an interpreter on Thursday. “I’m here to make it interesting, for peo