Kai Asakura’s well-documented MMA profession in Japan has been full of incredible knockouts but one stands out greater than most due to its brutal nature.
This coming weekend at UFC 310, Kai Asakura will make his much anticipated promotional debut, stepping straight right into a flyweight title fight against Alexandre Pantoja.
His UFC debut will mark almost one 12 months since he last competed, along with his last fight having come against Bellator veteran, Juan Archuleta.
Kai Asakura broke his opponents jaw following brutal soccer kicks
The previous RIZIN bantamweight champion is well-known for his crushing knockout power, having scored 13 KOs during his 21 wins. Nevertheless, with him moving right down to 125lbs for his UFC tenure, fans are hopeful that his power will translate following a tougher weight cut.
Despite that, the 31-year-old’s most terrifying win of his profession got here back in 2019 when he earned a title fight following a KO win over Ulka Sasaki.
Slightly below a minute into their co-main event, Asakura dropped Sasaki with a hellacious right hand and reigned down some vicious ground-and-pound.
Nevertheless, the 31-year-old then began to land brutal knees to Sasaki’s head while he was down, which is totally legal within the RIZIN rules. The UFC recently underwent a rule change regarding knees to the pinnacle of a grounded opponent.
Fighters can not be deemed downed unless they’ve one other a part of their body touching the ground that isn’t their hands or feet.
Despite that, it wasn’t the brutal knees that had fans gobsmacked at Asakura’s finish. The Japanese power puncher began to land extremely brutal soccer kicks to the pinnacle of Sasaki, that are still an illegal strike within the UFC.
Following the fight, Sasaki got here out to disclose that Asakura broke his jaw in two different places, further backing the Japanese champion’s supernatural power.
Kai Asakura planning on one other ‘spectacular knockout’ at UFC 310
Although UFC fans may not have been too accustomed to Asakura’s work prior up to now, the flyweight title challenger is adamant of scoring one other ‘spectacular knockout’ and showcasing his skills to the UFC fanbase.
“My advantage over Pantoja is that I can end the fight with one shot. If he even makes one mistake, the fight may very well be over,” Asakura said in an interview with the UFC.
“For UFC fans who’re watching me fight for the primary time… Don’t blink! I plan on winning with a spectacular knockout,” the challenger added.
‘The Cannibal’ Pantoja has never been knocked out during his MMA profession, standing as considered one of the one fighters within the promotion to boast that feat.
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