Kai Asakura claims there’s no reason to be worried about his ability to make flyweight for his UFC 310 title fight with Alexandre Pantoja.
Former RIZIN FF champion Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will join a rare group of fighters to receive a championship opportunity in their UFC debut when he challenges flyweight kingpin Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) for gold in the main event of Dec. 7 card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+).
Although Asakura has found tremendous success competing in his native Japan, the big question mark when the signing and fight were made was around his ability to hit the strict 125-pound flyweight limit for a title bout. Asakura has never hit that mark, only getting as low as 125.7 pounds for his December 2015 fight at The Outsider 38 in Tokyo.
