In June 2024, Kai Asakura officially signed a contract for UFC. Earlier, he had launched in the MMA playground of the Rizin tournament (Japan). Kai Asakura is considered one of the leading MMA boxers in Japan, as well as the world in the scope of small weight classes.
Kai Asakura's ability is what he has long been affirmed. The fact that he joined UFC, and moved far in this tournament in the future is predicted. However, UFC given the opportunity for Kai Asakura to make the public completely surprised.
Instead of playing in Bantamweight as before, at the UFC playground, Kai Asakura will play the Flyweight. He will compete for the championship with Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 310. This is also the last big event of UFC this year, scheduled to take place in early December 2024.
Kai Asakura's professional MMA competition is 25 matches, including 21 victories (13 no, 3 submission) and 4 defeats. This boxer is preparing to turn 31, and have played MMA from 2012 to the present. He used to get attention when he accepted 2 matches in 1 night in 2021.
The arrangement for Kai Asakura against Alexandre Pantoja also shows another move of UFC: they want to find a new champion. Since winning the Brandon Moreno in July 2023 and winning the belt, Alexandre Pantoja has successfully protected the belt twice in a row. However, these are all bored matches for the audience.