There is perhaps no more iconic a symbol of
Shooto than
Mamoru Yamaguchi and his afro, every bit as puffy as Shooto’s gloves.
Only recently departing the comfy confines of a Korakuen Hall to try his hand at stateside competition, the former two-time Shooto champion and current
King of the Cage 125-pound titlist is making his journey stateside at an interesting time -- one in which flyweight has become the next division for hardcore fans to entreaty the
UFC to patronize.
Despite being arguably MMA’s greatest flyweight of all-time, Yamaguchi accedes that he will still have to earn his way into the Octagon and thus looks forward to putting on performances that will afford him some brain space with Western MMA fans. Originally scheduled to meet
John Dodson, Yamaguchi will face
Kevin Dunsmoor on Friday at
Tachi Palace Fights 9 (free Sherdog stream: 8:15 ET/5:15 PT) in Lemoore, Calif. Luck and fate allowing, he will put on a performance worthy of getting himself on the UFC’s radar. For more, plus an interview with Mamoru
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