Kai Asakura is set to make his highly anticipated UFC debut against Alexandre Pantonja for the men's flyweight title at UFC 310 on Dec. 7 (Dec. 8 in Australia) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Asakura is a former multi-time RIZIN bantamweight champion and has a 21-4 record. While many have questioned his abilities in the build up to the fight, the flyweight contender believes he holds a big advantage in regards to power and hopes to secure a highlight reel knockout.
Ahead of his bout against Pantoja, Asakura spoke to the UFC about his UFC debut and how he believes the fight will play out. He said:
"I don’t see him [Pantoja] representing any problems for me anywhere. He’s someone I don’t think I’ll have any problem dealing with. The advantage I hold over Pantoja is that I have one-shot knockout power, so it only takes one shot and I’m expecting this fight to be over with one shot...I know in the history of the UFC, there have been many famous knockout scenes, but I’m hoping that at UFC 310, I can add my finish to those highlight reels.”
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