UFC
Kai Asukara Fighting a Stacked Deck

I want Kai Asukara to win.

I’ll put that out there first because he’s a champ coming over from RIZIN Fighting Federation in Japan. He relinquished his bantamweight title there to come to the UFC, so this is essentially a champ-vs-champ fight headlining UFC 310. His overall record is 21-4 and he’s on a two-fight win streak.

But it’s his first time in the UFC.

He’s fighting in a cage.

Against Aleandre Patoja, who already defended his title twice, has beaten RIZIN caliber talent (Manel Kape) and is on a six-fight win streak.

It would be really cool if Asukara wins, but the odds are stacked against him. Pantoja will likely win this fight, but if Asukara wins the UFC has a Japanese champ that could open a lot of doors for other great fighters from Japan.

If you want to check out a deeper preview of the card, check out this week’s Coast-2-Coast Combat Hour where we made our picks and looked at other fights of note on the card.

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