BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » kai askaura https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Alexandre Pantoja recalls moment Kai Asakura earned his respect, before he knew the name https://www.badmma.com/alexandre-pantoja-recalls-moment-kai-asakura-earned-his-respect-before-he-knew-the-name.html https://www.badmma.com/alexandre-pantoja-recalls-moment-kai-asakura-earned-his-respect-before-he-knew-the-name.html#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:01:49 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/alexandre-pantoja-recalls-moment-kai-asakura-earned-his-respect-before-he-knew-the-name.html LAS VEGAS – Alexandre Pantoja remembers hearing the name Kai Askaura for the first time. It was 2019, and Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) suddenly was interested to learn more. Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) had just knocked out Kyoji Horiguchi, a teammate Pantoja holds in the highest regard. “I got more attention about him, ‘Who is this guy, who can beat Kyoji because Kyoji is so good?’ I realized I have a very good fighter to fight,” Pantoja told MMA Junkie and other reporters Wednesday. Fast forward five years later, and Pantoja did a different sort of deep dive in the form of a tape study. Asakura departed RIZIN and entered straight into a title shot vs.

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