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James Nakashima vs. Yushin Okami added to ONE Championship 99 in August

BAD MMA News — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 12:51:27 +0000

Japanese MMA veteran Yushin Okami will try again to notch his first ONE championship victory when he returns to the promotion on Aug. 2.

James Nakashima vs. Yushin Okami added to ONE Championship 99 in August – MMA Junkie

ONE Championship 94 video highlights: Thanh Le is for real, muay Thai in small gloves is pretty fun

BAD MMA News — Sat, 04 May 2019 18:37:40 +0000

ONE Championship 94 took place Friday in Jakarta, Indonesia, and you can check out highlights of the night’s featured action courtesy of the promotion. The night’s main event saw Jonathan Haggerty claim the Super Series flyweight muay Thai world title with a unanimous decision over Sam-A Gaiyanghadao in five-round affair. Meanwhile, in the night’s featured MMA contest Kiamrian Abbasov (21-4) spoiled the promotional debut of Japanese veteran Yushin Okami (35-13).

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ONE Championship 94 video highlights: Thanh Le is for real, muay Thai in small gloves is pretty fun – MMA Junkie

Kiamrian Abbasov def. Yushin Okami at ONE Championship 94: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Fri, 03 May 2019 19:06:10 +0000

Check out the best photos from Kiamrian Abbasov ’s TKO win over Yushin Okami at “ONE Championship 94: For Honor” at Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photos courtesy of ONE Championship)

Kiamrian Abbasov def. Yushin Okami at ONE Championship 94: Best photos – MMA Junkie

Former UFC title challenger Yushin Okami signs with ONE Championship

BAD MMA News — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 02:25:06 +0000

ONE Championship continues to bolster its roster with familiar names after the signing of Yushin Okami . Okami (35-12), a former UFC title challenger and multi-time event headliner for the organization, has inked a deal with the Singapore-based ONE Championship, company CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced (via Twitter ): Please join me in welcoming Japanese MMA legend Yushin Okami to ONE Championship! — Chatri Sityodtong (@yodchatri) February 20, 2019 Please join me in welcoming Japanese MMA legend Yushin Okami to ONE Championship! Okami, 37, last competed at UFC Fight Night 142 in December where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to unbeaten welterweight prospect Alexey Kunchenko. The loss dropped Okami to 1-2 under the UFC banner since he returned to the company for his latest stint in September 2017. It is unknown whether Okami’s contract reached completion, or if he was released from his UFC deal. Nevertheless, Okami, who owns notable wins over the likes of Anderson Silva, Mark Munoz, Nate Marquardt, Hector Lombard and more, becomes the latest familiar name to put pen to paper with ONE Championship

Former UFC title challenger Yushin Okami signs with ONE Championship – MMA Junkie

Yushin Okami meets Alexey Kunchenko at UFC Fight Night 142 in Adelaide

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 12:05:01 +0000

Gallery Yushin Okami def. Dhiego Lima at UFC on FOX 29: Best photos view 12 images The UFC’s return to Australia in December has a new welterweight fight headed to the lineup. Veteran fighter Yushin Okami (35-11 MMA, 14-6 UFC) has been booked to fight Alexey Kunchenko (19-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 142 in Adelaide. UFC officials announced the new matchup today. UFC Fight Night 142 takes place Dec. 1 at Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide, Australia

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Yushin Okami meets Alexey Kunchenko at UFC Fight Night 142 in Adelaide – MMA Junkie

UFC on FOX 29 winner Yushin Okami thought he ‘would never be fighting this old,’ so why is he?

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:08:15 +0000

GLENDALE, Ariz. – When Yushin Okami took a UFC on FOX 29 meeting with Dhiego Lima, he wanted to gauge where he stood within the UFC’s welterweight division. “Until this fight, I wasn’t really sure where I belonged,” Okami said after the fight at at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., near Phoenix, through an interpreter.

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Yushin Okami wants a ranked opponent next, but no, he’s probably not getting either of the ones he asked for

BAD MMA News — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 23:47:14 +0000

Yushin Okami did a total Yushin Okami at UFC on FOX 29. Against Dhiego Lima on the Fight Pass prelims it was the same old takedown, top control, suffocating grappling en route to a lopsided decision that we’ve come to expect from the smothering Japanese grappler. So where does that leave the 36-year-old Okami, who just hit his 45th pro fight in a nearly 16-year career? From the sound of things, it leaves him with a limited amount of time in order to make something happen. In a post-fight quote circulated by the UFC, Okami acknowledged his age and mileage, while also requesting a big name for his next fight. “I am older now so I don’t have a lot of time left in the Octagon,” Okami said, according to the UFC

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Yushin Okami wants a ranked opponent next, but no, he’s probably not getting either of the ones he asked for – MMA Junkie

UFC on FOX 29 results: Relentless Yushin Okami smothers Dhiego Lima for 15 minutes

BAD MMA News — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 21:21:45 +0000

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Fighting for the first time as a welterweight in the UFC, Yushin Okami absolutely overwhelmed Dhiego Lima . The welterweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC on FOX 29 event at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., near Phoenix.

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UFC on FOX 29 results: Relentless Yushin Okami smothers Dhiego Lima for 15 minutes – MMA Junkie

Yushin Okami drops two divisions to welterweight, meets Dhiego Lima at UFC on FOX 29

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:30:01 +0000

A welterweight bout between Dhiego Lima and Yushin Okami is the latest addition to April’s UFC on FOX 29 lineup. UFC officials today announced the bout between Lima (12-6 MMA, 1-4 UFC) and Okami (34-11 MMA, 13-6 UFC). UFC on FOX 29 will take place April 14 at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., near Phoenix. The main card will air on FOX following prelims expected for FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. Despite losing his past three UFC fights over two stints, Lima will get another chance at octagon success at UFC on FOX 29

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Yushin Okami drops two divisions to welterweight, meets Dhiego Lima at UFC on FOX 29 – MMA Junkie

Ovince Saint Preux ready to rebook ‘Shogun’ Rua after UFC-Japan, but also wants losses back

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 18:07:41 +0000

Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos SAITAMA, Japan – UFC light heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux came to Japan to fight Mauricio Rua . “Shogun” (25-10 MMA, 9-8 UFC), as it turned out, couldn’t make it. A curious rematch made three years after Saint Preux laid out the former PRIDE champ in his home country was canceled when injuries interceded . Yushin Okami (34-11 MMA, 13-6 UFC) stepped up and promptly went out when Saint Preux (21-10 MMA, 9-5) applied his signature Von Flue choke in the FXX-televised headliner of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 117. But Saint Preux wouldn’t mind giving Rua another chance to earn revenge. Related Von Flue?

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Ovince Saint Preux ready to rebook ‘Shogun’ Rua after UFC-Japan, but also wants losses back – MMA Junkie