Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Ulka Sasaki said he had prepared to drop down to the UFC flyweight division for a long time, despite back-to-back bantamweight losses that made his move seem more like a career-saver than a new adventure. Whatever the case, it appears it was the right choice, as the former Shooto champion dispatched Willie Gates (12-7 MMA, 1-3 UFC) via rear-naked choke on the UFC Fight Pass-streamed prelims of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 87 event at Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Related: UFC champ Demetrious Johnson: I don't tell myself I'm No. 1 pound-for-pound, but I'm on way With his first success at 125 pounds, Sasaki (19-3-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC isn’t wasting any time.
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UFC Fight Night 87′s Ulka Sasaki explains friendly callout of champ Demetrious Johnson – MMA Junkie