Japanese fighters have had a pretty good run in the States over the last month.
Takanori Gomi‘s stunning KO over Tyson Griffin, Yushin Okami‘s takedown defense clinic against Mark Munoz and former Shooto bantamweight and featherweight champion Mamoru Yamaguchi‘s first successful defense of his King of the Cage junior flyweight strap against Greg Guzman have lifted the spirits of a country that has been struggling for success over the past few years.
There is a still a long way to go though. Two of the most successful Japanese fighters in the UFC, Yushin Okami and Yoshihiro Akiyama, met with the press for the Japanese announcement of UFC Undisputed 2010 and gave their thoughts on what is needed to revive Japanese MMA.