Ulka Sasaki: A Bantamweight Evolves

Despite the next level talent he’s displayed over five years as a pro mixed martial artist, Ulka Sasaki is not done learning, with a valuable lesson being placed on his doorstep last December, as he lost for the first time since 2011 against Lean…

Despite the next level talent he’s displayed over five years as a pro mixed martial artist, Ulka Sasaki is not done learning, with a valuable lesson being placed on his doorstep last December, as he lost for the first time since 2011 against Leandro Issa. “I was just immature,” he said of the second-round submission defeat. “Also, I feel I made a mistake and took my opponent lightly.”Not many fighters would admit that, a credit to Sasaki as a sportsman, and even when asked if fighting outside of Asia for the first time was a factor in the loss, the Shizuoka … Read the Full Article Here