Yushin Okami Signs With WSOF, Will Hopefully Have a Better Debut Than Jon Fitch


(Oh, so *this* is the “wouldn’t get up from butt scoot” guy? Photo via Getty.)

When looking back at the past few years of their respective careers, it’s hard not to draw a comparison between Yushin Okami and Jon Fitch. We’re guilty of it. Hell, pretty much every MMA site out there is guilty of making the somewhat obvious comparison, and it’s pretty easy to see why. Both guys were perennial UFC contenders (or so we thought) who were ranked in the top 10 of their promotion’s horribly preferential ranking system at the time of their release. Both guys also possess a style that is oft described as “grinding” or “taxing” or “like watching 2001: A Space Odyssey at half speed while on Ketamine.”

Simply put, Okami and Fitch share a lot of common ground. That their similarities is a subject that has been elaborated upon more than that one time Court McGee overdosed on heroin is as frustrating as watching the majority of their fights, but I digress. Of course, it won’t help matters that Okami decided to up and sign with World Series of Fighting over the weekend like Fitch before him. Let’s hope his promotional debut — which is set for “around March” — goes a little better than Fitch’s.

In an exclusive interview with CagePotato.com, Okami elatedly spoke on his new home in the WSOF and new beginnings in general, as well as the emotional toll his UFC release had on his physical well-being:

Yes. Hello. Yushin Okami. Thank you. Yes. World Series of Fighting. Hello. Thank You. Yushin Okami. 

Good to be back, Nation! (*hums Kazoo and hitch kicks off stage*)

–J. Jones


(Oh, so *this* is the “wouldn’t get up from butt scoot” guy? Photo via Getty.)

When looking back at the past few years of their respective careers, it’s hard not to draw a comparison between Yushin Okami and Jon Fitch. We’re guilty of it. Hell, pretty much every MMA site out there is guilty of making the somewhat obvious comparison, and it’s pretty easy to see why. Both guys were perennial UFC contenders (or so we thought) who were ranked in the top 10 of their promotion’s horribly preferential ranking system at the time of their release. Both guys also possess a style that is oft described as “grinding” or “taxing” or “like watching 2001: A Space Odyssey at half speed while on Ketamine.”

Simply put, Okami and Fitch share a lot of common ground. That their similarities is a subject that has been elaborated upon more than that one time Court McGee overdosed on heroin is as frustrating as watching the majority of their fights, but I digress. Of course, it won’t help matters that Okami decided to up and sign with World Series of Fighting over the weekend like Fitch before him. Let’s hope his promotional debut — which is set for “around March” – goes a little better than Fitch’s.

In an exclusive interview with CagePotato.com, Okami elatedly spoke on his new home in the WSOF and new beginnings in general, as well as the emotional toll his UFC release had on his physical well-being:

Yes. Hello. Yushin Okami. Thank you. Yes. World Series of Fighting. Hello. Thank You. Yushin Okami. 

Good to be back, Nation! (*hums Kazoo and hitch kicks off stage*)

–J. Jones