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Leading Japanese promotion Sengoku Raiden Championship has lost its second top fighter in two weeks.
SRC middleweight champion Jorge Santiago was the first to go and Tuesday, MMA Fighting has confirmed that heavyweight prospect Dave “Pee-Wee” Herman (20-2) has left the promotion and has already signed with the UFC.
Herman signed with top Japanese manager Shu Hirata following his one-sided victory over Yoshihiro “KISS” Nakao at Sengoku: Soul of Fight on Dec. 30. After the financially unsuccessful end-of-year event, the uncertainty of the sport in Japan grew and so Hirata sought the release of Herman. The American has now signed with the UFC.