Tag: Yasuhiro

UFC on FX 2: Questions We Have About Yasuhiro Urushitani

Yasuhiro Urushitani has a chance to make history tomorrow on UFC on FX 2 “Alves vs. Kampmann,” as the very first flyweight champion and first Japanese “regular” UFC champion ever. (In 1999, compatriot Kenichi Yamamoto became UFC…

Yasuhiro Urushitani has a chance to make history tomorrow on UFC on FX 2 “Alves vs. Kampmann,” as the very first flyweight champion and first Japanese “regular” UFC champion ever. (In 1999, compatriot Kenichi Yamamoto became UFC 23 Middleweight Tournament Champion, but he was not considered as a “regular” champion.) These will be the reigning […]

UFC on FX 2: Joseph Benavidez vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani

Fans will get their first taste of the UFC’s newly-minted flyweight class this Saturday as perennial contender Joseph Benavidez welcomes Yasuhiro Urushitani to the Octagon. Both men will meet in the semifinal round of the organization’s 125…

Fans will get their first taste of the UFC’s newly-minted flyweight class this Saturday as perennial contender Joseph Benavidez welcomes Yasuhiro Urushitani to the Octagon. Both men will meet in the semifinal round of the organization’s 125-pound tournament, where the winner will be ushered into the finals against the winner between Demetrious Johnson and Ian […]