In the fight for the feather class title, Mirai Asakura (28) lost to world class champion Shuto Hiroshi Saito (33) 0-3 after a surprising battle. Asakura became the first black star in the eighth round of RIZIN.

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The place was quiet due to the tension of the championship. Asakura, who has come up from a fight on the street, develops an equally shocking battle against Saito, who has been refined by Shuto. In the third inning, Asakura staggered onto the counter to the left, and the loser and Saito also pushed into the corner with a series of punches. At the end of the opponent’s blow, the counter was activated again to block the attack. However, a takedown was taken at a key point and Saito got a boost.

Regarding the decision to lose 0-3, Asakura said: “At the end of the second round, the second said he was ‘winning’ so I thought he would win in the third round.” In the eighth race at RIZIN, he got his first black star. He said he couldn’t watch the last match because there weren’t many videos of his opponent’s match. “I didn’t think there was that much power. I want to do a direct rematch. I’ll win next time.” did.

Former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather will participate in the new “MEGA 2021” fighting event at Tokyo Dome on February 28 next year. Although the opponent says so, “I want to give Saito back to him first.”[Tatsunori Minamiya]