YURA's BreakingDown graduation match is set for Dec. 13 in Kobe against an unnamed opponent, and the Black Combat team match called off in June returns on the same card.
What we know
- YURA's BreakingDown graduation match is set for Dec. 13 at BreakingDown 22 at GLION Arena in Kobe, Hyogo.
Reported, not confirmed
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YURA's opponent has been decided but has not been named.
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YURA became RISE super lightweight champion on Sept. 19 and also holds the BreakingDown belt.
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The BreakingDown vs Black Combat team match, originally planned for BreakingDown 20 in Fukuoka in June, is rebooked for BreakingDown 22.
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The June match was cancelled two days before the show, and the reason has not been made clear because BreakingDown and Black Combat disagreed.
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YURA's send-off from BreakingDown has an opponent, and the man who runs the promotion says it is not a soft one. BreakingDown CEO Asakura Mikuru said at the press conference for the LEGEND FIGHT show that the opponent for the graduation match has been decided, but he gave no name.
Asakura described the matchup as a real risk for YURA and joked that the result might leave YURA not wanting to retire, since he may not want to end on a loss. YURA took the point seriously. He said he now carries both the BreakingDown belt and the RISE super lightweight title he won on Sept. 19, and that the pressure is heavy. He called the opponent someone who could win either way and said he hopes to win as a double champion.
The second piece of news is a rematch of a card that never happened. The team match with Korea's Black Combat was meant to take place at BreakingDown 20 in Fukuoka in June, but it was cancelled two days before the show. The reason has not been made clear because BreakingDown and Black Combat gave differing accounts. The match is now rebooked for BreakingDown 22.
Asakura framed it as a clash of countries. Black Combat is an MMA organization, he noted, and he called the match a battle for national pride. He also said his side had gone to Korea and plans to show footage from that trip alongside the audition video.
What to watch for: the name of YURA's opponent, which has yet to be announced, and whether the Black Combat match reaches the card this time given how the first attempt ended. BreakingDown 22 takes place at GLION Arena in Kobe, Hyogo, on Dec. 13.
Asakura described the matchup as a real risk for YURA and joked that the result might leave YURA not wanting to retire, since he may not want to end on a loss. YURA took the point seriously. He said he now carries both the BreakingDown belt and the RISE super lightweight title he won on Sept. 19, and that the pressure is heavy. He called the opponent someone who could win either way and said he hopes to win as a double champion.
The second piece of news is a rematch of a card that never happened. The team match with Korea's Black Combat was meant to take place at BreakingDown 20 in Fukuoka in June, but it was cancelled two days before the show. The reason has not been made clear because BreakingDown and Black Combat gave differing accounts. The match is now rebooked for BreakingDown 22.
Asakura framed it as a clash of countries. Black Combat is an MMA organization, he noted, and he called the match a battle for national pride. He also said his side had gone to Korea and plans to show footage from that trip alongside the audition video.
What to watch for: the name of YURA's opponent, which has yet to be announced, and whether the Black Combat match reaches the card this time given how the first attempt ended. BreakingDown 22 takes place at GLION Arena in Kobe, Hyogo, on Dec. 13.
- Summary
- YURA's BreakingDown graduation match is set for Dec. 13 in Kobe against an unnamed opponent, and the Black Combat team match called off in June returns on the same card.
- Key points (one per line)
- YURA's BreakingDown graduation match at BreakingDown 22 on Dec. 13 in Kobe has an opponent chosen, but no name is out.
The Korea's Black Combat team match, scrapped two days before BreakingDown 20 in June, is rebooked for BreakingDown 22.
YURA won the RISE super lightweight title on Sept. 19 and also holds the BreakingDown belt.
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- Gong Kakutogi | https://gonkaku.jp/articles/25274
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