Pancrase 368: Kishida pulled from Chun bout after arrest; gym ends contract

Hiroto Kishida was meant to use Pancrase 368 to restart his flyweight title chase against a foreign opponent. Instead the fight with Davi Chun is cancelled, and his career is in doubt after an arrest and the loss of his gym.

Tarumi police in Hyogo said Kishida was riding a moped on a city road in Tarumi Ward on Oct. 24 when he hit a car and left the scene. He was arrested on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act, over failure to maintain safe driving and failure to report an accident. The driver of the car was not injured. According to Japanese media cited by Pos-Luta, an alcohol test at his home indicated drinking.

Pancrase acted on Oct. 26. It said it had confirmed the facts with Kishida's gym, that it does not tolerate serious legal violations by its fighters, and that although the facts were still being established, the seriousness of the matter led it to pull him from the event. It apologized to Chun, other parties and fans.

On Oct. 29, his gym, Pancrase Osaka Inagaki-gumi, announced it had ended his contract effective Oct. 25, citing drunk driving and fleeing the scene. It said trust could not be maintained, but that it hopes he reflects and will offer rehabilitation support if he wants it. Kishida's apology, released through Pancrase, said he rode after drinking and left out of fear. "All of this was my own decision, and there is no excuse," he wrote.

The setback is sharp. Kishida, ranked second at flyweight, is 6-3. He won back-to-back fights by submission, in December 2025 and March 2026, then lost a split decision over five rounds to Ryusei Tokita for the vacant title in May. The Chun fight was to be his first international bout. Chun, of Brazilian Top Team, is 2-0, and no replacement opponent has been announced.

What to watch: Pancrase said any future appearance by Kishida will be decided in light of court rulings and how the case develops, so his return depends on the legal process.