“I couldn’t do this — a short span to another fight — at flyweight,” acknowledged Asakura, who has earned stoppages in 17 of his 22 profession wins. “I usually do the short span, a lot of fights in previous organizations (when I’m) without injuries.”
Asakura is keen to maintain up the busy schedule, aiming to struggle each three to 4 months. In order to queue up his subsequent hasty return, he first must cope with Aoriqileng this weekend.
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The 33-year-old veteran made the identical transfer from flyweight to bantamweight following the choice losses to Jeff Molina and Cody Durden within the first two fights of his UFC tenure. Since then, he’s posted a 4-3 file with one no contest, flashing energy and toughness in wins over Cameron Else, Johnny Munoz Jr. and Cody Gibson.
From Asakura’s perspective, he sees plenty of similarities between Aoriqileng and Smotherman, which has him not solely desirous to return to motion on Saturday, however trying to make a daring assertion together with his efficiency as properly.