UFC President Dana White is open to working with RIZIN after Kai Asakaura’s debut over the weekend.
On Saturday night in Las Vegas, the former two-time RIZIN bantamweight champion made his promotional debut. In the main event of UFC 310, Kai Asakura met longtime flyweight champion, Alexandre Pantoja. With ‘The Cannibal’ having beaten most of the top ten, Dana White gave the Japanese star a title shot in his debut.
While Kai Asakura came up short by second-round submission, the fight was entertaining while it lasted. Despite the loss, many praised the former RIZIN champion. One name that praised Asakura was UFC President Dana White, who discussed the bout in the post-fight press conference. There, the promoter offered a lot of support to both headliners.
At the UFC 310 post-fight presser, Dana White was asked about working with RIZIN moving forward. While Saturday’s event wasn’t a co-promotion, it felt like it at times. …