We visited Yushin Okami at RJW (Real Japan Wrestling, part of the Wajutsu Keishukai network) where he trains several days a week to interview him and watch him take the MMA class with some of the resident professional and amateur fighters.
RJW is located in a very unlikely spot. A residential area of Tokyo, on a converted floor of a condominium, rather hard to find for anyone unfamiliar with Tokyo or the Japanese language.
UFC Fight Night 21 tomorrow is headlined by two world class lightweight fighters.
Also, on the same card, two more Japanese fighters have bouts.
Caol Uno will face Gleison Tibau, also in the lightweight division. Both fighters have extensive fight experience.
And Yushi Okami fights Lucio Linhares in the 185lbs (84kg) division.
All three fights, amongst others on the card, look to be very exciting. Gomi promises an explosive fight and as we’ve seen from him in the past he is sure to deliver. Caol Uno has an all-round game, very technical, and capable of finishing with a good submission. I trained with Okami in his preparation for this fight so I know he’s in excellent shape; very hard to take down we could see a knockout or submission from him.
In a national first, TV Tokyo will broadcast highlights from the event on Thursday, April 8 at 10pm.
And here is what some of the pros say.
