A bantamweight bout between Japanese veteran Hidekazu Fukushima and reigning URCC 135lbs champion Brady Huang is set for Pancrase 312.
As usual the news broke via the Pancrase Twitter account:
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Huang (10-1) has fought three times for the URCC in California. All three bouts have been for the promotion’s bantamweight title which he currently holds.
Fukushima (15-7-1) is a veteran of 12 Pancrase fights. The Japanese fighter has won three out of his last five bouts for the promotion
As previously announced Salimkhan Sadulloev will be making the first defence of his Pancrase lightweight title against Tatsuya Saika at Pancrase 312.
Also in action at Studio Coast Shinkiba will be Yoshinori Horie. The Japanese featherweight was recently released by the UFC and will face Yojiro Uchimura on February 16th.
Meanwhile two welterweight veterans will face off when Yuki Kondo takes on Akihiro Murayama. Another interesting matchup in the strawweight division pits Ryo Hatta against Mijikai Nagai.
In the flyweight division Yusuke Ogikubo faces off against Satoru Enomoto. Meanwhile Hidekazu Fukushima has been matched with Korean Soo Young Yoo in a bantamweight bout.
Pancrase 312, Tokyo, February 16th
Salimkhan Sadulloev (c) vs. Tatsuya Saika (For Lightweight title)
Yoshinori Horie vs. Yojiro Uchimura (Featherweight)
Ryo Hatta vs. Mijikai Nagai (Strawweight)
Akihiro Murayama vs. Yuki Kondo (Welterweight)
Yusuke Ogikubo vs. Satoru Enomoto (Flyweight)
Taichi Nakajima vs. Boris Fedorov (Featherweight)
Hidekazu Fukushima vs. Soo Young Yoo (Bantamweight)
Yuta Miyazawa vs. Toshiya Takashima (Strawweight)
Brady Huang vs. Hidekazu Fukushima (Bantamweight)
