A lightweight fight has been added to the Pancrase 322 card. Kazuma Maruyama faces Shinichi Taira at Shinkiba Studio Coast on July 27th.
Maruyama (10-6) submitted newcomer Kota Shirawaka at Pancrase 320. He’s been a professional since 2012 and has won three out of his last four fights.
Taira (18-11-9) is coming off a win over Takashi Morishima at Zst 90. He made his pro debut in 2009 and has won three out of his last four, with the sole loss during this period coming at the hands of Kazuki Kasai at Pancrase 316.
As previously announced Pancrase 322 will feature an openweight bout pitting Hikaru Sato against Kanto Fuchigami. The former made his promotional debut in 2000 while the latter comes from a BJJ background and will be competing in MMA for the first time.
In the lightweight division Takashi Matsuoka and Yusuke Kasuya are set to face off. Masayuki Kikuiri has been matched with Hiromitsu Miura in a welterweight bout.
At strawweight Karen Date takes on Ayumi Saito while Tatsuki Ozaki goes up against Keito Yamakita. In the featherweight division Yuki Takahashi and Yohei Nada will face off while Yu Karino meets Yusaku Hayashi.
Pancrase 321 is set for the same venue on May 30th. The card will be headlined by a featherweight title fight with Isao Kobayashi putting his belt on the line against Taichi Nakajima.
Pancrase 322, Tokyo July 27th
Hikaru Sato vs. Kanto Fuchigami (Openweight)
Takashi Matsuoka vs. Yusuke Kasuya (Lightweight)
Yuki Takahashi vs. Yohei Nada (Featherweight)
Masayuki Kikuiri vs. Hiromitsu Miura (Welterweight)
Karen Date vs. Ayumi Saito (Strawweight)
Tatsuki Ozaki vs. Keito Yamakita (Strawweight)
Kota Shirawaka vs. Robson Takano (Lightweight)
Yu Karino vs. Yusaku Hayashi (Featherweight)
Naoki Arikawa vs. Kenji Yamanaka (Flyweight)
Kazuma Maruyama vs. Shinichi Taira (Lightweight)
