A lightweight fight between Koshi Matsumoto and Akira Okada has been added to the Pancrase 321 card. The event is set for Shinkiba Studio Coast on May 30th.
As usual the promotion took to Twitter to announce the fight.
「待て、ライト級には俺達がいる」
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Matsumoto (21-9-2) is a former Shooto lightweight champion. He made his promotional debut last October and beat Hiroto Uesako by decision at Pancrase 319.
Okada (14-9-3) is coming off an impressive win of his own on the same card. He knocked out UFC veteran Issei Tamura in the second round at Pancrase 319.
As previously announced the card will be headlined by a featherweight title fight with Isao Kobayashi putting his belt on the line against Taichi Nakajima. The champion is riding a five fight winning streak while the challenger is coming off a win over UFC veteran Yoshinori Horie.
Meanwhile one of the most experienced fighters in the sport will be in welterweight action. UFC and ONE Championship veteran Yuki Kondo has been matched with Yoshinori Suzuki.
Two of the promotion’s top strawweights will go head to head when Ryo Hatta faces Yuta Miyazawa. In the flyweight division multiple time boxing world challenger Raika Emiko meets Nori Date.
Pancrase looks set to crown a new flyweight champion. The four top 125lbers on the roster will compete for the interim strap in a tournament which gets underway on May 30th.
Pancrase 321 will also feature both semi finals of the four man flyweight tournament. Masatatsu Ueda has been matched with Satoru Enomoto while Toru Ogawa takes on Taiki Akiba.
Pancrase 321, Tokyo, May 30th
Isao Kobayashi (c) vs. Taichi Nakajima (For featherweight title)
Yuki Kondo vs. Yoshinori Suzuki (Welterweight)
Masatatsu Ueda vs. Satoru Enomoto (Flyweight tournament 1/2 final)
Toru Ogawa vs. Taiki Akiba (Flyweight tournament 1/2 final)
Ryo Hatta vs. Yuta Miyazawa (Strawweight)
Koshi Matsumoto vs. Akira Okada (Lightweight)
Rui Imura vs. Masahide Hiraoka (Bantamweight)
Joji Hirata vs. Keita Fukushima (Bantamweight)
Raika Emiko vs. Nori Date (Flyweight)
