Satoshi Yamasu will make the first defence of his featherweight title at Deep 89 next month. The 28 year old faces Daiki Hata in Tokyo in May 12th.
Yamasu (10-4) will be looking for his eighth straight Deep win. He has completely turned his career round after losing four out of his first seven professional fights.
Hata (19-12-7) is a former Deep bantamweight champion. A seasoned veteran, he made his debut in 2004 and is coming off back to back wins heading into this title bout.
The co-main event features UFC veteran Takeya Mizugaki (22-13-2). He has been matched with Shoji Maruyama (16-11-1) who challenged unsuccessfully for the Deep featherweight title in 2013.
The card also features two fighters from Guam. Trevin Jones (11-6) faces Takafumi Otsuka (25-15-1) in a Bantamweight bout while featherweight Zach Benavente (1-0) faces Juntaro Ushiku (14-7-1
Deep 89, Tokyo, May 12th
Satoshi Yamasu (c) vs. Daiki Hata (For Featherweight Title)
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Shoji Maruyama (Bantamweight)
Shinobu Wakui vs. Ibuki Shimada (Welterweight)
Ryo Narishima vs. Ibuki Matsumaru (Bantamweight)
Kickboxing: Horio Ryuji vs. Ryouta Naito (Catchweight)
Toshiaki Kitada vs. Kazuhide Shirota (Bantamweight)
Mizuki Furuse vs. Tomoko Shibata (Catchweight)
Koya Kanda vs. Takahiro Kato (Featherweight)
Atsushi Kishimoto vs. Shintaro Agatsuma (Lightweight)
Yasutaka Ishigami vs. Hidemasa Soga (Flyweight)
Takafumi Otsuka vs. Trevin Jones (Bantamweight)
Juntaro Ushiku vs. Zach Benavente (Featherweight)
