Two more fights were added to next month’s Pancrase 303 card today including a lightweight bout between top ranked contender Salimkhan Sadulloev and former Deep 145lbs champion Hiroto Uesako.
Sadulloev (6-3) made an instant impression at Pancrase 301. He stopped Akira Okada with a second round spinning back elbow on his promotional debut and will return at Studio Coast on February 17th.
The Tajik fighter has been rewarded with a matchup against one of Japan’s top lightweights. Uesako (16-7) lost four out of his first five fights but has won 15 out of his last 18, capturing the Deep 145lbs title in 2017.
Meanwhile Yoshinori Horie (7-1) will look to continue his meteoric rise up the rankings. The 23 year old is already a veteran of eight Pancrase fights and faces featherweight Hiroshige Tanaka (12-6) who had a two fight stint with ONE Championship.
As previously announced the card will be headlined by a bantamweight title bout between Kenta Takizawa and Rafael Silva and will also feature a flyweight fight between Rilley Dutro and Shohei Masumizu.
Pancrase 303, Shinkiba, February 17th
Kenta Takizawa vs. Rafael Silva (For Pancrase Bantamweight Title)
Rilley Dutro vs. Shohei Masumizu (Flyweight)
Yutaka Kobayashi vs. Ukyo Abe (Lightweight)
Yoko Higashi vs. Jung Seo Yoon (Bantamweight)
Yoshinori Horie vs. Hanzo Tanaka (Featherweight)
Salimkhan Sadulloev vs. Hiroto Uesako (Lightweight)
