Pancrase 315 is set for Shinkiba Studio Coast on May 31st. The card will feature a welterweight fight pitting Yuta Nakamura against Masayuki Kikuiri.
As usual the promotion took to Twitter to announce the matchup:
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Nakamura (22-23-3) is a BJJ black belt. He is riding a five fight winning streak and is coming off a decision win over Ikkei Nagamura at Pancrase 310.
Kikuiri (4-1-1) saw his perfect professional record spoiled in 2019. He was stopped by Yusuke Kasuya at Pancrase 304 and then fought to a draw with Yasuaki Kishimoto at Pancrase 307.
Pancrase 313 and Pancrase 314 are both set to take place at Shinkiba Studio Coast on April 12th. The former was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus.
Pancrase 313 will be headlined by an interim lightweight title fight between Genpei Hayashi and Tatsuya Saika. The card will also feature a fight between featherweight veterans Issei Tamura and Suguru Nii.
Pancrase 314 will be headlined by a fight between Mitsuhisa Sunabe and Adam Antolin that has the interim strawweight title on the line. Meanwhile Yusuke Kasuya faces Hiroto Uesako in a lightweight fight.
Pancrase 315, Tokyo, May 31st
Yuta Nakamura vs. Masayuki Kikuiri (Lightweight)
