Germany's Nick Hein meets newcomer Yusuke Kasuya at UFC Fight Night 75 in Japan
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MMAjunkie Staff
August 12, 2015 4:45 pm
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Nick Hein
Next month’s UFC fight card in Japan has a new addition to the lineup.
Germany’s
Nick Hein
(12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will head east to meet Japanese newcomer
Yusuke Kasuya
(9-1-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Promotion officials recently announced the new lightweight booking for UFC Fight Night 75.
UFC Fight Night 75 takes place Sept. 27 at Saitama Super Arena in Japan, just north of Tokyo. Due to the time difference, the event airs on Sept. 26 in North America. Following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, the rest of the card is expected to air on FOX Sports 1.
Hein got back in the win column in June when he took a unanimous decision from Lukasz Sajewski at UFC Fight Night 69 in front of his home fans in Berlin. That got him back on track after a decision loss to James Vick at UFC Fight Night 57. Prior to that setback, he had a seven-fight unbeaten streak, including five straight wins.
Kasuya has not lost since a submission setback against Rob Hill at a Legend Fighting Championship event in March 2012. Since then, he has three submission wins and a With the addition, the latest UFC Fight Night 75 lineup includes:
Roy Nelson vs. Josh Barnett
Roan Carneiro vs. Gegard Mousasi
Li Jingliang vs. Kiichi Kunimoto
Matt Hobar vs. Norifumi Yamamoto
Kajan Johnson vs. Naoyuki Kotani
Takeya Mizugaki vs. George Roop
Chico Camus vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Diego Brandao vs. Katsunori Kikuno
Shinsho Anzai vs. Roger Zapata
Nick Hein vs. Yusuke Kasuya
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