Yushin Okami's World Series of Fighting debut is set for March 29
By
Dave Doyle
@davedoylemma
on Mar 3 2014, 6:30p
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Esther Lin
Yushin Okami's
long-awaited World Series of Fighting debut is just around the corner.
The veteran
middleweight
and former top UFC contender will meet Svetlozar Savov at
WSOF 9
on March 29 in Las Vegas, WSOF officials told MMAFighting.com.
Okami, the 31-year-old native of Kanagawa, Japan, was a controversial cut from the UFC last summer. Okami (29-8) was released by the UFC after a first-round TKO loss to Jacare Souza, despite holding victories in his three previous bouts before the Souza loss.
A native of Bulgaria, Savov has put together a 12-4 record fighting on European circuits. He's won three of his past four fights, and 11 of his 12 career victories have come by way of finish.
WSOF 9, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, is headlined by a WSOF
welterweight
title fight between champion
Steve Carl
and the debuting
Rousimar Palhares
.
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