An upcoming UFC Fight Night event in August added a fight between explosive welterweights.
from Japan Yusaku Kinoshita will try for his first UFC victory when he faces Johnny Parsons on August 10th. The event takes place at the UFC Apex, in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the matchup verified the scheduling with MMA Junkie. The people requested anonymity because the promotion has not yet been made official.
Win or lose, the 23-year-old Kinoshita (6-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has yet to reach the judges’ scorecards in his fighting career. After impressing with a third-round submission on Dana White’s Contender Series in August 2022, “Wonderboy” has struggled in the UFC, being on the wrong side of two first-round submissions.
Standing in the way of Kinoshita’s first UFC victory this time will be Parsons (9-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who is on a six-fight win streak.
Another DWCS veteran, Parsons, 32, won his debut last July by submitting Danny Roberts with strikes in the second round. On his current streak, Parsons has recorded four shutouts.
With the addition, the current schedule for August 10 includes:
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Danny Barlow x Uros Medic
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Jarno Errens x Youssef Zalal
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Jhonata Diniz x Karl Williams
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Jafel Filho x Allan Nascimento
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Yusaku Kinoshita x Jonny Parsons
