Who is Mikuru Asakura? What You Need To Know About Japanese MMA Fighter

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Ket Facts About Mikuru Asakura

He is an MMA fighter from Japan.
He fights in Rizin’s featherweight class.
He was born on July 15, 1992.
He is the elder sibling of Kai Asakura.
He attended a karate school for children.
He is of the Japanese Tohohashi ethnicity.
His net worth is $7.16 million.

Who Is Mikuru Asakura?

Mikuru Asakura is a mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor from Japan who fights in the featherweight division of the Rizin Fighting Federation. Since 2012, he has become a top-tier competitor in the sport, fighting in promotions including Road Fighting Championship, Fighting Network Rings, and DEEP. He previously held the titles of Fighting Network Rings champion at both 143 and 154 pounds. Regarding his mixed martial arts career, he is a well-known Japanese YouTuber. He was born on July 15, 1992. He is the older brother of Kai Asakura.

Mikuru Asakura Early Life

Mikuru Asakura began his training in karate when he was in elementary school. During this time, he also participated in volleyball for three years. As kids, both Mikuru and his brother Kai Asakura routinely got into fights on the street and sometimes even fought each other. A therapist recommended that their mother sign them up for boxing classes when they became older. When the Asakura brothers were freshmen at Toyohashi Technical High School in the Aichi Prefecture, they were introduced to mixed martial arts at the Zen Dokai Toyohashi Dojo.

Mikuru Asakura Education

Regarding his academic standing, Mikuru Asakura pursued his interest and enrolled in a karate school for children when he was younger.

Mikuru Asakura Career

Mikuru and his sibling Kai Asakura made their MMA debuts as amateurs for the Fighting Network Rings Outsider promotion. The Outsider brand was aimed at disturbed young people, with the primary focus on using mixed martial arts (MMA) to rehabilitate delinquents, criminals, and members of gangs. He would later fight someone from outside his group in a professional match. After defeating Kohei Shimada with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their first amateur bout, he went on to win six of his next seven bouts and lose only to Takehiro Higuchi.

In 2012, as part of the DEEP promotion, Mikuru Asakura had his first professional bout against another first-timer, Morikazu Itagaki. In the Outsider promotion, a spin-off of the Fighting Network Rings promotion, Mikuru Asakura returned to fighting after a three-year layoff. Just two fights into his professional career, he won the Outsider 154 lbs Championship with a first-round technical knockout of Keinosuke Yoshinaga at The Outsider 26. Asakura finished the battle in 53 seconds.

Mikuru Asakura won the 143-pound title four months later at The Outsider 38 by knocking out Takehiro Higuchi, his lone opponent. Nine months later, at The Outsider 42, Mikuru Asakura would defend his 143-pound title against Hiroyuki Furuta before appearing in ROAD FC, where he would lose a first-round TKO to Doo Seok Oh in front of the Road Fighting Championship banner at Road FC 37. For the first time in his career, Mikuru Asakura was defeated by the no-name Kil Woo Lee in a close vote at Road FC 43.

He met Karshyga Dautbek in Rizin 13. With superior wrestling and punching, he easily defeated his Kazakh opponent. On Rizin 15, Mikuru Asakura was set to face Luiz Gustavo. As a result, he was able to defeat Gustavo. The fight ended in the second round with a TKO loss for him. He declared his intention to fight Floyd Mayweather, a former world champion and hall of famer in boxing, in a friendly contest on June 13, 2022. The match would go down at the Saitama Super Arena on September 25, 2022, at a Rizin event.

Mikuru Asakura Parents

Mikuru Asakura has not yet provided any information to the media regarding his parents, either in terms of who they are or who they are specifically.

Mikuru Asakura Siblings

Asakura Mikuru is the brother of Kia Asakura, who is also active in mixed martial arts.

Mikuru Asakura Ethnicity

Mikuru Asakura is a member of the Tohohashi tribe, which is indigenous to Japan.

Mikuru Asakura Religion

Mikuru Asakura’s religious affiliation has not been determined as of yet.

Mikuru Asakura Wife

Mikuru Asakura has not disclosed any information about his romantic life or current partnership.

Mikuru Asakura Children

Mikuru Asakura does not currently have any children of his own.

Mikuru Asakura Social Media

You can find Mikuru Asakura on social media at @mikuruasakura on both Twitter and Instagram. Additionally, you may find him on YouTube under the alias “Mikuru Asakura.”