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TUF 24 Finalist Hiromasa Ogikubo faces Danny Martinez at Shooto event in April

In his first fight since losing to Tim Elliot in the finals of ‘The Ultimate Fighter 24: Tournament of Champions’, Japan’s Hiromasa Ogikubo will return home to take on UFC-veteran Danny Martinez.

Martinez confirmed the news on his Instagram account, saying that it’s “always been his dream” to fight in Japan. The bout will be contested at flyweight.

Ogikubo (15-3-2) won the Shooto bantamweight title before joining the 24th installment of The Ultimate Fighter.