Yuya Wakamatsu stands on the precipice of an opportunity he has long sought.
The 27-year-old Japanese contender will challenge Adriano Moraes for the undisputed bantamweight crown in the One Championship “One X” co-feature on Saturday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Nearly three years removed from his most recent defeat, Wakamatsu enters the cage on the strength of five consecutive victories. He last appeared at One Championship “Winter Warriors,” where he laid claim to a three-round unanimous decision over Yong Hu on Dec. 3.
As Wakamatsu moves ever closer to the most significant opportunity of his career, here are five things you might not know about him: