MMA Fighting · Feb 4, 2016
Goiti Yamauchi vs. Bubba Jenkins set for Bellator 151
Esther Lin, MMA FightingTwo rising featherweight prospects will meet at Bellator 151, as Japanese-Brazilian Goiti Yamauchi faces Bubba Jenkins in Thackerville, Okla., on March 4. Sources close to the situation confirmed the match-up to MMAFighting.com.
Yamauchi (19-2) holds a 5-1 record inside the Bellator cage with four stoppage victories, while Jenkins (10-2) knocked out four opponents in his 7-2 run in the promotion.
"Winning this fight, I want and demand my shot at the title," Yamauchi told MMAFighting.com. I’m focused on this fight. It’s do or die for me, all or nothing. I’m going there to rip his head off."