James Nakashima on Potential Title Eliminator Bout with Yushin Okami

Photo courtesy of ONE ChampionshipJames Nakashima vs Yushin Okami is one of the featured fights on ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes. It’s a compelling bout between the unbeaten Nakashima and one of the most tenured, prolific Asian fighters ever in Okami. The card goes down on Friday, August 2nd at 7 AM ET. Dawn of Heroes emanates from Mall of Asia Arena, but it was a long road to that arena for Nakashima.

College Wrestling Days

Nakashima has been wrestling since he was 7 years old. He thought his father was signing him up to be a pro wrestler and was a bit surprised at his first practice. Nakashima remains a pro wrestling fan and still works out with New Japan Pro Wrestling star/ high school…