James Nakashima will return to the ONE Championship Circle on Friday, January 22, but it will not be at welterweight. The American will embark on a new journey where he feels he is most comfortable chasing gold.
Nakashima has been a mainstay of the ONE welterweight division. However, his main reason for staying in the division was due to his success that included a dominant victory over Yushin Okami. Following a failed attempt to win the ONE Welterweight World Championship, a bout he was winning until a well-timed knee from Kiamrian Abbasov, he will make his lightweight debut at ONE: Unbreakable.