Recent promotional debutante, Kai Asakura is set for his sophmore Octagon outing later this summer, booking a return bout against fellow ex-title challenger, Tim Elliott at UFC 319 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on August 16.
Asakura, who headlined UFC 310 at the end of last year, made his Octagon bow following championship success with Japanese-promotion, Rizin FF.
And competing for the undisputed flyweight crown in his debut, Japan fan-favorite, Asakura suffered an eventual second round rear-naked choke submission loss to dominant incumbent champion, Alexandre Pantoja.