Rinya Nakamura opened up about his lone pro loss after prevailing at UFC Vegas 108.
Nakamura (10-1) folded Nathan Fletcher with a body kick in the first round at UFC Vegas 108 to bounce back from his first career defeat. After his victory, “Hybrid” revealed what contributed to his deflating loss to Muin Gafurov in January. While the 2017 U23 World Wrestling Champion Nakamura has been grappling for over two decades, the then-unbeaten athlete chose not to grapple with Gafurov en route to a unanimous decision defeat.
Nakamura recalled his wrestling-heavy approach being booed by fans when he outworked Carlos Vera in 2024.