Japanese star, Ren Hiramoto minted himself because the inaugural Final Man Standing title victor this morning in his house nation, laying waste to Mikuru Asakura – felling the previous two-time Rizin FF bantamweight championship challenger with a dominant opening spherical KO win within the headliner of Tremendous Rizin 3.
Hiramoto, who had been sidelined since he featured in December of final yr in a unanimous resolution win in opposition to YA-MAN – made extremely brief work of Asakura this morning on the Saitama Tremendous Enviornment in Japan, ending the previous title chaser within the opening spherical of their Final Man Standing championship pairing.
Posing together with his title belt on his official X account this morning, Hiramoto sported a hearty smile besides – earlier than declaring himself a champion.
Ren Hiramoto lays waste to Mikuru Asaruka at Tremendous Rizin 3
“I’m champion” Ren Hiramoto posted on his social media.
And after his knockout stoppage over Asakura, Hiramoto who paraded his championship across the squared circle was confronted by present Rizin FF featherweight champion, Chihiro Suzuki, who staked his declare for a battle with the previous subsequent.
Hiramoto and Suzuki first fought again in 2022 at Rizin Landmark 2, with the latter handing Hiramoto a unanimous resolution defeat over the course of three rounds.