DEEP 85 Impact: Otsuka vs. Victor Henry - August 26 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

Deep 85 Impact
August 26, 2018
Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, Japan

Main Card:
Takafumi Otsuka (24-14)     vs.          (13-4) Victor Henry    
Main Event | Bantamweight | 135 lbs (61 kg)

Makoto Kamaya (30-16)      vs.     (14-7) Kaito Sakamaki    
Co-Main Event | Bantamweight | 135 lbs (61 kg)

Satomi Takano (11-10)        vs.          (3-5) Alyssa Garcia    
Main Card | Women's Atomweight | 105 lbs (52 kg)

Emi Tomimatsu (13-13)       vs.            (0-2) Si Woo Park    
Main Card | Women's Atomweight | 105 lbs (52 kg)

Kana Watanabe (3-0)          vs.            (2-0) Asami Nakai    
Main Card | Women's Flyweight | 125 lbs (57 kg)

DJ.taiki (17-12)                   vs. (9-5) Kyosuke Yokoyama    
Main Card | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 kg)

DEEP 85 Impact will take place on 26 August at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. DEEP Boss Shigeru Saeki has released several matches to get the call rolling.

Former DEEP bantamweight champion Takafumi Otsuka (24-14-1) will return to DEEP for the first time in two years, almost to the date.

On Twitter, Otsuka carried on a conversation with Boss Saeki and implored him for his next opponent to be Victor Henry, and it seems like he’s gotten his wish. Henry (13-4) has become a staple in Japan, being Josh Barnett’s prodigy, and an exciting proponent of catch wrestling. For grappling aficionados, Otsuka versus Henry is going to be a wild ride.

Also announced was DJ.taiki (17-12-7), who still can’t pull himself away from MMA,versus Krazy Bee’s Yokoyama Kyosuke (9-5-0-1). It’s pressure on these guys for one of them to move the needle.

I wonder if the Otsuka fight is for the BW title.

Was surprised to see Henry take out Otsuka. I wonder if that was a non-title fight.