{"id":156769,"date":"2015-07-22T14:43:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T21:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=156769"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:36:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:36:35","slug":"wsofs-yushin-okami-moves-to-welterweight-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/wsofs-yushin-okami-moves-to-welterweight-division\/","title":{"rendered":"WSOF&#8217;s Yushin Okami Moves To Welterweight Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/okami.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156817\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/okami.png\" alt=\"okami\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/okami.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/okami-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/okami-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/okami-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former UFC middleweight and current World Series of Fighting fighter Yushin Okami will be making the move down to the welterweight division.<\/p>\n<p>Okami will be making the cut and dropping to 170 lbs. for the first time on WSOF, according to VP and matchmaker Ali Abdelaziz, who announced the move on <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/07\/former-ufc-title-challenger-current-wsof-contender-yushin-okami-dropping-to-welterweight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Okami will fight on Oct. 17, which will probably be WSOF 24. Abdelaziz said that fans should Tweet him and offer up suggestions for his first welterweight opponent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, &amp; Frank Trigg Talk Fighting&#8230; Eachother &#8212; EPIC! &#8211; AMAZING! &#8211; MUST WATCH!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 560px;\">\n<div style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4362815275001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight and current World Series of Fighting fighter Yushin Okami will be making the move down to the welterweight division. 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