{"id":207546,"date":"2016-10-17T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T16:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=207546"},"modified":"2016-10-17T09:03:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T16:03:00","slug":"veteran-featherweight-tatsuya-kawajiri-requested-release-ufc-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tatsuya-kawajiri\/veteran-featherweight-tatsuya-kawajiri-requested-release-ufc-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Featherweight Tatsuya Kawajiri Has Requested a Release from His UFC Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Late last month, a disgruntled interim featherweight champion in Jose Aldo <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jose-aldo\/jose-aldo-requests-release-ufc-wants-retire-move-another-sport\/\">requested a release from his UFC contract<\/a>. Having made no secret of the fact that he feels he&#8217;s being treated unfairly, the Brazilian has set his sights on greener pastures \u2013 perhaps even in another sport.<\/p>\n<p>Not long after Aldo&#8217;s surprising request, streaking female bantamweight <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/julianna-pena\/julianna-pena-considering-leaving-ufc-ronda-rousey-given-immediate-title-shot\/\">Julianna Pe\u00f1a suggested that she too was interested in leaving the UFC<\/a>. She made this statement shortly after\u00a0it was announced that former champion Ronda Rousey would be jumping the contendership line <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronda-rousey\/breaking-ronda-rousey-returns-at-ufc-207-against-amanda-nunes\/\">for a UFC 207 title fight with Amanda Nunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week, another fighter has followed suit and requested a release from their UFC contract. That fighter is Japanese featherweight veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran made this announcement on his official Twitter page.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After rounds of thoughts, I&#39;ve asked to be released from the UFC. Plan for the future will be announced separately. Appreciate your support.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u5ddd\u5c3b\u9054\u4e5ftatsuya kawajiri (@CRUSHER_MMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRUSHER_MMA\/status\/787941400524361728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;After rounds of thoughts, I&#8217;ve asked to be released from the UFC,&#8221; Kawajiri said in his Tweet. &#8220;Plan for the future will be announced separately. Appreciate your support.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While Kawajiri does not give a reason for this choice, it&#8217;s worth noting that he did recently express interest in <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jose-aldo\/south-koreas-road-fc-hosts-32-man-lightweight-tournament-invites-jose-aldo-compete-1m-prize\/\">Road FC&#8217;s newly announced 32-man lightweight tournament<\/a>. Given that the winner of this tournament will receive $1,000,000, his\u00a0interest in it is certainly understandable.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the South Korean promotion announced this tournament, Kawajiri took to Twitter to refer to it as &#8220;the dream.&#8221; While it&#8217;s not yet possible to say for sure if this is why he&#8217;s asked for his UFC release, it does seem to make sense.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Cub-Swanson-Tatsuya-Kawajiri-reverse.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-200545\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Cub-Swanson-Tatsuya-Kawajiri-reverse.png\" alt=\"UFC Fight Night Salt Lake City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Cub-Swanson-Tatsuya-Kawajiri-reverse.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Cub-Swanson-Tatsuya-Kawajiri-reverse-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Cub-Swanson-Tatsuya-Kawajiri-reverse-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Cub-Swanson-Tatsuya-Kawajiri-reverse-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kawajiri, who is now 38 years old, has competed six times in the UFC. Over the course of this six-fight stint, he has gone 3-3, defeating Sean Soriano, Dennis Siver and Jason Knight, and coming up short against ranked foes in Clay Guida, Dennis Bermudez and most recently, Cub Swanson.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his run in the UFC, Kawajiri competed in reputable organizations like Shooto, Pride, Dream, K-1 and Strikeforce. Over the course of his 47-fight career he has battled fighters like Caol Uno, Takanori Gomi, Joachim Hansen, &#8220;Felony&#8221; Charles Bennett, Gilbert Melendez, Eddie Alvarez, Gesias Cavalacante, Josh Thomson, and Shinya Aoki with a mixed bag of results.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Tatsuya Kawajiri should be released from his UFC contract, or would the UFC be wise to keep him around? Sound off, PENN nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late last month, a disgruntled interim featherweight champion in Jose Aldo requested a release from his UFC contract. 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