{"id":333801,"date":"2019-12-04T05:21:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T13:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=333801"},"modified":"2019-12-04T07:27:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T15:27:47","slug":"ryuto-sawada-left-wrestling-to-pursue-a-career-as-a-mixed-martial-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/one-championship\/ryuto-sawada-left-wrestling-to-pursue-a-career-as-a-mixed-martial-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryuto Sawada left wrestling to pursue a career as a mixed martial artist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since Ryuto Sawada stepped into the ONE Championship<\/a> ring last year, he has claimed nothing but victories. Sawada won all three of his matches since his promotional debut.<\/p>\n

Now, Sawada is aiming to continue his winning streak against South African Bokang Masunyane<\/a> at ONE: Mark of Greatness<\/a>. The two go head-to-head at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 6 December.<\/p>\n

From a young age, Sawada had always dreamed of becoming a mixed martial artist.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was four years old, my father brought me to PRIDE FC and that was when I saw the match between Sakuraba and Royce Gracie,\u201d Sawada said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter watching the match, I wanted to try it out. So when I was four, I entered Takada Dojo and started wrestling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sawada trained in wrestling since he was 16-years-old. He says that his wrestling abilities helped him get admitted into the high-school he attended but after a year, Sawada felt that he wasn\u2019t meant to continue his career in the sport.<\/p>\n

It was a tough decision for him to step away from wrestling and transition to mixed martial arts, but people close to him supported his choice.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFrom the beginning, I started training wrestling so that I could use it in mixed martial arts,\u201d Sawada said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy desire to do mixed martial arts was always there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sawada won his first two bouts under the ONE banner via submission — a brabo choke victory over Mohd Fouzein<\/a> of Malaysia and an armbar finish over Filipino Ismael Bandiwan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Tokyo native who now trains at Evolve MMA says he\u2019s found everything he needed to stay on top of his game under one roof.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvolve has everything right here in one gym and I am very thankful for that,\u201d said Sawada.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone here is world-class, including the coaches and athletes. It is very beneficial to me. If you continue to work hard, you will definitely become better.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is important is that you keep going. Now that I am competing in ONE Championship, I will aim to win match by match and in the future, aim for a title shot and become World Champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sawada keeps his fans and supporters in mind before and during each bout, adding \u201cFor every match, I hope to excite the audience and make them smile.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 12\/4\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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