Yuki Motoya
Place of Birth: | Ishikawa Japan |
Date of Birth: | 9/14/1989 |
Height: | 170cm |
Weight: | 57kg |
Current DEEP Fly weight champion. Motoya is a unique fighter who claims he only surfed and played soccer up until the age of 18. One he started to train MMA, he immediately showed potential and ran through DEEP, Shooto amateur division. In the year 2010, Motoya won the amateur Shooto Freshman’s tournament. Only 2 years later, he won the DEEP Fly weight title at the age of 22, only 1 year after making his professional debut. During his run in DEEP, he has faced and defeated top Japanese competition such as the names of Kiyotaka Shimizu, Masakazu Imanari, Yoshiro Maeda, and his rival Tatsumitsu Wada. He still remains the pound for pound champion for DEEP with his outstanding athleticism and his gift for fighting. Will he be able to defeat the ace from the growing ROAD FC, and put his name on the list for global competition?