Willie van Rooyen faces Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE SAMURAI 3 in Japan

Willie van Rooyen competes against Yuya Wakamatsu in a flyweight MMA co-main event at ONE SAMURAI 3. The event takes place Saturday, September 12, at the Yokohama Buntai in Japan. Van Rooyen enters the matchup following a third-round stoppage win over Jeremy Miado at ONE Fight Night 41. Wakamatsu, a former division champion, arrives at the event coming off a loss. Van Rooyen stated he anticipates a finish in the second or third round of the contest. A victory for the South African fighter could place him in contention for the ONE Flyweight MMA World Championship currently held by Avazbek Kholmirzaev.

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