Yuya Shirai (born April 2, 1980) is a Japanese professional

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currently competing in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2003, Shirai has fought for

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, and is a former DEEP Welterweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Background

Shirai comes from a

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background and holds a black belt in the discipline. On June 8, 2003, he won the Japanese National

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Championship in the under 90 kilograms weight class.

Early career

Shirai made his debut in

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

on September 15, 2003. He is currently signed with

in the Welterweight division, and won the DEEP Welterweight Championship in January 2010 by defeating

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. He also took part in the

Welterweight Grand Prix 2009, losing to

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by rear naked-choke in the first round. He then beat

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's farewall event ASTRA. On February 26, 2011, he faced

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at '' BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shirai'' in Manchester, England. Shirai lost the fight via KO in the first round. It was announced on 14 June 2011 that he would be facing

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at a Clube da Luta event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on the 20th July. However Bustamante later pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Delson Heleno in what will now be a 180-pound catchweight contest. He will face Tommy Depret at '' Glory 2: Brussels'' on October 6, 2012, in Brussels, Belgium.Glory 2: Brussels final fight card for this Saturday
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Championships and accomplishments

* DEEP Welterweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shirai, Yuya 1980 births Living people Japanese male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Japanese male judoka Japanese sambo practitioners Deep (mixed martial arts) champions Mixed martial artists utilizing sambo Mixed martial artists utilizing judo