Newly signed Japanese star Kana Morimoto guarantees excitement in her impending ONE Championship debut

The ONE Championship roster is eagerly awaiting the debut of a big-name signing from Japan as Kana Morimoto joins the ranks. The world-class striker has already achieved success competing in K-1 but has had her eyes set on ONE for quite some time.

Morimoto wants to prove a point in the promotion by representing the skill level of the fighters where she is from and her new home is the best place to do that.

Hitting the ground running will be crucial to this as she'll have a lot of eyes on her upcoming debut in the near future.

In a recent interview with Nick Atkin, she spoke about her introduction to the promotion and how it could come as soon as before the end of the year:

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"Probably December. Cannot say who the opponent is yet."

Morimoto also spoke about the statement that she wants to make on her debut by going out there and impressing the fans with her performance:

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"I want to showcase that this fighter from Japan and K-1 can excite the audience in the stadium."

Check out the full interview below:

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Kana Morimoto isn't here to make up the numbers

Kana Morimoto looked at the talent that was mixing it up in ONE Championship and thought that she needed to be a part of that.

Rather than being intimidated by the success of others, she wants to compete against the very best and right now, there are some exciting options for her on the ONE roster.

Whoever her debut ends up being against, it's sure to be a high-level contest that will carry huge stakes behind it because of the name recognition and pedigree that her brings to the table.

Striking fans eagerly await the news of when they will get to watch another elite striker join the ONE Championship ranks to compete on the biggest stage possible.

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