Yushin Okami is a veteran in MMA, who was ranked in the top 5 middleweights back in 2008, but dropped quickly.  He had lost only a few fights, yet fans thought he was boring and not explosive.

Tonight, on the undercard of Fight Night 21, Okami got the perfect opponent to show he is still one of the best.  Okami fought Lucio Linhares, and destroyed the Brazillian in the standup game.  Okami eventually came out with a TKO Victory after the doctor stopped the fight at 2:27 of the 2^nd round.

It was the type of fight the casual or new MMA fan loves. One onlooker screamed out, “this is awesome,” as Okami battered a clearly overmatched Linhares from post to post. Okami was looking to clinch early but Linhares, who kept switching from conventional to southpaw. But he was sloppy and Okami saw that he could land combinations whenever he wanted. He dropped Linhares with just over two minutes left in the first and then chose to go into Linhares’ guard. The first round ended and Linhares had a huge gash over his left eye in the eyebrow. In the second, Okami teed off from the opening seconds.

Okami could be back on his way to the top, and an eventual title fight could be in his future.