Kanako Murata, the winner of 2012 All Japan Wrestling Championships that made her professional MMA debut in RIZIN.1 on April 17th, is heading over to the United States for her second pro MMA fight.
In the upcoming King Of The Cage show on June 4th, she will fight the hard hitting Maia Kahaunaele-Stevenson in a classic match-up between striker and wrestler. It will be her first overseas fight.

Murata commented that she wants to take on bigger challenges and show everyone what she can do.

KING OF THE CAGE “FIRE FIGHT”
Saturday, June 4th, 2016 at Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, CA, USA
Doors open 16:30, first fight at 18:00 (all times local)

Straw-weight bout 5 min / 3R
Maia Kahaunaele-Stevenson (USA) vs Kanako Murata (Japan)

Maia Stevenson Profile:
Nationality: United States of America
Height: 162.5cm
Weight: 52.1kg
Gym: Joe Stevenson’s Cobra Kai
Martial Arts background: A former boxer, Stevenson is a solid striker with 13 professional
boxing victories. She is also a professional stunt woman with a muay thai fight style.