World Games karate champion Junna Tsukii debuts in the mixed martial arts scene when she battles Japanese Ruka Sakamoto in the 2024 Deep Jewels Summer Festival in Odaiba, Japan on Aug. 31.
Organizers made the announcement on Thursday, June 13, just a day after Tsukiee announced her retirement from karate to explore other sports such as MMA in a lengthy social media post.
She also won six medals in the SEA Games, as well as silver and bronze medals in the 2021 Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, respectively.
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