Why top Philippine bet Junna Tsukii quit karate for MMA

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Why top Philippine bet Junna Tsukii quit karate for MMA
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‘The stage will change, but I will try my best to make it exciting with all of you,’ says Junna Tsukii, the Philippines’ top karateka who surprisingly announced her jump to mixed martial arts

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.But this time, the Philippine team standout surprisingly decided to bow out of karate, saying she’s “out for a new challenge.”In a separate post, the Filipino-Japanese also shared a digital poster announcing her mixed martial arts debut on August 31 against Japanese Ruka Sakamoto in Odaiba, Japan.

Even at 32, Tsukii said her “body is much, much stronger than before,” and hopes to duplicate her karate success in the MMA.

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