Goiti Yamauchi on Chris Gonzalez contest at Bellator 263

Goiti Yamauchi takes on the undefeated Chris Gonzalez at Bellator 263. The lightweight contest transpires on Saturday, July 31st, and emanates from The Forum in Los Angeles, California.

The Bellator stalwart at 155 pounds recently had a conversation with me ahead of this bout. Yamauchi covered several subjects with me such as:

-having a kid in January 2022 and the joy he is feeling

-facing an undefeated individual in Chris Gonzalez

-fighting for live fans at the LA Forum in Inglewood, California

-the polarizing nature of his last fight losing a controversial split decision to Dan Moret

-being a Bellator stalwart and thoughts on the integration of rankings in the promotion

-being the all-time leader in submission wins within Bellator MMA

-being only 28 years old, fighting with Bellator MMA since 2013, and the mutual growth between Goiti Yamauchi as well as promotion through that timeline