Japanese submission specialist Masakazu Imanari is undoubtedly one of the best grapplers in the world, and his victories in ONE Championship are a testament to how good of a finisher he is.
The world's largest martial arts organization recently compiled Imanari's wins in a recent Instagram post, and they wrote the post's caption with:
"Locked 'em in 🔓 Can Masakazu Imanari add another finish to his resume when he faces Marcelo Garcia at ONE 170? @imanarijiujitsu"
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In the video, 'Ashikan-Judan's' submission finishes over Kevin Belingon in March 2012 at ONE: War of the Lions, Radeem Rahman in October 2018 at ONE: Pursuit of Greatness, and Kwon Won Il in February 2019 at ONE: Call To Greatness were featured.
Two of those wins were via leg locks, which is Imanari's signature submission. Meanwhile, the other submission technique he won was through an arm bar. These triumphs have helped him maintain a 100% finish rate under the promotion.
Masakazu Imanari faces fellow submission legend Marcelo Garcia at ONE 170
ONE Championship has called the Imanari Jiujitsu representative's number to face his fellow legend Marcelo Garcia in an openweight submission grappling match on Jan. 24 as part of the stacked ONE 170 card.
Imanari and Garcia will look to finish each other in front of the Impact Arena crowd in Bangkok, Thailand. The former looks to spoil the promotional debut of the Brazilian icon, while the latter aims to make a lasting impression on the global audience with a victory over the Japanese and start his journey in ONE Championship on a good note.