Yosuke Saruta always dreamed of becoming a professional athlete, but the Japanese hero did not discover his true sporting passion until he left gymnastics for martial arts. His path to the top was far from easy, but an unrelenting work ethic and the loving support from his wife was eventually led him to the global stage, where he upset Filipino phenom Joshua Pacio to win ONE gold. Saruta will make the first defense of his ONE Strawweight World Title when he returns to action at ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR in Manila.

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