12-year-old MoMo will make her amateur mixed martial arts debut on May 20th when she takes on 24-year-old Momoko Yamazaki at DEEP JEWELS 16.

Yamazaki’s decision to accept a fight against an opponent half her age has received a lot of backlash on social media and has become a huge talking point amongst the MMA world for several days now.

MoMo, 12, who is currently a seventh grader, trains out of Hakuhinkai Karate, the team that has produced notable Japanese talents including Mizuki, Naoki Inoue, and Yukari Yamaguchi.

Take a look at a recent training video, showing MoMo preparing for the May 20th fight.

Click HERE for more details on both fighters backgrounds.

Click HERE to see 24-year-old Yamazaki defending her decision to accept the fight.

DEEP JEWELS 16 takes place on May 20th. The event will be streamed live on the DEEP JEWELS website. Also expected to be on the card is top-three ranked lightweight contender, King Reina, as well as top atomweight contenders, Satomi Takano and Tomo Maesawa.

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