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Kai Kamaka III \u2014 \u00ab\u00a0Da Fighting Hawaiian\u00a0\u00bb<\/h2>\n

Les racines du combat<\/h3>\n

Kai Kamaka III n’a pas choisi les arts martiaux par hasard : il est n\u00e9 dedans. Originaire d’Ewa Beach, Hawa\u00ef, il est le fils de Kai Kamaka Jr., propri\u00e9taire du 808 Fight Factory, et le cousin de Ray Cooper III, champion PFL en poids welter. Autant dire que les d\u00eeners de famille ressemblent moins \u00e0 des soir\u00e9es tranquilles qu’\u00e0 des d\u00e9briefings d’entra\u00eenement. N\u00e9 le 5 janvier 1995, il passe par la lutte universitaire \u00e0 Midland University avant d’embrasser le MMA \u00e0 plein temps. Ses d\u00e9buts professionnels remontent \u00e0 2012.<\/p>\n

Un parcours taill\u00e9 dans la dur\u00e9e<\/h3>\n

Le chemin vers l’UFC ne s’est pas fait en ligne droite. Kamaka III accumule les reps sur la sc\u00e8ne r\u00e9gionale am\u00e9ricaine pendant des ann\u00e9es, aff\u00fbtant une boxe propre et d\u00e9veloppant un jeu de sol solide \u2014 il d\u00e9croche sa ceinture noire de JJB sous la direction de Renato Canuto. Quand il d\u00e9barque \u00e0 l’octogone en ao\u00fbt 2020 pour l’UFC 252, il est rod\u00e9. Son bapt\u00eame du feu face \u00e0 Tony Kelley tourne en sa faveur : victoire \u00e0 la d\u00e9cision unanime, et en prime le bonus Fight of the Night. Pas mal pour une premi\u00e8re.<\/p>\n

L’UFC : des hauts, des bas, et de la constance<\/h3>\n

La suite est plus contrast\u00e9e. En novembre 2020, Jonathan Pearce l’arr\u00eate par TKO au deuxi\u00e8me round. En mai 2021, TJ Brown lui chipe la victoire aux points aux splits judges. Entre les deux, un nul de majorit\u00e9 contre Danny Chavez en ao\u00fbt 2021 \u2014 le genre de soir\u00e9e frustrante o\u00f9 tout le monde repart insatisfait. Kamaka III ne baisse pas la t\u00eate pour autant. Il s’installe \u00e0 Las Vegas pour travailler chez Xtreme Couture, l’une des structures les plus s\u00e9rieuses du circuit am\u00e9ricain. Le 5 avril 2026, il signe une victoire en split decision sur Dakota Hope \u2014 un combat disput\u00e9, la marque d’un fighter qui se bat encore pour chaque centim\u00e8tre de classement.<\/p>\n

Ce qu’il y a \u00e0 savoir sur son style<\/h3>\n

Kamaka III est avant tout un boxeur. Son coup pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 ? Un crochet gauche au corps qui force le respect. Il sort 5,4 frappes significatives par minute avec une pr\u00e9cision \u00e0 59 % \u2014 ce sont des chiffres s\u00e9rieux. Sa d\u00e9fense aux takedowns tient la route \u00e0 55 %, et sa ceinture noire en JJB lui offre des options quand le combat tombe au sol. Record actuel : 18 victoires, 7 d\u00e9faites, 1 nul. Pas le profil d’un finisher \u00e0 r\u00e9p\u00e9tition \u2014 14 de ses 18 victoires passent par les points \u2014 mais un combattant r\u00e9gulier, technique, difficile \u00e0 \u00e9teindre.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> Wikipedia (EN)<\/a>, UFC.com<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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