{
  "id": 10365849,
  "title": "Rinya Nakamura makes vow: ‘I refuse to ever experience a feeling like this again’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/rinya-nakamura-makes-vow-i-refuse-to-ever-experience-a-feeling-like",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T04:41:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rinya-nakamura-makes-vow-refuse-044119158.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rinya Nakamura, a bantamweight fighter, vowed never to relive the agony of defeat against Brady Hiestand. The 31-year-old Nakamura, a 10-2 prospect, faced Hiestand in an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at UFC Vegas 121 on September 26 in Las Vegas. Despite being a heavy-favorite, Nakamura was overpowered by Hiestand's wrestling, leading to him being choked out in the second round by a rear-naked choke. Nakamura's disappointment was palpable, which he expressed on social media, vowing to return stronger and more refined. He expressed his commitment to improving his martial arts style in a message on Instagram, stating that he would return with a purer, more righteous, more beautiful, and stronger fighting style. Nakamura, once a highly touted undefeated prospect who won the bantamweight bracket of \"Road to UFC\" Season 1 in 2023, has since dropped two of his last three fights, with his record now at 3-2 in the UFC.",
  "summary": "Rinya Nakamura doesn’t want to relive what he went through against Brady Hiestand.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}