UFC would like to sign Hioki

UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby has revealed that the promotion ’would be happy’ to sign Sengoku Raiden Championships star Hatsu Hioki.

Hioki is expected to be released from his contract with Japanese promotion Sengoku, like other top fighters such as Jorge Santiago, Ronnie Mann and Marlon Sandro have recently been.

“If Hioki wanted in the UFC, I would be happy to have him,” UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby told MMA Fighting on Friday.

“Because of the way the merger is, my roster is full. I wasn’t looking to add talent until June or July, but I would make room for Hioki at any point.”