Sakurai definitely has a shot at chopping that right leg of Conor's down with his deadly leg kicks, and he's got a size advantage. Having said that, I'd take Conor via KO.
I don't think a lot of people here understand Sakurai's greatness (or heard of him for that matter), so expect a lot of people to dismiss him as a can.
Again... Dear moderators. Please make this limit of 50 Conor threads per hour. And prime Conor ( today ) vs prime Hayato would be easy pick. Conor by KO.
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Sakurai was the man. They actually tried to accommodate him back in pride with the LW set at 162 lbs. Then Gomi came along.