Fighters in Japan pay tribute to Yamamoto "The Kid" Norifumi

On September 18th, Yamamoto “The Kid” Norifumi passed away from cancer.

A Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in the UFC, Yamamoto was known for his fights for K-1 Hero’s. Yamamoto came from an athletic family, his father Ikuei Yamamoto wrestled for Japan at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munic, his sisters Yamamoto Miyuu and Seiko Darvish won world championships in freestyle wrestling.

His sister, champion wrestler Seiko Darvish (married to Chicago Cubs pitcher, Yu Darvish) posted the following:

家族として、兄がかつての対戦相手の方々にこんな愛されていたなんて感謝しかないです。
ありがとうございます
ノリのファイトスタイル、皆さんのインタビューで初めてわかった。
全てを本音で話してくれてる。
凄い事です。

山本”KID”徳郁　追悼V 戦友たちからのhttps://t.co/Pt6cBJ672f @YouTube

— Seiko Darvish (@seiko63) September 28, 2018