Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto 1977-2018

Fighting courageously until the end, one of Japan’s greatest and most exciting mixed martial artists, Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, passed away Tuesday after a battle with cancer.He was 41.A decorated wrestler, Yamamoto may have earned a Bachelor’s degree in Law, but there was always the feeling that fighting would be the path for the Kanagawa native.“I’ve always been a fighter,” he said in 2011. “I thought about becoming a lawyer, but didn’t have