After knocking out Mitsuhiro Ishida at last night's Shooto show, Mizuto Hirota told the press that he wants his next fight to be against Sengoku lightweight ace Satoru Kitaoka in August. WVR are expected to announce Kitaoka's challenger by the end of May, and have stated that the decision is between Hirota and Kazunori Yokota, who bested Leo Santos at Sengoku VIII.