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- ↑ "Kohei Yasumi". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Kohei Yasumi". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Kohei Yasumi". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.