Takanori Gomi draws new opponent at UFC 144 after George Sotiropoulos goes down with injury
An injury has forced Georges Sotiropoulos to pull out of a planned match-up with Takanori Gomi at UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson. In place of Sotiropoulos will be Eiji Mitsuoka. Mitsuoka will be making his UFC debut with his precious action primarily occurring in Japan where he racked up a 18-7-2 in his career. Included in those wins are victories over the likes of Rodrigo Damm, Gleison Tibau, and Joachim... [Read More...]
Takanori Gomi gets George Sotiropoulos at UFC 144
The UFC has been very patient with former PRIDE lightweight champ Takanori Gomi. Now, with the weight of back-to-back losses on his resume, Gomi will get the chance to compete in the friendly confines of his native Japan when he meets George Sotiropoulos at UFC 144. The pairing was announced at the press conference in Japan for the increasingly epic show, an event going down February 26 from the Saitama... [Read More...]
Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi scheduled for September
Nate Diaz will make his anticipated return to lightweight this fall when the Octagon visits Denver for UFC 135 against an opponent his family is already familiar with in the form of Takanori Gomi, a renowned striker who bloodied up older brother Nick Diaz at a PRIDE event in 2007 before tapping to an Gogoplata early in the second stanza. The UFC announced the pairing late Monday night through their... [Read More...]
Six UFC 125 bouts confirmed for New Year’s Day
As has been the case in past years, the UFC is once again slated to provide a stacked card for fans to ring in the New Year with. Though a number of fights have been rumored for the event, the UFC has now officially announced six pairings for the star-studded show including a headlining title-bout. Lightweight champ Frank Edgar will defend his strap against the only individual to beat him, Gray Maynard,... [Read More...]
Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi in the works
The ink hasn’t even had a chance to dry on the newly signed contract for Japanese power puncher and new UFC acquisition, Takanori Gomi, but that hasn’t prevented the predators that inhabit the most stacked lightweight division on the planet from picking up the familiar scent of fresh blood in the air. There will be no warm-up fights for Gomi in the UFC unless the man many consider to be... [Read More...]
Takanori Gomi vs Rafaello Oliveira at “Affliction: Trilogy”
Takanori Gomi is coming back to America. Affliction has recently added a lightweight bout between Gomi and Rafaello Oliveira as part of the “Affliction: Trilogy” main card. The event is set to take place on August 1 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The main event will air live on Pay-Per-View, and the undercard will air on HDNet. Gomi took just over a year off following his... [Read More...]
Takanori Gomi victorious at Shooto’s “Tradition Final” show
PRIDE veteran Takanori Gomi was once considered the best lightweight fighter in MMA. It really didn’t matter what set of MMA rankings you looked at, Gomi use to reign supreme atop the lightweight division. However, things took a turn for the worse for Gomi after he dropped two consecutive fights while competing for the Sengoku promotion in Japan. At Sengoku 6 in November, Gomi dropped a split-decision... [Read More...]
Takanori Gomi falls again during Sengoku’s “Seventh Battle”
Takanori Gomi’s free fall from having once been considered the top lightweight fighter in the world continued during Sengoku’s “Seventh Battle” on Saturday in Saitama, Japan at the Saitama Super Arena. Despite having lost to Sergey Golyaev via split decision during Sengoku’s “Sixth Battle” in November, Gomi was given an opportunity to face the promotion’s... [Read More...]
Sengoku: Fourth Battle Quick Results
Sengoku: Fourth Battle emanated from Saitama Super Arena last night in Saitama, Japan with the opening round of their lightweight grand prix as well as the return of Takanori Gomi and Frank Trigg to the ring. Below are the results from the event: Undercard: Valentijn Overeem def. Yoshihiki Takahashi via KO (flying knee) at 2:42 of round one Moise Rimbon def. Peter Graham via submission (rear naked... [Read More...]
Report: Chonan vs. Carneiro at UFC 88
Originally scheduled for UFC 85, a welterweight clash between the always tough Ryo Chonan (14-8) and the perennially perplexing, Roan Carneiro (12-7) will now take place on September 6th, at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta as a part of UFC 88. The news comes from our good friends over at MMA Junkie. Chonan had to pull out of the UFC 85 clash due to a rib injury, leaving Carneiro to take on a replacement... [Read More...]
Report: Ryo Chonan vs. Roan Carneiro set for UFC 85
From the good folks at Sherdog: Roan Carneiro and Ryo Chonan have signed to fight at UFC 85 on June 7 in London, sources close to both camps have told Sherdog.com. The bout will be a rematch of a Feb. 12, 2005, meeting in Deep. Chonan (14-8) stopped the Brazilian on a cut in that first fight after landing a knee as Carneiro (12-6) tried for a takedown. Chonan was recently saying that he had “no... [Read More...]
Report: Lombard vs. Parisyan off of UFC 78 card
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer is reporting that the UFC was unsuccessful in their attempt to get Hector Lombard a working visa and that his match against fellow Judoka Karo Parisyan scheduled for UFC 78 on Nov. 17 has been canceled. The UFC has elected to also cancel the Thiago Alves vs. Ryo Chonan match and will move Chonan up to the main card to fight Parisyan in Lombard’s place. Alves... [Read More...]
Report: Ryo Chonan signs with UFC
Dave Meltzer has confirmed on WrestlingObserver.com that Ryo Chonan has officially signed with the UFC: UFC has officially signed Ryo Chonan, a former Pride fighter Ryo Chonan I guess is going to be another Jeremy Horn in the sense where they import a challenger who holds a previous win over one of their champions who has cleaned out his own division. When there weren’t a lot of options for Chuck... [Read More...]
Report: Ryo Chonan could fight at UFC 78
The Fight Network is reporting that DEEP veteran Ryo Chonan could be in the mix for the UFC’s UFC 78 card in Newark, NJ this November. No official announcement has been made. TFN is also reporting that Karo Parisyan has confirmed that the UFC is in negotiations for him to fight either Hector Lombard or Hayato Sakurai at UFC 78. Read More →
