Pride legend Takanori Gomi is selected for UFC Japan

Gomi will fight on September 23rd, in Saitama, Japan (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube UFC)

One of the biggest names in the history of Japanese MMA, veteran Takanori Gomi will have the opportunity to return to action at home. On September 23, in Saitama, he will face South Korean 'Maestro' Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Japan, in a duel valid for the lightweight category (up to 70kg). The information was given first-hand by the website 'MMA Junkie'.

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Former PRIDE lightweight champion, title won in 2005, after knocking out compatriot Hayato Sakurai, Gomi is going through the worst phase of his career. If in the extinct Japanese event he marked an era, in the UFC his trajectory is marked by stumbles. In 12 fights held in the organization, there are only four wins and eight losses. In the last four times he played, he was knocked out or submitted in the first round. At 38 years old, this could be the farewell fight for the Asian, who has a record with 35 triumphs, 13 setbacks and one fight without result.

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Hyun Kim, in turn, has a lackluster career. Ten years younger, he has 14 positive results, eight negative results and three draws as a professional. In the UFC, there are only three fights, with two losses and one victory, achieved in his last challenge, in December of last year.

Brazil has five representatives on the card. Former light heavyweight champion Mauritius Shogun rematches with Ovince St.Preux in the main fight of the night, while light heavyweight Henrique Frankenstein and flyweight Jussier formiga face newcomer Gokhan Saki, kickboxing star, and Yuta Sasaki, respectively. In the 100% Brazilian duel, Claudinha gadelha e Jessica Stacker they measure strength by the division for the female straw.

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