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Home fight for Takanori Gomi against "Maestro" Dong Hyun Kim in Japan
Earlier this morning, Eastpress Japan announced that Takanori Gomi will be awaiting UFC Fight Night 117 in Saitama, Japan on September 23, 2017. His opponent in the Lightweight Division will be "Maestro" Dong Hyun Kim. Both men meet each other in the Octagon of the Saitama Super Arena. The fight will probably take place on the Preliminary Card.
Takanori Gomi (MMA 35-13-0-1 / UFC 4-8-0-0) is one of the biggest MMA fighters Japan has ever known. The Kanagawa fighting machine made his name in the PRIDE FC organization where he was the Lightweight Champion. After PRIDE FC went bankrupt, Gomi sought salvation at the Sengoku RC organization. Soon the UFC came to the corner and the Japanese fighter was contracted by the UFC in 2010. However, Gomi has never been able to show his old level from his glory days in the UFC. In twelve UFC performances, Gomi only won four wins. His biggest victory was against American Tyson Griffin during his second fight for the organization. Gomi won this battle through KO in the first round. Gomi's last victory dates from April 2014, when the Japanese defeated the American Isaac Vallie-Flagg through a unanimous decision. Since then, Gomi has lost four fights from Myles Jury, Joe Lauzon, Jim Miller & Jon Tuck all through TKO or Submission and all in the first round. The question is whether Gomi can still turn the tide into the UFC.
Dong Hyun Kim (MMA 14-8-3 / UFC 1-2-0) not to be confused with the Welterweight Dong Hyun "Stungun" Kim, arrived in 2015 as late replacement for Hyun Gyu Lim in the UFC. He debuted against Dominique Steele. In a fight where Kim seemed to be the winning hand, Kim lost by slam in the third round. Kim received a reprieve in the UFC against Mexico Marco Polo Reyes in May 2016. In a fight that certainly belongs to the Top 5 of Fight of the Year for 2016 Kim lost in the third round via TKO. Partly because Kim has shown that he is coming to fight, the UFC offered him a third fight. In December 2016, Kim fought against Brendan O'Reilly. Kim won the competitive battle by decision. Kim was tscheduled to fight in Auckland earlier this year against Thibault Gouti. However, Gouti was ruled out due to illness a few hours before the fight.
Ugh.
Needless to say (I also thought this before the Tuck fight), this has to be Gomi's last chance in the UFC. In his last four fights, he has been brutally stopped in the first half of the first round each time.
Maestro is barely in the lower tier of the division. Each of Gomi's fights are getting harder to watch.
SIR
Home fight for Takanori Gomi against "Maestro" Dong Hyun Kim in Japan
Earlier this morning, Eastpress Japan announced that Takanori Gomi will be awaiting UFC Fight Night 117 in Saitama, Japan on September 23, 2017. His opponent in the Lightweight Division will be "Maestro" Dong Hyun Kim. Both men meet each other in the Octagon of the Saitama Super Arena. The fight will probably take place on the Preliminary Card.
Takanori Gomi (MMA 35-13-0-1 / UFC 4-8-0-0) is one of the biggest MMA fighters Japan has ever known. The Kanagawa fighting machine made his name in the PRIDE FC organization where he was the Lightweight Champion. After PRIDE FC went bankrupt, Gomi sought salvation at the Sengoku RC organization. Soon the UFC came to the corner and the Japanese fighter was contracted by the UFC in 2010. However, Gomi has never been able to show his old level from his glory days in the UFC. In twelve UFC performances, Gomi only won four wins. His biggest victory was against American Tyson Griffin during his second fight for the organization. Gomi won this battle through KO in the first round. Gomi's last victory dates from April 2014, when the Japanese defeated the American Isaac Vallie-Flagg through a unanimous decision. Since then, Gomi has lost four fights from Myles Jury, Joe Lauzon, Jim Miller & Jon Tuck all through TKO or Submission and all in the first round. The question is whether Gomi can still turn the tide into the UFC.
Dong Hyun Kim (MMA 14-8-3 / UFC 1-2-0) not to be confused with the Welterweight Dong Hyun "Stungun" Kim, arrived in 2015 as late replacement for Hyun Gyu Lim in the UFC. He debuted against Dominique Steele. In a fight where Kim seemed to be the winning hand, Kim lost by slam in the third round. Kim received a reprieve in the UFC against Mexico Marco Polo Reyes in May 2016. In a fight that certainly belongs to the Top 5 of Fight of the Year for 2016 Kim lost in the third round via TKO. Partly because Kim has shown that he is coming to fight, the UFC offered him a third fight. In December 2016, Kim fought against Brendan O'Reilly. Kim won the competitive battle by decision. Kim was tscheduled to fight in Auckland earlier this year against Thibault Gouti. However, Gouti was ruled out due to illness a few hours before the fight.
Ugh.
Needless to say (I also thought this before the Tuck fight), this has to be Gomi's last chance in the UFC. In his last four fights, he has been brutally stopped in the first half of the first round each time.
Maestro is barely in the lower tier of the division. Each of Gomi's fights are getting harder to watch.
