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(L-R) Takeya Mizugaki, Riki Fukuda, Takanori Gomi, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Rampage Jackson, Frankie Edgar, UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, Benson Henderson, Ryan Bader, Jake Shields, Yushin Okami, Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto and Hatsu Hioki
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TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 22:  Takanori Gomi works out for the media during the UFC 144 open workouts at Gold's Gym on February 22, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi
TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 22:  Takanori Gomi works out for the media during the UFC 144 open workouts at Gold's Gym on February 22, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi
TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 22:  Takanori Gomi works out for the media during the UFC 144 open workouts at Gold's Gym on February 22, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi
TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 22:  Takanori Gomi works out for the media during the UFC 144 open workouts at Gold's Gym on February 22, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 25:  (L-R) Lightweight opponents Takanori Gomi and Eiji Mitsuoka face off after weighing in during the official UFC 144 weigh in at the Saitama Super Arena on February 25, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 25:  Takanori Gomi weighs in during the official UFC 144 weigh in at the Saitama Super Arena on February 25, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  (L-R) Takanori Gomi punches Eiji Mitsuoka during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  (L-R) Takanori Gomi delivers a knee strike against Eiji Mitsuoka during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  (R-L) Takanori Gomi punches Eiji Mitsuoka during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  (L-R) Eiji Mitsuoka punches Takanori Gomi during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  (R-L) Takanori Gomi punches Eiji Mitsuoka during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  (R-L) Takanori Gomi kicks Eiji Mitsuoka during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  Takanori Gomi reacts after defeating Eiji Mitsuoka by TKO during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  Takanori Gomi reacts after defeating Eiji Mitsuoka by TKO during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  (R-L) Takanori Gomi and Eiji Mitsuoka trade strikes during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  Takanori Gomi reacts after defeating Eiji Mitsuoka by TKO during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  (R-L) Eiji Mitsuoka punches Takanori Gomi during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  (R-L) Takanori Gomi delivers a knee strike against Eiji Mitsuoka during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  (R-L) Takanori Gomi kicks Eiji Mitsuoka during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  Takanori Gomi (L) reacts after defeating Eiji Mitsuoka by TKO during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  (R-L) Takanori Gomi kicks Eiji Mitsuoka during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi; Eiji Mitsuoka
SAITAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 26:  Takanori Gomi reacts after defeating Eiji Mitsuoka by TKO during the UFC 144 event at Saitama Super Arena on February 26, 2012 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Takanori Gomi
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 09:  Takanori Gomi makes weight during the UFC Macau weigh in at Cotai Arena on November 9, 2012 in Macau, Macau.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 09:  (L-R) Opponents Takanori Gomi and Mac Danzig face off during the UFC Macau weigh in at Cotai Arena on November 9, 2012 in Macau, Macau.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Mac Danzig punches Takanori Gomi during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Mac Danzig punches Takanori Gomi during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Takanori Gomi punches Mac Danzig during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: (R-L) Takanori Gomi punches Mac Danzig during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: (R-L) Mac Danzig punches Takanori Gomi during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: (R-L) Mac Danzig punches Takanori Gomi during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Takanori Gomi punches Mac Danzig during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Mac Danzig punches Takanori Gomi during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: (R-L) Mac Danzig attempts a guillotine choke against Takanori Gomi during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Takanori Gomi and Mac Danzig trade leg lock attempts during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: (R-L) Takanori Gomi and Mac Danzig trade punches during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: Takanori Gomi (blue shorts) punches Mac Danzig during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: Takanori Gomi reacts after the conclusion of the third round of his lightweight bout against Mac Danzig at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: Takanori Gomi (L) and Mac Danzig (R) react as the judges' scores are read after their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
MACAU, MACAU - NOVEMBER 10: Takanori Gomi (L) reacts after defeating Mac Danzig during their lightweight bout at the UFC Macao event inside CotaiArena on November 10, 2012 in Macau, Macau. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 28: Takanori Gomi interacts with media during a UFC press conference at the Hilton Sjinjuku Hotel on February 28, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 28: Takanori Gomi interacts with media during a UFC press conference at the Hilton Sjinjuku Hotel on February 28, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 28: Takanori Gomi interacts with media during a UFC press conference at the Hilton Sjinjuku Hotel on February 28, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Opponents Takanori Gomi and Diego Sanchez face off during a UFC press conference at the Hilton Sjinjuku Hotel on February 28, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 28: Takanori Gomi holds an open training session for media at the Hilton Sjinjuku Hotel on February 28, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 28: Takanori Gomi holds an open training session for media at the Hilton Sjinjuku Hotel on February 28, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 02: Takanori Gomi weighs in during the UFC on FUEL TV weigh-in at Saitama Super Arena on March 2, 2013 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 02: (L-R) Opponents Takanori Gomi and Diego Sanchez face off during the UFC on FUEL TV weigh-in at Saitama Super Arena on March 2, 2013 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 02:  (L-R) Opponents Takanori Gomi and Diego Sanchez face off during the UFC on FUEL TV weigh-in at Saitama Super Arena on March 2, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 02: (L-R) Opponents Takanori Gomi and Diego Sanchez face off during the UFC on FUEL TV weigh-in at Saitama Super Arena on March 2, 2013 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  Diego Sanchez prepares to enter the Octagon before his lightweight fight against Takanori Gomi during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  Takanori Gomi prepares to enter the Octagon before his lightweight fight against Diego Sanchez during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  Fans cheer for Takanori Gomi before his lightweight fight against Diego Sanchez during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (R-L) Diego Sanchez and Takanori Gomi trade punches in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (R-L) Diego Sanchez punches Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Diego Sanchez squares off with Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (R-L) Diego Sanchez squares off with Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (R-L) Diego Sanchez kicks Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Takanori Gomi and Diego Sanchez trade punches in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (R-L) Diego Sanchez kicks Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Takanori Gomi punches Diego Sanchez in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (R-L) Diego Sanchez punches Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Diego Sanchez and Takanori Gomi trade punches in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (R-L) Diego Sanchez punches Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Takanori Gomi punches Diego Sanchez in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Diego Sanchez kicks Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (R-L) Takanori Gomi punches Diego Sanchez in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Diego Sanchez and Takanori Gomi trade punches in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Diego Sanchez kicks Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Takanori Gomi punches Diego Sanchez in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Diego Sanchez kicks Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Diego Sanchez punches Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Takanori Gomi punches Diego Sanchez in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (R-L) Diego Sanchez punches Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (L-R) Takanori Gomi punches Diego Sanchez in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  (R-L) Diego Sanchez punches Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  Diego Sanchez (R) reacts after defeating Takanori Gomi (L) in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
SAITAMA, JAPAN - MARCH 03:  Diego Sanchez reacts after defeating Takanori Gomi in their lightweight fight during the UFC on FUEL TV event at Saitama Super Arena on March 3, 2013 in Saitama, Japan.  (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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Gomi

Takanori Gomi

TRAINING: My training menu is always the same, but I train multiple times a day sometimes whenever I feel the menu isn't enough.

When and why did you start training for fighting? I was baseball pitcher until I was a senior in Jr. High School. When I stopped playing baseball, I got this lost and empty feeling. Maybe it was because I wasn’t satisfied with not participating in sports, which I was always very active in before. When I was feeling down and low, I watched a boxing match. At the end of the fight, the winning boxer smiled and said, “I can still fight, I still have strength left in me.” I was intrigued by this boxer, wondering what was going on with this man; how can anyone have energy left after such a furious fight? All of sudden, I felt that this is the path I should take. That’s why I joined Sagamihara Yonekura Boxing Gym right after my High School was selected and set to go. I ended up leaving High School after one year, since then I was desperate to make a living as a fighter.   

What ranks and titles have you held? PRIDE Grand Prix 2005 Champion, the first PRIDE Lightweight Champion, the fifth Shooto Welterweight Champion

Do you have any heroes? Eikichi Yazawa (Japanese Musician), Manny Pacquiao

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? This is my last challenge as a fighter. I want to see how far I can go on the world stage.

What was your job before you started fighting? I never had a steady job and I never wanted a steady job. Fighting is my life and job, that’s all I ever wanted. Other than that, I held a part-time job as a life guard and I packed food.    
 
Favorite grappling technique: Rear naked choke

Favorite Striking technique:
Boxing, Body shot

   
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