No Horodecki: Gomi to fight Pang at "Sengoku 4"
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No Horodecki: Gomi to fight Pang at "Sengoku 4"
SmileR
7/24/08 11:21:48PM
Longtime PRIDE champion and highly ranked lightweight Takanori Gomi (28-3) will fight reigning DEEP lightweight champion Sung Hwan Pang (5-1) at next month's Sengoku 4 event.
The Japanese-based World Victory Road today released the Aug. 24 fight card, which includes the opening round of a lightweight grand prix and a former star of the all-but-dead International Fight League.
The event takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
The Gomi-Hwan booking will likely come as a suprise to many fans; IFL star and MMA prodigy Chris Horodecki (13-1) had long been reported as Gomi's likely opponent.
However, a source close to the fighter tells MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Horodecki is currently in negotiations with, among other organizations, the up-and-coming American Fight League, an organization that garnered recent headlines with the signings of former WWE star Bobby Lashley, top female fighter Tara LaRosa (with a contract worth more than $500,000) and many former UFC fighters.
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The Japanese-based World Victory Road today released the Aug. 24 fight card, which includes the opening round of a lightweight grand prix and a former star of the all-but-dead International Fight League.
The event takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
The Gomi-Hwan booking will likely come as a suprise to many fans; IFL star and MMA prodigy Chris Horodecki (13-1) had long been reported as Gomi's likely opponent.
However, a source close to the fighter tells MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Horodecki is currently in negotiations with, among other organizations, the up-and-coming American Fight League, an organization that garnered recent headlines with the signings of former WWE star Bobby Lashley, top female fighter Tara LaRosa (with a contract worth more than $500,000) and many former UFC fighters.
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Twenty20Dollars
7/24/08 11:30:55PM
it's prolly better than horodecki doesnt fight gomi anyway.
ohiostate1016
7/24/08 11:32:48PM
Posted by Twenty20Dollars
it's prolly better than horodecki doesnt fight gomi anyway.
Yeah, he's just a kid...
MMAcca
7/25/08 12:16:45AM
McBee
7/25/08 3:23:08PM
it was probably the UFC negotiations that broke it off
bls1919
7/25/08 11:57:32PM
I thnk that Zuffa should get ahold of this "kid" soon. Put him in the WEC and make him drop to 145. he could be a force. he either needs to bulk up or look to shed pounds to fight. To make it in the UFC he will neeed to add some muscle weight. He is a very "game" fighter at a young age. just needs guidance to the next level. If he could link up with Tito and and team Punishment he would be out of this world.
Kracker_Jap
7/26/08 1:15:50AM
Posted by Twenty20Dollars
it's prolly better than horodecki doesnt fight gomi anyway.
Ya I agree
I don't know how they would justify ranking Gomi so high if he lost to little Chris
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