As a fighter gets older, the time for clichés grows shorter, with that energy spent telling the media what they want to hear better spent on training, strategy, and making the run for whatever that particular fighter is running for. In the case of Takanori Gomi, that run still ends with a UFC lightweight championship belt around his waist.“Of course I am looking for a championship,” he said through translator Mizuka Koike. “It would be great if I get a shot in the UFC held in Japan.”It’s what you want to hear out of “The Fireball Kid,” the revered former PRIDE lightweight champion who appeared … Read the Full Article Here
The Fireball Kid Forever
As a fighter gets older, the time for clichés grows shorter, with that energy spent telling the media what they want to hear better spent on training, strategy, and making the run for whatever that particular fighter is running for. In the case of Takanori Gomi, that run still ends with a UFC lightweight championship belt around his waist.“Of course I am looking for a championship,” he said through translator Mizuka Koike. “It would be great if I get a shot in the UFC held in Japan.”It’s what you want to hear out of “The Fireball Kid,” the revered former PRIDE lightweight champion who appeared … Read the Full Article Here