CHARLOTTE, N.C. – As the now-defunct PRIDE Fighting Championship organization’s final
lightweight champion, Japanese superstar Takanori Gomi (31-5 MMA, 0-0
UFC) was once a feared striker capable of dropping any opponent with his
rapid-fire punches.
But in recent times, Gomi has gone just 2-2 in his past four fights – a
run that includes a 25-minute decision victory over what should have
been an overmatched Tony Hervey.
But just as things seemed to have turned for the worse, Gomi now readies
for his UFC debut at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 21 event in Charlotte,
N.C. And “The Fireball Kid” says you can expect a return to old form.