Shooto 143-pound champion Hatsu Hioki will take on The Ultimate Fighter 9 contestant Jeff Lawson at Sengoku 14 on Aug. 22 in Tokyo, Japan, the promotion announced Monday.
Hioki will be competing for Sengoku for the first time in 2010 and brings with him back to the promotion the Shooto belt, captured in May in a split decision over Takeshi Inoue at Shooto: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon 3.