Dan Hornbuckle out, Taisuke Okuno in at "Sengoku: Soul of Fight"

Dan Hornbuckle has been forced out of Thursday’s World Victory Road event, “Sengoko: Soul of Fight,” and Taisuke Okuno takes his place.

He now takes on fellow welterweight Ryo Chonan, officials formally announced today.

According to a recent Twitter update from Chonan, Hornbuckle was forced off the card due to a bout of influenza.