Kyoji Horiguchi has a big task ahead of him when he faces Demetrious Johnson at UFC 186. The 24-year-old has shown some promise since making his UFC debut in 2013. His 4-0 record in the Octagon and 15-1 record overall are why he has this opportunity in the first place. But when Horiguchi is looking […]
Kyoji Horiguchi has a big task ahead of him when he faces Demetrious Johnson at UFC 186. The 24-year-old has shown some promise since making his UFC debut in 2013. His 4-0 record in the Octagon and 15-1 record overall are why he has this opportunity in the first place. But when Horiguchi is looking […]
Lofty expectations are nothing new to Kyoji Horiguchi. As the protege of Japanese MMA superstar Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, the 24-year-old flyweight hit the UFC with plenty of momentum when he made his official promotional debut in October 2013. After tearing his way through multiple organizations overseas, The Supernova finally hit American soil at UFC 166 […]
Lofty expectations are nothing new to Kyoji Horiguchi. As the protege of Japanese MMA superstar Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, the 24-year-old flyweight hit the UFC with plenty of momentum when he made his official promotional debut in October 2013. After tearing his way through multiple organizations overseas, The Supernova finally hit American soil at UFC 166 […]
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson has run through his division about as efficiently as any other titleholder this side of Ronda Rousey and Jon “Bones” Jones. With a relative shortage of formidable opponents for Johnson at flyweight, he’s had to squash a few foes twice just to keep active. On Saturday at the […]
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson has run through his division about as efficiently as any other titleholder this side of Ronda Rousey and Jon “Bones” Jones. With a relative shortage of formidable opponents for Johnson at flyweight, he’s had to squash a few foes twice just to keep active. On Saturday at the […]
At UFC 186 on Saturday in Montreal, Kyoji Horiguchi‘s only chance to beat UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is to catch him with something big. Johnson is too quick in the stand-up game for Horiguchi to outstrike him for five rounds, and the champion has the edge in grappling. In Johnson’s last five […]
At UFC 186 on Saturday in Montreal, Kyoji Horiguchi‘s only chance to beat UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is to catch him with something big. Johnson is too quick in the stand-up game for Horiguchi to outstrike him for five rounds, and the champion has the edge in grappling. In Johnson’s last five […]
UFC 186 hits Montreal this weekend for a flyweight championship main event. The action-packed fight card is headlined by flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson defending his gold against the No. 7-ranked contender Kyoji Horiguchi. In the co-main event, Fabio Maldonado welcomes Quinton “Rampage” Jackson back to the UFC. Friday sees the fighters hit the scale to […]
UFC 186 hits Montreal this weekend for a flyweight championship main event. The action-packed fight card is headlined by flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson defending his gold against the No. 7-ranked contender Kyoji Horiguchi. In the co-main event, Fabio Maldonado welcomes Quinton “Rampage” Jackson back to the UFC. Friday sees the fighters hit the scale to […]
With all due respect to Kyoji Horiguchi, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson should have no major issues retaining his title Saturday night at UFC 186 in Montreal. Horiguchi has good speed and excellent striking power, but Johnson’s quickness is on another level, and his ground game is impeccable. Johnson could elect to stand with […]
With all due respect to Kyoji Horiguchi, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson should have no major issues retaining his title Saturday night at UFC 186 in Montreal. Horiguchi has good speed and excellent striking power, but Johnson’s quickness is on another level, and his ground game is impeccable. Johnson could elect to stand with […]