World Victory Road has confirmed the addition of Akihiro “The Japanese Sensation” Gono to the upcoming Sengoku: “Eleventh Battle.”
Gono (29-15-7) returns to action against the Spirit MC veteran, Yoon Young Kim (12-4), punctuating a fight card that will take place on Nov. 7 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Additionally, an event-opening bout billed as “Fight [...]

Has to be up there for knockout of the year … DAYUM!:

World Victory Road recently announced the latest match-up for its next event, Sengoku 9, pitting former Pride FC and UFC veteran Akihiro Gono against Dan Hornbuckle at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on Aug. 2.
Gono was recently released from his contract with the UFC after dropping two decisions, coming out on the losing [...]

World Victory Road recently announced more match-ups for its next event, Sengoku 9, which will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on August 2.
The man who recently dispatched of Fedor Emelianenko (albeit in a Sambo competition), Blagoy Alexandre Ivanov, is set to make his mixed martial arts debut at the event. [...]

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. “Crazy” Bob Cook had to get my attention because I couldn’t focus (between rounds), it was so nuts…”
-UFC welterweight Jon Fitch tells MMAmania.com how difficult it was to concentrate on fighting at UFC 94 ‘St. Pierre vs. Penn 2′ while his opponent was being cornered by grown men [...]

Jon Fitch talks Mythbusters and UFC 94 undercard fight against Akihiro Gono

“[Akihiro Gono] is a very seasoned veteran man. He’s a slick fighter and he knows his way around a fight. He’s been fighting for like 15 years I think. So that is ridiculous. He has had a ton of fights and has only lost a handful of them and has only been finished four times [...]

UFC 94: “St. Pierre vs. Penn 2″ is — believe it or not — finally here! The colossal fight card, featuring the mega match between welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and lightweight kingpin BJ Penn, will take place from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, later on TONIGHT (January 31).
MMAmania.com will provide [...]

Top welterweight contender Jon Fitch (17-3) and Akihiro Gono (29-13-7) have been offered bout agreements to face off once and for all at UFC 94: “St. Pierre vs Penn 2″ on January 31 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has learned.
This fight was originally scheduled for UFC 82 “Pride [...]