After years in the fight game, becoming one of the corner stones for Japanese MMA, mixed martial arts promotion Deep will hold its 50th event on October 24, celebrating it's 10 year anniversary at the Tokyo JCB Hall, in Tokyo, Japan. A bevy of some of the most notable fighters will grace the card, including DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki, who will be returning to Deep after a 6 year absence from the promotion that gave him his start as a professional mixed martial artist. ...

5-time UFC competitor, Yoshiyuki Yoshida, though there had been talks, is now officially signed with budding promotion Bellator Fighting Championships. ...

Japanese welterweight “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-4) and "Joker" Mike Guymon (11-3-1) will matchup at UFC 113 in Montreal May 8, according to MMA Weekly. Yoshida was knocked out in 41 seconds by an overweight “Rumble” Anthony Johnson (8-3) at UFC 104 in Los Angeles October 24. Guymon tapped in an armbar to Rory MacDonald (10-0) at UFC Fight Night 20 January 11. ...

"I finish fights," declared Fighters.com’s seventh-ranked lightweight “KenFlo” Kenny Florian (12-4) soon after losing a unanimous decision to then UFC lightweight champion “Muscle Shark” Sean Sherk (33-4-1) at UFC 64 in Las Vegas in 2006. ...

Fighters.com's ninth-ranked welterweight “Outlaw” Dan Hardy (23-6) took one small step ahead in the 170-pound rankings this month after winning a three-round unanimous decision over now tenth-ranked “Quick” Mike Swick (14-3) at UFC 105 in Manchester November 14 and a giant leap into a title fight versus Fighters.com and UFC Champion "Rush" Georges St. Pierre (19-2), probably at UFC 110 in Sydney February 21. ...

UFC prospect “Rumble” Anthony Johnson (8-2) knocked out eighth-ranked welterweight “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-3) in 41 seconds of a catchweight bout at UFC 104 in Los Angeles Saturday. ...

Fighters.com and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “Dragon” Lyoto Machida (15-0) weighed in two-and-a-half pounds under the 205-pound light heavyweight limit Friday, a day before he'll defend his titles from sixth-ranked “Shogun” Mauricio Rua (18-3) at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles Saturday. ...

Fighters.com and UFC Welterweight Champion "Rush" Georges St. Pierre (19-2) awaits the winner between ninth-ranked “Quick” Mike Swick (14-2) and tenth-ranked “Outlaw” Dan Hardy (22-6) at UFC 105 at M.E.N. Arena in Manchester November 14.  According to UFC President Dana White, St. Pierre will defend his title versus the winner in Britain. ...

Friday the UFC confirmed that the contender matchup between Fighters.com's seventh-ranked middleweight and former WEC champ Chael Sonnen (22-10-1) and UFC contender “Thunder” Yushin Okami (23-4) is not scheduled for the pay per view broadcast of UFC 104 in Los Angeles October 24. ...

Regardless who wins the middlweight matchup at UFC 102 in Portland Saturday, Demian Maia (10-0) and "Great" Nate Marquardt (28-8-2) might get a second shot at each other 25-27 September at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Fighting World Championships 2009 in Barcelona.

Both UFC title contenders will compete in the -87.9kg division, along with "Toquinho" Rousimar Palhares (11-3). Sengoku judoka Kazuhiro Nakamura (13-9) and DREAM welterweight Andre Galvao (3-0).

UFC welterweight champ "Rush" Georges St. Pierre (19-2) will compete in the -76.9kg division, along with the UFC's "Zenko" Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-3), Japanese free agent "K-Taro" Keita Nakamura (15-4-2), and Brazilian free agent "Uirapuru" Marcelo Azevedo (3-5).
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UFC lightweight “The Real Deal” Corey Hill (2-2) underwent surgery Thursday morning for his broken leg and will be out of action for twelve to eighteen months, according to the UFC. Hill suffered a clean but shockingly gruesome break to his right shin when he threw a kick that was checked by opponent Dale Hartt (5-1) during Fight for the Troops in Fayetteville, NC, Wednesday night. Hill’s was not the only injury that required a visit to the hospital.  Razak Al-Hassan’s (7-1) right elbow was dislocated when “Robot” Steve Cantwell (7-1) had him in an armbar and Al-Hassan refused to tap.  He was treated and released from the hospital Wednesday night. Fighters.com’s ninth-ranked welterweight “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-3), who was brutally KO’d by fourth-ranked Josh Koscheck (12-3) in round one, and Jonathan Goulet (22-11), who was TKO’d by “Quick” Mike Swick (13-2) in 33 seconds, were both treated and released for concussions. ...

Josh Koscheck (12-3) defeated Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-3) with a vicious knockout Wednesday night at Fort Bragg during the UFC’s “Fight for the Troops" event. Following a cautious start to the fight, Koscheck moved forward in an exhibition of extremely improved boxing skill. Although the Ultimate Fighter veteran missed the mark at first, he soon turned on the heat. Yoshida gamely landed a leg kick and tied into the clinch before Koscheck followed with four solid right hooks. Then the fighters separated momentarily. Once back into the clash, Koscheck landed a stiff right hand punch that knocked Yoshida back into the cage. Yoshida was out on his feet and visibly confused as Koscheck powerfully ended the bout with a second straight right punch sending his Japanese opponent into unconsciousness. It was an impressive performance by Koscheck and one for the highlight reels of tomorrow.  Josh Koscheck officially won via KO at the 2:15 mark of round one. ...

Fighters.com’s fourth-ranked welterweight Josh Koscheck (11-3) spoke with Fighters.com recently about his upcoming fight with ninth-ranked “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2) at UFC Fight Night 16: Fight for the Troops in Fayetteville, NC, 10 December. ...

Fighters.com’s fourth-ranked welterweight Josh Koscheck (11-2) has confirmed that he will still headline Fight Night 16: UFC Fights for the Troops in Fayetteville 10 December versus ninth-ranked “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2). Six weeks before that happens Koscheck will face second-ranked “Pitbull” Thiago Alves (15-3) at UFC 90 near Chicago 25 October.  He replaces eighth-ranked “Nightmare” Diego Sanchez (19-2), who had to pull out due to injury. “Yoshiyuki 'Zenko' Yoshida is fine with fighting Koscheck even though he is taking on Thiago Alves on Oct. 25th," Yoshida’s manager Shu Hirata told MMA Weekly. "UFC only informed him that 'maybe' Sanchez if Koscheck is not healthy for Dec. 10.” Yoshida had his last fight, scheduled for September, cancelled when “The Heat” Karo Parisyan (18-5) pulled out at the last minute. ...

Josh Koscheck (11-2) and “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2), Fighters.com’s fourth- and ninth-ranked welterweights, respectively, will clash as the main event at UFC Fight for the Troops 10 December in North Carolina, the UFC officially announced Thursday. It will take place at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, not at nearby Fort Bragg as originally reported, and air on SpikeTV. Koscheck won seven of his last eight fights, losing only to Welterweight Champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (17-2) in a unanimous decision in August 2007. Koscheck’s last fight was in July, a unanimous decision victory over “Lights Out” Chris Lytle (25-16-5). Yoshida has nine straight victories.  He last fought War Machine, formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver (5-2), winning his UFC debut in May with a 56-second submission via anaconda choke. Yoshida was later scheduled to face “The Heat” Karo Parisyan (18-5) at UFC 88; however, Parisyan pulled out a day before the match, too late to find a replacement. The UFC also officially confirmed a welterweight bout between “Quick” Mike Swick (12-2) and Jonathan Goulet (22-9), and a lightweight bout between “The Answer” Frank Edgar (9-1) and “Handsome” Matt Wiman (10-3), both previously reported by Fighters.com. UFC Fight for the Troops will raise funds for the construction of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a hospital to treat members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have experienced traumatic brain injuries. It is a free event just for the troops, but viewers are encouraged to call in to donate. ...

Fighters.com's September Welterweight Rankings was denied a potential breakout match-up in Atlanta 6 September when "The Heat" Karo Parisyan (18-5) bailed on his fight versus ninth-ranked "Zenko" Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2) with a back injury...or something. Yoshida has stoppages of Katsuya Inoue (16-6-3) and Akira Kikuchi (16-4); but, few this side of the Pacific (besides you and I) know how impressive that is. A good showing versus physically and technically tough Parisyan would've put him on North American radar too. Fighters.com has developing information that another anticipated fight, between sixth-ranked "Terror" Matt Serra (9-5) and seventh-ranked Matt Hughes (42-7), is unlikely to ever happen.  More on that as it develops. Fighters.com's Welterweight Champion "Rush" Georges St. Pierre (17-2) will fight Fighters.com's Lightweight Champion "Prodigy" B.J. Penn (13-4-1) in Las Vegas 31 January. ...

Fighters.com's ninth-ranked welterweight "Zenko" Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2) told Fighters.com that the difference between he and scheduled opponent "The Heat" Karo Parisyan (18-5) is that "Zenko" finishes fights; but, evidently, another difference is that Yoshida starts fights too.  Parisyan bailed Friday morning due to a back injury that must've been suffered Thursday night. This interview is still interesting since the rising 170-pounder hasn't had much American media exposure.  Meet "Zenko"! ...

Fighters.com attended the UFC 88 open workout in Atlanta Wednesday afternoon. Fighters.com's fourth-ranked light heavyweight “Iceman” Chuck Liddell (21-5) bounced in place as reporters lined-up to interview the former UFC champion before his fight versus "Sugar" Rashad Evans (11-0-1) Saturday night. Playful and boisterous, Liddell told Fighters.com he was ready to fight Evans today in a video interview that will be posted shortly. Evans was a bit more low-key, focusing on the biggest fight of his career and rolling with middleweight training partner Nathan Marquardt (26-8-2), who fights "Hitman" Martin Kampmann (13-1) Saturday night. Co-main event second-ranked middleweight "Ace" Rich Franklin (23-3), moving to 205 Saturday versus former training partner "Hammer" Matt Hamill (4-1), skipped his scheduled session. Sources in Franklin's camp alternately told Fighters.com that Franklin wasn't feeling well and that he was eating to maintain the weight of his new division. Neither excuse gives much solace to Fighters.com after Franklin's comments about his uncertainty about fighting his former training partner and moving to 205 pounds. ...

After Fighters.com's Welterweight Champion "Rush" Georges St. Pierre (17-2) defended his title from then top contender Jon Fitch (17-3) in Minneapolis 9 August, who better to challenge him next than...Fighters.com's Lightweight Champion "Prodigy" B.J. Penn (13-4-1)? On the gutsy unanimous decision loss, Fitch dropped three ranks to fifth in August's rankings.  However, to those who've called Fitch St. Pierre's "toughest challenge", Fighters.com reminds them that sixth-ranked "Terror" Matt Serra (9-5) knocked St. Pierre out in the first round in Houston 7 April, 2007. In fact, it was obvious in the stand-up exchanges between St. Pierre and Fitch that the 2007 knockout remains in the forefront of St. Pierre's mind as St. Pierre was more cautious than he had been in previous fights. But, rather than St. Pierre match-up versus Penn, Fighters.com would rather sanction a title fight between St. Pierre and the winner of the match-up between Fighters.com's new top contender "Pitbull" Thiago Alves (15-3) and seventh-ranked "Nightmare" Diego Sanchez (18-2) to be fought in Chicago 25 October. ...

The UFC officially announced three fights Wednesday for its 6 September card in Atlanta: • a previously reported light heavyweight bout between Fighters.com’s second-ranked middleweight “Ace” Rich Franklin (23-3) and “Hammer” Matt Hamill (4-1); • a rumoured welterweight bout between tenth-ranked “Zenko” Yoshiyuki Yoshida (10-2) and “The Heat” Karo Parisyan (18-5); • a middleweight bout between “Hollywood” Dan Henderson (22-7) and “Toquinho” Rousimar Palhares (8-1). Yoshida, who won his last nine fights, made his UFC debut in May with a 56-second submission over “War Machine” Jon Koppenhaver (5-2). Parisyan will look to come back from a second-round TKO loss to third-ranked “Pitbull” Thiago Alves (15-3) at Fight Night 13 in April. Henderson, a former PRIDE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion, was submitted via second-round rear naked choke by UFC and Fighters.com’s Middleweight Champion “Spider” Anderson Silva (22-4) in March. Palhares is looking for his seventh consecutive win. In May he submitted Ivan Salaverry (13-7) via armbar in round one. ...

Third-ranked "Pitbull" Thiago Alves (15-3) is the big mover in Fighters.coms's June Welterweight Rankings after, of course, crashing knee-first into the side of seventh-ranked Matt Hughes's (42-7) cranium in London 7 June. Alves established himself as the top contender to the winner between Fighters.com's Welterweight Champion "Rush" Georges St. Pierre (16-2) and second-ranked Jon Fitch (17-2), to be fought in Minneapolis 9 August. Hughes finds himself at a crossroads as confidants close to H.I.T. Squad have confided to Fighters.com that Hughes didn't prepare for his tussle with "Pitbull" with the determination that's marked his storied career. The day after Alves finished Hughes, ninth-ranked "The Goat" Nick Thompson (36-9-1) finished hard-punching "Maicon" Michael Costa (9-4) in Tokyo. Thompson is negotiating to fight eighth-ranked Jake Shields (20-4-1) for the EliteXC title, but tells Fighters.com, "I would really like the fight but I am not willing to fight below my value in order to make it happen." ...

“Satisfying!  Very satisfying,” described Fighters.com's fourth-ranked lightweight and UFC Lightweight Champion "Prodigy" B.J. Penn (13-4-1) after defeating fifth-ranked "Muscle Shark" Sean Sherk (32-2-1) by TKO after the third round at UFC 84 in Las Vegas Saturday. Veteran referee Mario Yamasaki determined that Sherk was unable to continue after a Penn flurry at the cage that left Sherk on the mat at the end of the third round. The three five-minute rounds were fought entirely standing up, resembling a boxing match. Penn worked a slicker boxing style set-up with a long, snapping jab.  Sherk threw left and right hooks in a stiff, technical style. Penn established his jab in the first round as Sherk pressured. Sherk clinched to muffle “The Prodigy’s” reach advantage; but, Penn landed an uppercut to break the clinch. Sherk attempted to counter with his own jab, but threw it short as Penn followed down the pipe with his left.  Sherk clinched again; but, Penn threw him off. Sherk began round two with a cut under his right eye from Penn’s relentless jabbing.  He shrugged his shoulders before the bell, disappointed with his first-round performance. But, the Minnesotan took the fight to Penn in the second round.  Penn clinched inside Sherk’s left/right hook combo and hammered knees to “The Muscle Shark’s” body. Again, Penn clinched; but, Sherk overwhelmed him with a flurry.  Penn pushed out of the clinch. Unable to solve Penn’s boxing riddle, Sherk began to test his leg kick; but, Penn answered with a left hook. Penn had all the answers Saturday night. ...

Fighters.com was live Friday at the UFC 84 weigh-ins at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Fighters.com's seventh-ranked lightweight "KenFlo" Kenny Florian (9-3), former UFC Middleweight Champion Evan Tanner (32-7), and "Hammer" Mark Coleman (15-8) signed autographs and third-ranked lightweight "JZ" Gesias Calvancanti (14-2-1) was in the crowd with his smokin' hot girlfriend. ...

Background in the Cage In March 2005, as the original season of The Ultimate Fighter wound down winding-up a Stateside appetite for armbars and Superman punches, the first cage was erected in The Land of the Rising Sun. The idea: To simulate the UFC Octagon and America's Unified Rules in an Eastern MMA culture of rings and revolving rules, then send Japan's samurai to America to conquer the big show. That winter night in Tokyo at Greatest Common Multiple's Demolition of Octagon Gear I, Fighters.com's fifth-ranked middleweight "Thunder" Yushin Okami (22-4) submitted American "Tattoo" Brian Foster (9-12) in an arm triangle. A year-and-a-half later, Okami debuted in the UFC and is since 6-1 inside the Octagon, awaiting an anticipated rematch with the world's best middleweight, UFC Champ "Spider" Anderson Silva (21-4). From the D.O.G.'s current identity, Cage Force, another samurai will debut in the Octagon 24 May in Las Vegas when tenth-ranked welterweight "Zenko" Yoshiyuki Yoshida (9-2) battles with TUF alum "War Machine" Jon Koppenhaver (5-1). Yoshida was inked by the UFC in January after winning the Cage Force welterweight tournament, dominating a field that included welterweight King of Pancrase Katsuya Inoue (16-6-3) and former Shooto 167-pound champion Akira Kikuchi (16-4). Yoshida's martial arts foundation is firmly set in judo; but, it'd be unfair to call "Zenko" merely a judoka. Under the guidance of Shooto vet "Kijin" Noboru Asahi (18-6-5), Yoshida has pieced together a 360 degree, if not polished MMA arsenal. Stylistically, he's Okami-like, deliberately lulling his opponents (and often fans) into a slog that allows Yoshida to deceptively crank-up offense versus a sleepy enemy. His throws aren't as slick as "Heat" Karo Parisyan's (18-5), but as effective. However, his scrambles are silky smooth and his adept cage tactics haven't before been seen by North Americans from a Japanese fighter. From his back, "Zenko" works a furious guard in combo with vice-like body locks. From the mount, his G'n'P is as thunderous as Okami's, with big and small elbows and punches, though he can be swept by mat vets. Also Okami-ish, Yoshida is money in the clinch, especially against the cage. Yoshida is most vulnerable standing, but he's not terrible.  He launches targeted strikes one-at-a-time, mixing in a mediocre high kick or better-than-average leg kick. "Zenko" v "War Machine" Versus "War Machine", "Zenko" will be the smaller man in the cage.  In fact, he's undersized as a UFC welter, a problem Okami doesn't have at middleweight. This fight might as well start on the mat, because both fighters will rush to their respective G'n'P specialties. Yoshida's judo will come into play in the clinch, ensuring him the majority of mount time.  Koppenhaver isn't pimp enough to consistently sweep Yoshida, but is beast enough to weather "Zenko's" ground'n'pound. On their feet, it's a 50/50 affair for both fighters, producing a boring exchange of single strikes.  However, Koppenhaver will stalk the patient Japanese fighter, walking through most of Yoshida's standup, but also eating some damaging strikes. Despite being outmaneuvered, Koppenhaver will muscle to the mount as the fight wears on; but, Yoshida's active guard will expose Koppenhaver's propensity to be submitted, probably by armbar. Fighters.com predicts a successful UFC debut for Yoshida by third-round armbar submission over Koppenhaver, but "Zenko's" deliberate style won't propel him into contendership until he bags a few more wins in the Octagon. ...

Hail the new Fighters.com welterweight king UFC Welterweight Champion "Rush" Georges St. Pierre (16-2). Many had no doubt that St. Pierre was the best at 170-pounds, but it was important for St. Pierre to win the top spot with revenge on "The Terror" Matt Serra (9-5) at UFC 83. The truth is that Serra looked no worse in defeat to "Rush" than future UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes (42-6) did in December.  Serra drops to the fourth spot. Hughes and Serra have a date to dance before the end of '08, but Hughes has been drafted into the UFC 85 main event to replace an injured "Iceman" Chuck Liddell (21-5) on the 02 Arena marquee. In London, Hughes faces sixth-ranked pup "Pitbull" Thiago Alves (14-3), who's on a St. Pierre-ish steamroll through the division with stoppages of "The Heat" Karo Parisyan (18-5), "Lights Out" Chris Lytle (25-15-5), Kuniyoshi Hironaka (11-5), and Tony DeSouza (10-4). "Kos" Josh Koscheck (10-2), who moves up a spot on Serra's stoppage loss, will get a swing at Lytle in July, a true test of the third-ranked wrestlers grit and chin. Jake Shields (20-4-1) has had his EliteXC title fight with Drew Fickett (33-5) rescheduled again, this time to July.  Shields loses ground in the rankings as his 2006 unanimous decision over WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit (22-4) falls from his two-year record. In June, "The Goat" Nick Thompson (35-9-1) returns to Sengoku versus an as-yet unnamed opponent, but told Fighters.com, "For the right amount of pay, I'll fight Fedor or Jesus himself." At the end of May in Vegas, Japan's "Zenko" Yoshiyuki Yoshida (9-2) will debut in the UFC versus "War Machine Jon Koppenhaver (5-1) after an impressive run in his homeland. "Zenko" debuts on Fighters.com's top ten after "The Heat" Karo Parisyan (18-5) drops off because his two-year record lost a 2006 stoppage of Thompson. May Welterweight Rankings 1. "Rush" Georges St. Pierre (16-2) Since "Terror" struck at UFC 69, "Rush" has had to scrape pieces of Koscheck, Hughes, and Serra off the bottom of his feet on his steamroll back to the UFC belt many believe the 27-year old will wear for a generation. 2. Jon Fitch (17-2) While louder fighters have claimed title contendership, Fitch has quietly earned it with a stoppage of Alves and decision over Sanchez, plus UDs over tough Chris Wilson and Kuniyoshi Hironaka.  The wrestler is probably next in line for a UFC title shot. 3. "Kos" Josh Koscheck (10-2) After revenge over Sanchez, Koscheck was overwhelmed with a St. Pierre bouncing back from a loss. Like St. Pierre, “Kos” has all the physical tools to be a champion and absorbs new skills like a sponge. Time and continued top competition will tell. 4. "The Terror" Matt Serra (9-5) After knocking out the 170-pound division's heir apparent, St. Pierre, Serra was outclassed in their April '08 rematch.  However, Serra looked no worse in defeat than St. Pierre's two previous victims, Koscheck and Hughes. 5. Matt Hughes (42-6) Since getting KO’d by St. Pierre for the first time since ’01, Hughes hasn’t fought the same in a throw-away decision over Christ Lytle and another stoppage by St. Pierre. One wonders if he’s getting the same quality of training since leaving MFS. 6. "Pitbull" Thiago Alves (14-3) Alves has dealt 3 big stoppages to Karo Parisyan, Chris Lytle, and Kuniyoshi  Hironaka to plant himself firmly in the welterweight top ten, and only an ’06 TKO to Fitch keeps him from Fighters.com’s top five. This juggernaut will run into Hughes in June. 7. "Nightmare" Diego Sanchez (18-2) All the hype can’t replace a loss in the Octagon, and, in Sanchez’s case, two losses to Fitch and Koschek.  An ’06 decision over Karo Parisyan in one of the fights of that year proves he has the talent, but does he have the focus? 8. Jake Shields (20-4-1) Shields may be the world’s top welterweight, but a lack of competition outside the UFC keeps him from breaking through.  Still, he’s stopped all opponents in the last two years except in a unanimous decision over WEC champ Carlos Condit. 9. "The Goat" Nick Thompson (35-9-1) "The Goat" has bucked eleven straight challengers, ten by stoppage, since leaving the UFC after a TKO by Parisyan; and, though no top tenners, it's a list including Chris Wilson, Ansar Chalangov, Eddie Alvarez, and Fabricio Monteiro, all tough welterweights. 10. "Zenko" Yoshiyuki Yoshida (9-2) "Zenko" debuts in the UFC versus Jon Koppenhaver in May without an "L" in two years, all wins by stoppage. With overseas wins over Katsuya Inoue and Akira Kikuchi, Yoshida hopes to fare better than fellow Nipponese Kuniyoshi Hironaka. ...

The UFC has announced a pair of welterweight bouts for UFC 84 24 May in Vegas.  "War Machine" Jon Koppenhaver (5-1) and Yoshiyuki Yoshida (9-2) will match-up well as Jason Tan (5-2) and Dong Hyun Kim (9-1). Koppenhaver appeared on the sixth season of TUF and is coming off a bloody, brutal slog with cast-mate Jared Rollins (6-4) on the season's finale. Yoshida debuts in the UFC with an eight-fight streak stretching back to a 2005 Shooto majority technical decision loss to "K-Taro" Keita Nakamura (14-3-2).  In 2007 he stopped both Akira Kikuchi (16-4) and Katsuya Inoue (16-5-2) in the first round of Greatest Common Multiple events in Japan. Tan lost his UFC debut last year by KO to "Irish Hand Grenade" Marcus Davis (14-3), but has since recorded a unanimous decision over "Xandinho" Alexandre Izidro (6-7) in a Cage Gladiators. DEEP vet Kim hasn't lost since his MMA debut in 2004 versus "RYO" Young Choi (9-4) by unanimous decision, though he only muddled a draw out of Hidehiko Hasegawa (14-9-4) in his most recent start. ...