Post by Ian from 616Entertainment. on Apr 22, 2010 14:21:37 GMT -5
An interesting lightweight battle in the form of Takanori Gomi vs. Joe Stevenson has been agreed upon to take place at UFC on Versus 2. The card is set to go down on August 1 from EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.
MMAmania.com recently confirmed the match up with a source close to the situation.
Both fighters are coming off unimpressive showings resulting in defeat. Gomi's much-celebrated debut with the UFC at UFC Fight Night 21: "Florian vs. Gomi" left a lot to be desired as the former Pride FC champion was thoroughly outworked and outskilled before succumbing to a rear-naked choke in the third round.
"The Fireball Kid" had gone just 2-2 over the last two years prior to the Florian fight while mainly competing for Sengoku, effectively dimming the shine of what has been a stellar career. A loss against "Joe Daddy" could very well indeed spell the end for Gomi as a competitive top-tier lightweight fighter.
Stevenson is coming off a loss to fast-rising prospect George Sotiropoulos at UFC 110: "Nogueira vs. Velasquez." Known for his high-quality grappling skills, Joe was dominated by the Australian in every capacity, including on the ground en route to dropping a one-sided unanimous decision.
Before that bout "Joe Daddy" looked to have righted the ship reeling off two consecutive wins over Nate Diaz at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale and Spencer Fisher at UFC 104: "Machida vs. Shogun" after dropping back-to-back contests to Kenny Florian at UFC 91: "Couture vs. Lesnar" and Diego Sanchez in the main event of UFC 95.
The loser of this fight will undoubtedly have a steep hill to climb in order to get back into contention in the UFC's deep lightweight roster.
MMAmania.com will be your place for all things UFC on Versus 2. Keep it locked.
MMAmania.com recently confirmed the match up with a source close to the situation.
Both fighters are coming off unimpressive showings resulting in defeat. Gomi's much-celebrated debut with the UFC at UFC Fight Night 21: "Florian vs. Gomi" left a lot to be desired as the former Pride FC champion was thoroughly outworked and outskilled before succumbing to a rear-naked choke in the third round.
"The Fireball Kid" had gone just 2-2 over the last two years prior to the Florian fight while mainly competing for Sengoku, effectively dimming the shine of what has been a stellar career. A loss against "Joe Daddy" could very well indeed spell the end for Gomi as a competitive top-tier lightweight fighter.
Stevenson is coming off a loss to fast-rising prospect George Sotiropoulos at UFC 110: "Nogueira vs. Velasquez." Known for his high-quality grappling skills, Joe was dominated by the Australian in every capacity, including on the ground en route to dropping a one-sided unanimous decision.
Before that bout "Joe Daddy" looked to have righted the ship reeling off two consecutive wins over Nate Diaz at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale and Spencer Fisher at UFC 104: "Machida vs. Shogun" after dropping back-to-back contests to Kenny Florian at UFC 91: "Couture vs. Lesnar" and Diego Sanchez in the main event of UFC 95.
The loser of this fight will undoubtedly have a steep hill to climb in order to get back into contention in the UFC's deep lightweight roster.
MMAmania.com will be your place for all things UFC on Versus 2. Keep it locked.
