Omigawa and ''Kid'' Yamamoto set for UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort
Posted on December 22, 2010, 06:34 AM by Jamie KennedyJapanese MMA veterans Michihiro Omigawa and Norifumi ''Kid'' Yamamoto are set to feature at UFC 126 on February 5th 2011. Omigawa was initially rumoured to make his return to the UFC around March, but has now officially been announced to take on Chad Mendes sooner than expected.
Meanwhile Norifumi ''Kid'' Yamamoto will also be looking to impress at UFC 126, where he will take on Demetrious Johnson in his UFC debut, in a bantamweight affair. Omigawa and Yamamoto are slated for the preliminary card, but if there is a live prelims special on Spike TV for UFC 126 these two bouts will be likely to get the slot.
Current UFC 126 card looks like this:
Main Card
Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort (middleweight Championship bout)
Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin
Jake Ellenberger vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha
Miguel Torres vs Antonio Banuelos
Preliminary Card
Chad Mendes vs Michihiro Omigawa
Norifumi ''Kid'' Yamamoto vs Demetrious Johnson
Mike Pierce vs Kenny Robinson
Comments
wanted kid to face someone else. Now its like watching dream!
I misunderstood, my bad!! sry
This is an unbelievable card, even the prelims are worthy of a main card slot
Thats what I was thinking man. Not happy with Kid and Omigawa on the undercard but hopefully they'll be televised!
Really looking forward to this one! should be awesome . . .
I no Omigawa n Mendez r top 5 FW's they should easily be on the main card....I would switch the Ellenberger fight with the Omigawa fight
If your a crazy MMA fan you know Yamamoto's 4 sec Flying Knee KO. Good job Dana for signing this guy.
Incredible card. I hope all the fights play out as exciting as they sound.
Ya im just hoping no one gets injured especially Silva n Belfort...been waiting for that fight for more than a yr now
Thats defenatly a card that its worth the 50 dollars. Who cares were they put the fights, buy the complete PPV and youll see them all!
Great card and good job Dana
The Kid gonna whoop Johnsons ass
Ya hopefully, The Kid is so sick, I'll be pulling for him n Omigawa for sure
Maybe they'll air on UFC.com. That would be awesome.
wow two legends of MMA are on the undercard/....kill yourself!
This is a ridiculous card. They should replace the Ellenberger fight with the Kid fight. That's my one complaint, which is hardly a complaint, more a suggestion. This is the most stacked card in a long time, man I'm stoked and I'm pretty sure all of you are too!
and the lighter fighters go to unwatch ! great job Dana!
now we will see a very boring and long fight between 4 good fights!
Why the **** Gabe Ruediger is on the card AGAIN ? Oh, I know... Dana White must like to see him to get knock the **** out AGAIN ! And so do I...
What a card! I'd go just for the prelims let alone the main card! Fortunately there are plenty of events to keep me entertained til then. What a time to be an MMA fan!!!