It’s nice to be in demand: According to Japanese blog Nightmare of Battle, Sengoku athlete Takanori Gomi is being courted by several major stateside promotions for a summer or fall engagement.

The hold-up is — what else — money. Gomi is apparently balking at the discounted rate being offered by promotions mindful that he’s not much of a draw in the U.S. at this point. I wouldn’t hold my breath for resolution, either: Several Japanese athletes have flirted with overseas competition in the past, only to decide they’re better off financially staying put.

It’s nice to be in demand: According to Japanese blog Nightmare of Battle, Sengoku athlete Takanori Gomi is being courted by several major stateside promotions for a summer or fall engagement.

The hold-up is — what else — money. Gomi is apparently balking at the discounted rate being offered by promotions mindful that he’s not much of a draw in the U.S. at this point. I wouldn’t hold my breath for resolution, either: Several Japanese athletes have flirted with overseas competition in the past, only to decide they’re better off financially staying put.

It is still undecided if Akihiro Gono will get to fight alongside his teammate Kazuo Misaki on Aug. 2, but he at least has an opponent now.

Sengoku parent company World Victory Road announced Tuesday that Gono’s return to Japan at the promotion’s “Ninth Battle” card at Saitama Super Arena would see the charismatic Grabaka representative take on tough Midwesterner Dan “The Handler” Hornbuckle in a welterweight affair.

It is still undecided if Akihiro Gono will get to fight alongside his teammate Kazuo Misaki on Aug. 2, but he at least has an opponent now.

Sengoku parent company World Victory Road announced Tuesday that Gono’s return to Japan at the promotion’s “Ninth Battle” card at Saitama Super Arena would see the charismatic Grabaka representative take on tough Midwesterner Dan “The Handler” Hornbuckle in a welterweight affair.

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TOKYO — EliteXC veteran Riki Fukuda captured the Deep middleweight title from Yuichi Nakanishi in the main event of Deep 42 Impact

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