| After a string of victories coming from the | | | | participation with UFC. Among the Japanese |
| United States, as well as other countries in | | | | participants are Keita Nakamura, who is bound |
| the west like Brazil and Canada, the eastern | | | | to fight Drew Ficket in the welterweight |
| fighters of UFC are now attempting to bounce | | | | bout, Naoyuki Kotani, who is up against |
| back from their defeat. Among the eastern | | | | Thiago Tavares in the lightweight bout, |
| players, the Japanese fighters have captured | | | | Kuniyoshi Hironaka, who is scheduled to |
| the attention of UFC thirsty aficionados with | | | | combat Forrest Petz in the welterweight bout, |
| their equally topnotch fighting expertise. | | | | and Dokonjonosuke Mishima who is up against |
| | | | Kenny Florian in the lightweight bout as the |
| UFC or Ultimate Fighting Championship is a | | | | main event. Another main event will showcase |
| United States-based mixed martial arts | | | | Joe Stevenson vs. Melvin Guillard, which is |
| organization. It showcases numerous | | | | also in the lightweight bout. The |
| tournaments exhibiting various fighters from | | | | much-awaited competition will be broadcast |
| different countries, having different | | | | live on Spike TV. |
| fighting techniques. And despite having a few | | | | |
| rules, the UFC tournaments are popularly | | | | UFC Fight Night 9 is indeed about second |
| known for being a "no holds barred" fighting | | | | chances. With the inclusion of the hefty |
| competition, entailing a lot of violence and | | | | fighters from Japan, it will certainly make |
| brutality. | | | | the competition more interesting. For Kotani, |
| | | | this is another opportunity to redeem himself |
| The upcoming UFC Fight Night 9, which is | | | | from his unsuccessful debut in UFC. But being |
| scheduled to commence on April 5 at The Palms | | | | a much-admired veteran with fierce fighting |
| Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, will | | | | skills, a lot of fans are rooting for his |
| feature previous Japanese fighters who have | | | | comeback, as well as the rest of the Japanese |
| not been triumphant in their initial | | | | fighters. |