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