Really looking forward to this one:
Kid Yamamoto vs. Darren Uyenoyama Added to UFC on Fox Fight Card
MMAWeekly.com 9 hours, 48 minutes ago
Now that the first UFC on Fox main event is in the can – UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will defend his belt from No. 1 contender Junior Dos Santos – the rest of the fight card is filling up fast.
The UFC on Tuesday announced that popular Japanese bantamweight Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto and new UFC signee Darren Uyenoyama have agreed to square off as part of the Nov. 12 undercard in Anaheim, Calif.
Yamamoto (18-4) was originally slated to face Damacio Page at UFC 135 in Denver, but the bout fell apart due to injuries. He will instead return at UFC on Fox 1.
Yamamoto is in desperate need of a victory after losing three of his last four bouts, including a decision loss to Demetrious Johnson in Yamamoto’s Octagon debut at UFC 126 earlier this year.
A Strikeforce veteran, Uyenoyama (6-3) has fought his last couple bouts in Japan under the DEEP and Shooto banners. He is coming off of a second-round TKO victory over Shuichiro Katsumura.
The only bout scheduled to air live on the UFC on Fox event is the five-round title fight between Velasquez and Dos Santos. It is currently unclear where the undercard bouts will be broadcast, although the UFC can always fallback on its Facebook page to stream the fights.
Even though he appears to have lost a step or two from his heyday, most likely due to all the injuries and surgeries, I always enjoy watching Kid fight.
Uyenoyama has a great attacking style in stand up and on the ground - just watch his previous Dream and Shooto matches. So it should definitely be an exciting fight, unlike Kid's last match up.
Kid still has crazy power and great wrestling, and will try to put Uyenoyama away early, but Darren is surprisingly durable and can definitely pull off an upset if he manages to weather the initial onslaught.