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03-18-2008, 04:06 PM
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John Koppenhaver vs. Yoshida Added to UFC 84
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"The Ultimate Fighter 6" cast member John Koppenhaver (5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will face UFC newcomer and Shooto vet Yoshiyuki Yoshida (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC 84, the organization today announced.
Koppenhaver will return to the octagon for the first time since his stunning third-round TKO of Jared Rollins at The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale in December. MMAjunkie.com (MMA blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps - MMAjunkie.com) first reported that he'd compete at UFC 84 earlier this month.
UFC 84 takes place May 24 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nev. UFC lightweight champ B.J. Penn meets former champ Sean Sherk in the night's main event.
Koppenhaver joined "The Ultimate Fighter 6" as a replacement for an injured Roman Mitichyan. In a bloody bout that appeared to have eventual show runner-up Tommy Speer on the verge of tapping, Koppenhaver suffered a unanimous-decision loss in the show's opening round and was knocked out of the competition.
Just prior to the bout, Koppenhaver said it might be his last fight ever in MMA. However, in an interview with MMAjunkie.com just after the episode aired, the fighter said it was just his usual pre-fighter jitters.
He had a triumphant return at the show's live finale and earned Fight of the Night and Knockout of the Night bonuses with his victory.
Koppenhaver was recently sentenced to three years probation, was been forced to pay $2,300 restitution, and had to serve 30 days of community service stemming from a September arrest. In December Koppenhaver pleaded guilty to felony assault for choking and punching a man outside his San Diego training center, but the judge decided to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor -- partially at the urging of the case's victim, who said he didn't want to ruin Koppenhaver's UFC career.
With a fresh start, he'll now take on Yoshida, who signed with the UFC back in January.
Yoshida has competed primarily for Cage Force and Shooto, and now owns an eight-fight win streak (with six of the victories coming by way of knockout). The ground-and-pound fighter was the first-ever welterweight tournament winner for the Japanese-based Cage Force organization.
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John Koppenhaver vs. Yoshida @ UFC 84
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03-18-2008, 04:21 PM
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I can't to see War Machine back in the cage. He put on a great fight. Just hope he doesn't cry after kocking out Yoshida, lol.
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03-18-2008, 04:24 PM
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Excited to see War Machine again also.
WAR....War?
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03-18-2008, 04:26 PM
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Yoshida is going to pound the crap out of him.
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03-18-2008, 04:26 PM
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WOOOO!
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i know nothing about Yoshida...anyone wanna enlighten me? lol
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03-18-2008, 04:46 PM
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Yoshida just won the Cage Force WW tourney, although he won in the finals by DQ because he got kicked in the nads
but right before that, he beat the dog shit out of Akira Kikuchi, who is a helluva 170lb fighter.
Yoshida is tough as hell, and should honestly be the favorite in this one, although War Machine is a gamer
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03-18-2008, 04:49 PM
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Essentially he is the best Japanese cage fighter at 170lbs. I have him ranked in the top 15 at WW
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03-18-2008, 05:06 PM
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Yoshida is going to pound the crap out of him.
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There are very few things that would make me happier. I really want Yoshida to burn up the UFC.
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03-18-2008, 05:28 PM
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War Machine may be outclassed in this one but i still have to pull for him.Either way this fight should be a war.
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03-18-2008, 05:40 PM
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Im excited 2 c War Machine again. Dat was a great fight he had against J-Roc. Besides we will b seein War Machine 4 awhile cuz i think he signed a 6 Fight Deal w/the UFC.
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