UFC in negotiations with Sakurai, Gomi, and Yamamoto

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Rogan also stated that the UFC has been talking with Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto and Takanori Gomi amongst others, but as far as he is aware nothing is solid with any of them.</div>

    Source: MMA Weekly

    Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto is currently the number one ranked featherweight on S2's fighter rankings.
    Hayato "Mach" Sakurai is currently the number one ranked lightweight on S2's fighter rankings.
    Takanori Gomi, when active, is the number one ranked lightweight in the world.

    These would be three enormous additions to the UFC's deep lightweight talent pool.

    FWIW, Sakurai and Gomi have both been spotted at recent UFC events as "guests" of the company.
     
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