Takanori Gomi: The Fireball Kid

When my friend Ray first introduced me to MMA several years ago, it was mainly japanese MMA, and Gomi was the most popular japanese fighter during the PRIDE days. I caught Gomi a little past his prime, so I never saw exactly what was so great about him. Last night I saw the awesomeoness that is Gomi.

In his 2nd fight in the UFC, the fireball kid brought back the blonde highlights and his powerful punches as shown in this picture. He set up some body shots and then Ultra-Combo finished with a hadouken that put Griffin onto the canvas.

I applaud thee.

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