K-1 held a press conference today to announce Masato's opponent. Hey, only a week later than they promised, at least they gave Petrosyan a chance to evaluate if he'd be able to compete or not. What it comes down to is Petrosyan's hand will not be healed in time for New Year's Eve, so the runner-up, who curiously enough was the original strong push for Masato's opponent will get a crack at retiring the legend.

Andy Souwer, the man Masato has never defeated will have 5 rounds (one extension) with the retiring legend from the Silver Wolf Gym before Masato hangs up his gloves (for now). It is still a shame that Petrosyan is injured, but Souwer provides an always interesting challenge for Masato and is a fitting last opponent. K-1 officials also claimed they have not had a chance to have any serious talks with WVR yet, but expect to hear more about that later, presumably.