Fights added to SRC 15 and DEEP 50

-Sengoku lightweight tournament finalist, Kazunori Yokota, has been added to the upcoming Sengoku Raiden Championships 15. He'll be taking on one-time UFC veteran, Brian Cobb. Nightmareofbattle.com reported the potential for Yokota to be on the card when the poster for the event was released, with him being a featured part of it. The former Palace Fighting Championship lightweight title holder has picked up his first win since his brief run in the UFC last month with a first round rear naked choke win over Jonny Carson. Yokota makes his return to MMA competition after about 9 months away from action with his last fight being the decison loss to Tatsuya Kawajiri on Dynamite.

A fight announced between PRIDE and Pancrase veteran, Kazuo Takahashi, and South Korean, Chang Seob Lee, was also announced by World Victory Road.

"Sengoku Raiden Championships 15" will take place on October 30th in Tokyo, Japan and will air on HDNet here in the States.

-As I noted on my DREAM results, Shinya Aoki, will return to DEEP for their 50th anniversary event on October 24th. Aoki will take on former boxer, Yokthai Sithoar, who is making his MMA debut. The Thailand native, Sithoar, is 29-6-3 in boxing but has not fought any notable competition. This is Aoki's first fight in DEEP since his first career loss to Jutaro Nakao back in 2004. The DREAM lightweight champion had his first four fights in the promotion and has sinced moved on to become one of the best lightweights in the world.

"DEEP 50" will feature several notable Japanese talent such as Masakazu Imanari, Daiki "DJ.taiki" Hata, Yuyi Shirai, Yoshiro Maeda, and Ryo Chonan. The event will take place on October 24th at the JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan.