Blair_Wells#32
12-04-2007, 10:14 AM
from mmafightline.com
Lost in the the excitement of Fedor's participation in the Yarennoka NYE event and the surprise GSP-Hughes showdown at UFC 79 was the fact that the WEC's Rani Yahya signed on to fight K-1's Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto.
Why is this fight significant? Besides being a good match up, the fact the the fight was even made lends credence to the rumor that a fighter lending agreement was reached between Zuffa, which owns the UFC and the WEC, and Fight Entertainment Group, which owns K-1.
This type of agreement means that highly touted K-1 fighters, like middleweight Denis Kang, could be brought over to fight in the UFC sometime soon.
Lost in the the excitement of Fedor's participation in the Yarennoka NYE event and the surprise GSP-Hughes showdown at UFC 79 was the fact that the WEC's Rani Yahya signed on to fight K-1's Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto.
Why is this fight significant? Besides being a good match up, the fact the the fight was even made lends credence to the rumor that a fighter lending agreement was reached between Zuffa, which owns the UFC and the WEC, and Fight Entertainment Group, which owns K-1.
This type of agreement means that highly touted K-1 fighters, like middleweight Denis Kang, could be brought over to fight in the UFC sometime soon.