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TATSUYA KAWAJIRI SIGNS WITH UFC; NO DEBUT DATE SET FOR PRIDE, DREAM VETERAN

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BY MIKE WHITMAN

OCT 22, 2013

After 13 years in MMA, Tatsuya Kawajiri is coming to the UFC. | Taro Irei/Sherdog.com

Japanese featherweight Tatsuya Kawajiri is now a member of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Sherdog.com on Tuesday confirmed Kawajiri’s signing with a source close to the deal following an initial report from MMAJunkie.com. No date or opponent has been set for Kawajiri’s debut, according to Sherdog’s source.

Kawajiri, 35, rides a five-fight winning streak into his UFC signing. “Crusher” last competed on New Year’s Eve 2012, when he took a unanimous decision from Michihiro Omigawa at Dream 18.

The Japanese talent began his career in 2000 within the Shooto organization, winning the promotion’s 154-pound title from Vitor Ribeiro in 2004. Kawajiri then entered Pride’s 2005 lightweight grand prix, falling to the highly-regarded Takanori Gomi in the quarterfinal round at Pride Bushido 9.

Following Pride’s dissolution, Kawajiri joined the Dream organization but stumbled against both Shinya Aoki and Gilbert Melendez in his attempts to capture the Dream and Strikeforce lightweight titles. Kawajiri then dropped to featherweight in 2011 and has yet to taste defeat, rattling off submission wins over Joachim Hansen, Kazuyuki Miyata and Donald Sanchez before outpointing Omigawa last year.

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fazendo um resumão, hoje foi confirmado a contratação do veterano do pride Tatsuya Kawajiri que luta atualmente entre os pesos penas, sem data e local deifinidos

animal, só tem a acrescentar e acho que se sairá muito bem!!

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Eu tava essa semana vendo o cartel do Japa e torcendo por isso.. Que coincidência

Luta muito.. Já venceu Gesias, Buscape, Hansen, Josh Thompson, Shaolin no auge..

Tem um jogo bom de quedas, é muito agressivo na trocação.. Deve fazer ótimas lutas no UFC e vencer muita gente

Grande contratação

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Eu sou suspeito pra falar esse Japa so faz lutassa, fora que e gente fina demais, tive o prazer de conhece lo, na torcida sempre.

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Boa!

Esse mete a mão.

Não sei como não chamaram antes pro UFC.

Mesma coisa q pensei...pq não chamaram antes pro UFC...

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Po esperaram o cara ficar velho para contratar ele, o cara está com 36 quase 37 anos, sem falar que quase nunca lutou no cage com regras unificadas, a maioria foi no ring com regras semelhantes as do Pride e a transição não é fácil, muda muita coisa. Ai o cara não rende o esperado e as pessoas vão falar que o pessoal do pride era tudo fraco

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a luta do Kawajiri com o Alvares foi top demais... Torcendo para fazer boas lutas e chegar logo ao Aldo.

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