Another non-tournament bout has been added to next month's tourney-heavy Sengoku Raiden Championship 15 event. World Victory Road officials today announced Olympic medalist Hiroshi Izumi (2-1 MMA, 2-1 SRC) meets fellow light heavyweight James Zikic (18-5-2 MMA, 0-0 SRC) at the event.
Sengoku Raiden Championship 15 takes place Oct. 30 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo and airs via HDNet in North America.
Izumi, who as a judoka who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, made his pro MMA debut a year ago and has competed three times under the WVR banner. After suffering a TKO loss to Antz Nansen in his debut, he's since rebounded for a decision win over Katsuyori Shibata and a TKO victory over Chang Seob Lee.
The 28-year-old now meets British fighter Zikic, a former Cage Rage champion and professional boxer who's won five of his past six fights. Zikic, 33, has fought many notables (Fabricio Werdum, Cyrille Diabate, Jeremy Horn, Evangelista Cyborg, Vitor Belfort) during his 13-year career.
Prior to the SRC 15 booking, Zikic meets John Phillips at a Sept. 25 BAMMA 4 event in England.
The latest SRC 15 card now includes:
Hiroshi Izumi vs. James ZikMaximo Blanco vs. Leonardo SantosKeita Nakamura vs. Takuya Wada (welterweight grand-prix semifinal)Yasubey Enomoto vs. Taisuke Okuno (welterweight grand-prix semifinal)Manabu Inoue vs. Jae Hyun So (Asian bantamweight grand prix quarterfinals)Akitoshi Tamura vs. Shoko Sato (Asian bantamweight grand prix quarterfinals)Shunichi Shimizu vs. Wataru Takahashi (Asian bantamweight grand prix quarterfinals)Shintaro Ishiwatari vs. Taiyo Nakahara (Asian bantamweight grand prix quarterfinals)For the latest on Sengoku Raiden Championship 15, check out the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
(Pictured: Hiroshi Izumi)
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