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Old 04-14-2009, 03:17 PM   #1 (permalink)

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Nooooooooooo!!!! Gono cut!!!!

Sad day.

Gono gone.

Akihiro Gono released from the UFC, now in negotiations with Sengoku | Five Ounces of Pain

edit, didn't realize how old this was. Guess I missed it.
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Old 04-14-2009, 03:17 PM   #2 (permalink)

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Yeah, old news but sad nonetheless. I think it was a bit premature.
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Old 04-14-2009, 03:19 PM   #3 (permalink)

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I hate to be that guy, but you might've noticed that this article was posted nearly 3 weeks ago! Very old news in terms of the internet!

It's a shame, but really he wasn't performing and claiming a bigger cheque than a number of guys in the division who were, so it might be the best thing for him in the end. We can get back to epic full-length Gono Bounces and hopefully see him rebound against some good competition in Sengoku.
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Old 04-14-2009, 03:19 PM   #4 (permalink)
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That Sucks, great showman, IMO he won that decision, not Hardy.
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Old 04-14-2009, 03:19 PM   #5 (permalink)

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Total BS, he lost a bologna decision to hardy than had to face the 2nd best welterweight in the world
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Old 04-14-2009, 03:19 PM   #6 (permalink)

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Yeah I mean the UFC builds its rep on having the best fighters. Gono clearly was not.

But bottom line, he's super experienced and if he's on the card of a show I'm going to, well it's one more thing to get excited about.

I don't see anything wrong with keeping a guy for entertainment value. They do it for Houston Alexander!
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Total BS, he lost a bologna decision to hardy than had to face the 2nd best welterweight in the world
Perfectly put, Spot on.
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Old 04-14-2009, 03:21 PM   #8 (permalink)

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I would have liked to see Lytle fight him. Or one of the Pauls.
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Old 04-14-2009, 03:21 PM   #9 (permalink)

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That sucks, I like Gono, great respectful competitor.
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Old 04-14-2009, 03:22 PM   #10 (permalink)

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That really does suck man
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