Takanori Gomi went to a draw against Tenshin Nasukawa in a custom rules bout on December 30th, 2021. This transpired at Rizin 33 from the world-renowned Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
I spoke with The Fireball Kid after his NYE clash and we touched on several subjects such as: -Gomi’s go-to post-fight beers
-The experience of testing skills with Tenshin Nasukawa in a custom rules bout on NYE
-Looking to secure a spot on that June event headlined by Tenshin vs Takeru
-Gomi’s hybrid rules fights on consecutive Rizin New Years cards and what his future is
-Gomi’s huge legacy as a lightweight champion in Japan and his thoughts on Japan’s modern lightweight king Roberto de Souza
-His last MMA fight being at Rizin 11 in July 2018 and Gomi’s mixed martial arts future
-Gomi’s feelings on some perceiving his Tenshin bout as a Pride vs Rizin, cross-generational clash
-What fighters inspired Takanori Gomi when he was a young fighter on the rise
-The feelings associated with defeating his idol for the prestigious Shooto lightweight championship over twenty years ago
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