Drew Fickett vs. Keita Nakamura at UFC Fight Night 9
by MMAmania.com on Feb 19, 2007 9:13 PM EST
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Welterweights Drew Fickett (27-5) and Keita Nakamura (13-1-2) will fight at UFC Fight Night 9 on April 5 at The Pearl in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to UFC.com.
Both fighters will look to get back on the winning track after losing their most recent bouts at UFC Fight Night 7 in December.
Fickett is a UFC veteran with six fights in the Octagon (3-3) since making his debut in 2005. He most recently lost a hard-fought unanimous decision to Karo Parisyan (16-4).
With other fights against Josh Burkman (loss), Josh Koscheck (win), Josh Neer (win) and Nick Diaz (loss), Fickett has established himself as a dangerous opponent against some of the stiffest competition in the division.
He also holds notable wins over other current UFC fighters such as Edwin DeWees and Kenny Florian. Fickett is just wildly inconsistent.
Nakamura is a Japanese professional Shooto fighter who made his UFC debut against Brock Larson at the end of 2006. "K-Taro" was also on the wrong end of a unanimous decision and will look to pick up his first UFC win against Fickett.
For the developing UFC Fight Night 9 fight card click here.
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Im torn b/c I want to see K-TARO win but I dont want to see Fickett lose. One more loss and Fickett is WEC bound. I guess thats not a bad thing.
by TIMBURRRR on Feb 20, 2007 12:27 PM EST reply actions
Let’s see this Japanese fightin’ against Fickett.
I guess other Japanese is featuring the card too, Kuniyoshi Hironaka will face Forrest Petz in same show.
by Tony on Feb 20, 2007 6:27 PM EST reply actions
I personaly know Fickett and i know his mentality for the sport and i know for a fact Fickett is takin this one….people dont give Fickett the credit he deserves
by Mark "Lights Out" Matheson on Mar 28, 2007 8:04 PM EDT reply actions
This fight was bullshit. Fickett was on his way out and because rules are so arbitrary about elbows being directed downward versus horizontally, the ref stopped the fight to allow him to rest. If there wasn’t this bullshit rule, fight would have been over.
by phil on May 1, 2008 11:59 PM EDT reply actions
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