Sengoku 11 fight card shapes up with additions of Santiago, Randleman and more

Jorge Santiago vs. Mamed Khalidov and Kevin Randleman vs. Stanislav Nedkov have been on the radar for a while as the fight cards for Sengoku - "Eleventh Battle" took shape.

The World Victory Road has finally confirmed their addition to the Nov. 7 event that will take place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

Sengoku Middleweight champion, Jorge Santiago (21-7) will break a ten-month hiatus to step into the ring with Chechen-Polish standout, Mamed Khalidov (19-3-1) in a non-title affair.

Santiago has been on a red-hot streak since his TKO loss to Alan Belcher in UFC in December 2006. He has strung together a nine-fight winning streak over the likes of Jeremy Horn, Trevor Prangley, Sean Salomon, and Kazuo Misaki, finishing all nine opponents.

Earlier this year, he capped off his remarkable run through the Sengoku middleweight tourney by defeating Kazuo Misaki via rear naked choke in the fifth round of the inaugural Sengoku middleweight championship battle.

Khalidov has been tearing through the European promotions, most notably KSW. He introduced himself to the American audience when he defeated Jason Guida at the ShoXC – Elite Challenger Series last October. In his last fight, he notched the most significant victory of his career, knocking out the PRIDE veteran and Chute Boxe Academy member, Daniel Acacio at KSW 11.

Like Santiago, Khalidov is a proven finisher, having earned 18 of his 19 victories via stoppage. Also, he is riding a 17-fight undefeated streak, not having lost since September, 2005.

Former UFC Heavyweight champion and PRIDE staple, Kevin "Monster" Randleman (17-13) makes his return to the Sengoku ring and squares off withunbeaten Bulgarian prospect, Stanislav Nedkov (7-0).

Randleman will fight for the first time since dropping a unanimous decision to Mike Whitehead at "Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields" in June. Returning after a year-long hiatus, Randleman looked tentative and sluggish throughout the three-round bout against Whitehead.

He looks to bounce back from the lackluster performance and piece together the W’s that has largely eluded him since upsetting Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic in PRIDE in 2004. At Sengoku 11, he will make his second appearance in the promotion: He made his Sengoku debut at Sengoku: "Second Battle" where he notched a unanimous decision victory over Ryo Kawamura.

Nedkov made his Sengoku debut on a high note in May at Sengoku: "Eighth Battle" by scoring a TKO victory over the grizzled veteran, Travis Wiuff. A fighter with strong wrestling base, Nedkov has reeled off seven consecutive stoppage victories in organizations such as Shooto, Pancrase, and now, Sengoku, since his pro debut in 2007. He will now look to add another high-profile name to his resume with a victory over Kevin Randleman.

With the fight cards nearing completion, following is the line-up for Sengoku - "Eleventh Battle":

Hatsu Hioki vs. Michihiro Omigawa
Kazunori Yokota vs. Eiji Mitsuoka
Jorge Santiago vs. Mamed Khalidov
Satoru Kitaoka vs. Jorge Masvidal
Dave Herman vs. Jim York
Kevin Randleman vs. Stanislav Nedkov
Marlon Sandro vs. Yuji Hoshino

As it stands, Akihiro Gono is the only remaining fighter whose participation has been rumored but has not received an opponent.

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