K-1/HERO'S had a press conference Friday and announced that Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto will return to HERO'S and would face Bibiano Fernandes, a BJJ world champion. The fight is to be held under -63kg weight, which is close to KID's natural weight.
KID claimed that he would make MMA's lighter-weight categories scene bigger and more exciting.
FEG CEO Sadaharu Tanigawa and HERO's Supervisor Akira Maeda commented they both would like to set up Lightweight Grand Prix of HERO'S if KID would participate in it. But they didn't clarify the limit of their Lightweight class, -65kg or -63kg.
KID claimed that he would make MMA's lighter-weight categories scene bigger and more exciting.
FEG CEO Sadaharu Tanigawa and HERO's Supervisor Akira Maeda commented they both would like to set up Lightweight Grand Prix of HERO'S if KID would participate in it. But they didn't clarify the limit of their Lightweight class, -65kg or -63kg.