The welter- weights championships has gained a lot of popularity. Some idols of this championship are Akihiro Gono and Akira Kikuchi. Akihiro Gono was born in Tokyo, Japan.
Akihiro Gono was born on October 7 1974. Akihiro has trained in Mixed Martial Arts since 1994 and has great pro record of 27-12-7. Gono has a height 5.10 and weight 183 lbs. Entire Japan is proud of Akihiro Gono. He started with Lumax cup; tournament of Japan. This was the beginning of his career. Now Gono fights as a welter- weight champion in the Pride fighting championships. In his record, there are 27 wins. Out of these 27 wins, 7 were via TKO’s, 5 were via submission and 14 were via decision.
Akihiro Gono would go on to fight in Shooto organization and Pancrase organization. He started fighting Pride Bushido championship with Pride Bushido 2. Akihiro Gono has won many events like Pride shockwave 2006, Pride Bushido 7, 9,10,11,12 etc. His association is with team Grabaka and is their pride and is truly a master of welter- weights. Akihiro Gono won against many champions like Ivan Salaverry, Dae Won Kim, Crosley Gracie, Daniel Acacio. Akihiro Gono started making ring entrances in Pride FC in 2006 with the character DJ Gozma. Gono has a great sense of humor, which is revealed in the ring with his various entrances.
In Lumax Cup tournament round 1, Akihiro Gono won against Kazunari Murakami. In Daidojuku Wars 3, he won against Tatsuharu Doi. He defeated Yasushi Warita in Lumax Cup 96, in round 1. These were in the year 1996. This was a remarkable year for him. In 1997, at Shooto 1, he defeated Masato Fujiwara in round 4. In the same year Akihiro Gono won against Nagano at Daidojuku Wars 4. In 1998, at Shooto, he won against Matt Rocca and Adriano Dsouza. In the year 2000, at Shooto Championships, Akihiro Gono defeated Andy Wang, Masanori Suda and Evan Salaverry. In the year 2001, he won matches of Pancrease against Yamamiya and Watanabe. Again in 2002, at Pancrease championship, he won against Yamamiya and Kubota. 2003 to 2006 was a superb period for him. Akihiro Gono defeated many pioneer fighters in this year in Pancrease and Pride championship.
Akihiro Gono is highly versatile and has a huge fan base. He is a thorough professional in welter- weight division. This combat sport is thoroughly enjoyed by millions of fans around the globe who watch Gono compete
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