Dan Hornbuckle to face Akihiro Gono at Sengoku 9

Midwestern fighter Dan Hornbuckle will be Akihiro Gono's opponent at Sengoku 9 on August 2 in Saitama, Japan, World Victory Road announced today.

Hornbuckle (17-2) fought once before for the promotion, tapping to a triangle choke by Mike Pyle at Sengoku 2 in May 2008 that snapped a 13-fight win streak.

He'll be looking to spoil Gono (29-14-7)'s return to Japan after over two years away competing for the UFC. Known for his extravagant entrances, Gono is promising something new for August 2.   

FIGHT CARD:

• Satoru Kitaoka vs. Mizuto Hirota (Lightweight Title)
• Winner of Hioki-Kanehara vs. Winner of Omigawa-Sandro (Featherweight GP)
• Hatsu Hioki vs. Masanori Kanehara (Featherweight GP)
• Michihiro Omigawa vs. Marlon Sandro (Featherweight GP)
• Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Kazuo Misaki (#1 Middleweight Contender)
• Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Blagoi Ivanov
• Yoshihiro "KISS" Nakao vs. Choi Mu Bae
• Eiji Mitsuoka vs. Clay French
• Akihiro Gono vs. Dan Hornbuckle