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Gomi, Misaki to fight for belts at 'Sengoku 7'

World Victory Road will crown two champions on January 4 at Sengoku 7 from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.

Takanori Gomi will fight for the promotion's first lightweight title against the champion of Sengoku's Lightweight Grand Prix, which will be determined on November 1 between the winners of Satoru Kitaoka vs. Eiji Mitsuoka and Kazunori Yokota vs. Mizuto Hirota.

Meanwhile, Kazuo Misaki will look to become the first-ever "Sengoku" middleweight champ when he takes on the champion of the Middleweight Grand Prix. Siyar Bahadurzada, Jorge Santiago, Kazuhiro Nakamura and Yuki Sasaki remain in the running.

According to a report on Japanese MMA site God Bless The Ring, World Victory Road will attempt to recruit athletes from this year's Olympics in Beijing to fight on January 4.

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