DEEP 50 Impact Fight Card
Shinya Aoki, Ikuhisa Minowa and Katsunori Kikuno are all part of the final fight card for DEEP's 10th anniversary show.
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Katsunori Kikuno will defend his DEEP lightweight title for the first time against Nobuhiro Obiya...
Katsunori Kikuno will defend his DEEP lightweight title for the first time against Nobuhiro Obiya at "50 Impact" on Oct. 24. The notoriously tough Obiya comes in riding a three-fight win streak, though he's only competed once in each of the past three years. Kikuno will look to bounce back from a split decision loss to "JZ" Cavalcante at DREAM.15 in July. DEEP boss Shigeru Saeki also announced that the 10th anniversary event will air live on SKY PerfecTV pay-per-view in Japan, and that a "big announcement" will be made on Oct. 5 when the full 15-bout fight card is revealed. Photo via GBRing.
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