Akihiro Gono announced Friday on his personal blog that he has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout against Jon Fitch at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio in March.
According to the entry Gono suffered an injury to his right hand during his UFC debut win against Tamdan McCrory in November. A doctor later checked [...]

MMAWeekly is reporting that UFC welterweight Jon Fitch has signed a bout agreement to take on Akihiro Gono at UFC 82, which will be taking place on March 1st in Columbus, Ohio. Although Gono has not officially signed his fight contract, it is reported that he has verbally accepted the match after originally [...]

The New Jersey State Athletic Control Board has handed out two medical suspensions for UFC 78:

Joe Doerksen has been suspended for 60 days after suffering a fractured orbital bone in his knockout loss to Ed Herman.
Akihiro Gono, who posted a second-round submission victory over Tamdan McCrory on the event’s undercard, has also been suspended indefinitely [...]

At the post-UFC 78 press conference the traditional bonuses for Knockout of the Night, Submission of the Night, and Fight of the Night were announced. The four fighters who were awarded the bonuses will receive an additional $55,000:
Submission of the Night: Akihiro Gono earned the submission of the night bonus for his armbar submission of [...]

Rashad Evans def. Michael Bisping via split decision
Thiago Silva def. Houston Alexander via KO – Round 1, 3:25
Karo Parisyan def. Ryo Chonan via unanimous decision
Ed Herman def. Joe Doerksen via KO – Round 3, 0:39
Frank Edgar def. Spencer Fisher via unanimous decision
Thiago Alves def. Chris Lytle via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
Joe [...]

Main Card

Michael Bisping (205) vs. Rashad Evans (206)
Houston Alexander (203) vs. Thiago Silva (204)
Ryo Chonan (169.5) vs. Karo Parisyan (170)
Joe Doerksen (185.5) vs. Ed Herman (186)
Frankie Edgar (154) vs. Spencer Fisher (154.5)

Undercard

Chris Lytle (170.5) vs. Thiago Alves (171)
Jason Reinhardt (155) vs. Joe Lauzon (155)
Luke Caudillo (155.5) vs. Marcus Aurelio (156)
Akihiro Gono (169) [...]

Tamdan McCrory will face Akihiro Gono at UFC 78 in November.
McCrory, who was one of the first rumored fighters for the New Jersey card, is undefeated in MMA competition. He began fighting professionally in June of last year and has amassed 8 wins. In his UFC debut “The Barn Cat” defeated veteran Pete Spratt with [...]