A pair of former UFC lightweights are set to do battle at Rizin FF 11. The promotion has announced (via Twitter ) that Melvin Guillard will replace kickboxing standout Andy Souwer to fight ex-PRIDE champion Takanori Gomi at the July 29 event from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Takanori Gomi（ @Takanori_Gomi ） gets a new opponent for #RIZIN11 and will now face Melvin Guillard（ @Young__Assassin ）. 大会概要・チケット情報は https://t.co/tOSGnTbYDO #RIZINFF #RIZIN2018 pic.twitter.com/RAzI9x7Px7 — RIZIN FF OFFICIAL (@rizin_PR) June 30, 2018 Guillard seemed fired-up about the matchup in a post on his Instagram .
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Melvin Guillard steps in to fight Takanori Gomi at Rizin FF 11 in July – MMA Junkie