Takashi Sato is a last minute addition to the UFC London card! The Japanese welterweight will face Gunnar Nelson at the O2 Arena on March 19th.
He tweeted the news earlier this morning:
決まりました！3/19ロンドン大会！相手はグンナーネルソン！相手にとって不足なし！
FINALLY I'LL BE BACK IN THE OCTAGON!!
March 19th in London!!🇬🇧
It's not short notice fight to me. I have 12 month fight camp and I'm always ready.
I'll just show how got stronger I am!! Ready!!!🔥🇯🇵🇹🇼 pic.twitter.com/I6kCYpA64v— 佐藤天 Takashi Sato (@satotenten) March 8, 2022
Sato holds a record of 16-4 but is coming off a submission loss to Miguel Baeza at UFC Vegas 15. In the Tweet he states that he has a ’12 month fight camp’ and is ‘always ready’.
Nelson’s tally stands at 17-5-1 and he hails from Iceland but is based in London. His original opponent, Claudio Silva, pulled out of the fight after suffering an injury.
This will be Sato’s first fight in over a year, he did not compete at all in 2021. The Sanford MMA representative has alternated between wins and losses since signing with the UFC and will be looking to continue that pattern in London this month.
