Riki Fukuda's UFC Debut vs. Nick Ring @ UFC 127

[EmpireWF]

Whose friend fought Ring once in Canada? Was it BigPapa?

Shogun should have more but Fukuda is 17-4 and on a 7 fight winning streak in DEEP and Dream.

Ring was a member of the TUF 11 cast and was the early favorite to win but a knee injury & surgery sidelined him (he had a history of serious knee issues). Ring is 10-0 and last fought in October 2009.

[Kuzzy Powers]

Really glad to see Nick Ring's homo ass getting a fair shot with the company.

[Bigpapa42]

Not my buddy. He knows Ring decently. Never fought him, though.

[SHOGUN]

Riki Fukuda is kinda in the mold of Yushin Okami. A pretty big 185'er with good wrestling (although not as good as Okami's). He's a well-rounded fighter who has put some exciting fights in DEEP, but I don't see championship contender in him. He should be a pretty good upper/mid-tier fighter, though.