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Report: Kid Yamamoto to face Masato in kickboxing fight on New Years Eve

Reports out of Japan have two of the biggest stars of years past fighting on New Year's Eve, with talk of Kid Yamamoto vs. Masato II.

This is absolutely just a rumor at this point, but it's a big enough one that it is worth running...

Reports out of Japan are indicating that on New Year's Eve, Kid Yamamoto will be facing K-1 MAX legend Masato under K-1 rules. Surprisingly, this fight is not linked to the Fedor Emelianenko-led Rizin event, but would be a rival to Rizin.

For fans who did not follow the Japanese combat sports scene back in the glory days of Pride, K-1, etc, it's hard to emphasize the magnitude of this fight.