K-1 Hero's Results & A Legends Return?

K-1 Hero's had their annual Lightweight tournament, and Gesias "JZ" Calvancanti won for the 2nd year in a row! JZ has just been a storm in K-1 demolishing everyone put in front of him. The only problem is that the K-1 roster is so small there really aren't a lot of talented challengers. He did take apart Vitor Ribeiro, an amazing ju jistu blackbelt and winner of his last 10 fights, in only 35 seconds. Onto the finals and his 2nd bout of the evening, he dispatched Andre Amade with an armbar in the 1st round to be crowned Champion again. Its a shame we can't see JZ against the top tier talent in the UFC. It would make for some amazing fights.

Speaking of under utilized and amazing fighters, Kid Yamamoto returned to MMA from his Olympic wrestling journey, to skate to a decision victory over a nobody. Kid is the best 145 lb. fighter in the world (though WEC's Uriah Faber begs to differ) but he cannot find any decent opponents over in K-1.

Kazushi Sakuraba notched his 22nd win with an armbar coming off his lackluster performance to Royce Gracie. The old man can still submit with the best of them, and is still one of the most popular fighters in Japan.

Sergei Kharitonov got revenge in his rematch with Alistair Overeem KOing him through the ropes while Melvin Manhoef shockingly won with his 17th TKO (he has 18 career wins). Also Japanese fan favorite Ikuhisa "Punk" Minowa got a TKO win but the big announcement of the night was made by the legendary 400-0 Rickson Gracie!

Rickson Gracie, 49 years young, announced he wanted to fight forever, though he realized he could not, but had one fight left in him. It is rumored he will face Judo gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida at the New Year's Eve Hero's show. Rickson's "final match" has been rumored for years but he was actually in the ring announcing it so maybe it will happen. We've heard this all before, but we wait with baited breath for the legend to return one final time. The greatest fighter of all time may be returning to MMA for a final swan song!