{"id":120688,"date":"2014-11-26T11:08:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T19:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=120688"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:07:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:07:27","slug":"kid-yamamoto-set-return-following-three-year-layoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/kid-yamamoto-set-return-following-three-year-layoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Kid Yamamoto Set To Return Following Three-Year Layoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/kid-yamamoto-set-return-following-three-year-layoff\/kid-yamamoto\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-120689\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-120689\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Kid-yamamoto.png\" alt=\"Kid yamamoto\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Kid-yamamoto.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Kid-yamamoto-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Kid-yamamoto-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUFC bantamweight fighter, Norifumi &#8216;Kid&#8217; Yamamoto is set to make his return to the cage, following a lengthy stint of inactivity.<\/p>\n<p>UFC officials announced the Japanese stars inclusion on the upcoming UFC 184 event, in February.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 184 takes place from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The pay-per-view event features Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort, and Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano.<\/p>\n<p>Yamamoto is set to face Roman Salazar.<\/p>\n<p>The growing UFC 184 card is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Champ Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort \u2013 for middleweight title<\/li>\n<li>Champ Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano \u2013 for women\u2019s bantamweight title<\/li>\n<li>Frank Mir vs. Antonio Silva<\/li>\n<li>Yoel Romero vs. Ronaldo Souza<\/li>\n<li>Josh Koscheck vs. Neil Magny<\/li>\n<li>Roman Salazar vs. Norifumi Yamamoto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC bantamweight fighter, Norifumi &#8216;Kid&#8217; Yamamoto is set to make his return to the cage, following a lengthy stint of inactivity. UFC officials announced the Japanese stars inclusion on the upcoming UFC 184 event, in February. UFC 184 takes place from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. 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