After announcing the 16 competitors for the opening round of March 20th's Featherweight Grand Prix last week, World Victory Road has now made the first round pairings official. The event takes place from the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo and will air live in the US on HDNet.
First round of Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix:
-Hatsu Hioki vs. Chris Manuel
-Hideki Kadowaki vs. Nam Phan
-Marlon Sandro vs. Matt Jaggers
-L.C. Davis vs. Michihiro Omigawa
-Shintaro Ishiwatari vs. Jung Chan Sung
-Masanori Kanehara vs. Kim Jong Man
-Seiya Kawahara vs. Nick Denis
-Tetsuya Yamada vs. Ronnie Mann
Non-Tournament Bout:
-Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal vs. Ryo Kawamura
-James Thompson vs. Jim York