PHOTO | Akihiro Gono Defeats Cancer

By BJPENN.COM News - November 5, 2014

Gono

Pride FC legend and MMA veteran Akihiro Gono earned the reputation as a fighter to be feared throughout his 20 year and counting MMA career.

In the photo shown below from photographer Ryan Loco, Gono shows off a massive scar from the most important battle of his life, his battle with cancer, which Gono won.

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