A 165-pound catchweight bout between former Pride lightweight champion Takanori Gomi and Brett Cooper is currently in the works for Affliction: Trilogy. The news of the comes courtesy of MMAWeekly.

Affliction: Trilogy takes place on August 1 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The main event features number one ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko taking on former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett. A light-heavyweight bout between former DREAM middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi and Strikeforce light-heavyweight champ Renato "Babalu" Sobral will co-headline the event.

Takanori Gomi is fresh off a much-needed victory over Takashi Nakakura at Shooto: The Final Tradition last month. Prior to the win, Gomi wasn't himself at all as he suffered back-to-back losses to Sergei Golyaev and Satoru Kitaoka. Not too long ago, Gomi was considered the top ranked lightweight in the world, putting together an impressive 13-1 fight record under the Pride banner. "The Fireball Kid" holds notable wins over the likes of Jens Pulver, Luiz Azeredo, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Tatsuya Kawajiri and Hayato "Mach" Sakurai.

Brett Cooper is currently on a 6-fight winning streak, with his most recent win coming over Joe Cronin at last month's Call To Arms 1 event. Cooper previously fought for Affliction at the promotion's second event in January, where he defeated Patrick Speight. The IFL and Shooto veteran, Cooper, sports a 9-4 MMA record with 8 of his wins coming via stoppages.

Source: www.fiveknuckles.com