Word has just been received that Cage Warriors Heavyweight Champion, Antonio "Pezao" Silva Junior has been matched against Tom "The Big Cat" Erikson for May 5th’s K-1 Heros event.

“Junior” was origianlly tipped to be on a colission course with Bob "The Beast" Sapp, but it now looks almost certain that he will make his Heros debut against the Pride, K-1 and ADCC veteran.

Official confirmation from K-1 regarding this and other Hero’s match-ups is expected to be made within the week.

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