one thing that turned me off about arona was his attitude
the guy was a whiner and made excuses for every loss
but he was one of the top guys in that division. if i'm not mistaken, he gave wanderlei his first loss after such a long reign
there was talk of him returning and maybe even into the ufc, but i haven't heard anything since. it was in an interview not too long ago. he still looks pretty solid, he still trains and rolls and a lot of surfing but who knows what kind of fight shape he's in now. i can't imagine he'd be able to hang at the top at this point but who knows
and yea, gomi is the one guy that put pride bushido on the map. he truly did live up to his nickname. fire ball kid is exactly what he was. i had the pleasure of seeing him fight live and lose to nick diaz, but it was great to see him live regardless