Aoki finally makes his U.S. debut on April 17th, stepping into the cage to battle it out with current Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez. It will be interesting to see Aoki’s transition from ring to cage, some seem to be unaffected by it and other seem to struggle with it, throwing them off their game. Should be a great match up and can’t wait to see casual fan reactions to someone with Aoki’s grappling skills. I know that a lot of us have been waiting awhile for this. Glad to finally see it come to fruition. That’s the good news, the bad — no rainbow pants.