The bout was announced by Nobuyuki Sakakibara on Twitter.
TK vs Thompson is confirmed! This fight is scheduled for the 1st fight on the 29th. Witness the way of TK!#rizinff pic.twitter.com/LdY1ExSNSG
— NOBUYUKI SAKAKIBARA (@nobu_sakakibara) November 20, 2015
Kohsaka (26-18-2) has fought a who’s-who of MMA veterans. Names like Fedor Emelianenko, Randy Couture, Mark Hunt, Frank Shamrock, Ricco Rodriguez, Pedro Rizzo and both Nogueira brothers. Kohsaka is perhaps most known for his 2000 victory over Fedor Emelianenko, where the fight was ruled a TKO after Kohsaka cut Emelianenko with an illegal elbow.