DEEP is full of announcements these days, the second being the lightweight grand prix which will kick off at Tokyo Impact 2013.  While no matches have been announced, the promotion did list the roster of participants for the event.

The grand prix will give fans a sneak peak into the next wave of talent that is Japanese MMA.  The promotion went with this route and left the big names off the roster.  Hardcore JMMA fans will recognize some names on the list, but most are new faces to fans.

Hidehiko Hasegawa
Sadao Kondo
Yasuhiro Kawasaki
LUIZ
Yoichi Fukumoto
Naoto Miyazaki
Yutaka Ueda
Juri Ohara
Ken Hamamura
Hideto Kondo
Isamu Nagase
Yuta Kaneko
Ryosuke Togashi
Masakazu Taguchi
Kanho Ryu
Dari Rokuku