Okay, let’s dive into this wild Evo 2025 scene. You didn’t even need to be there to feel the buzz. Kazuyuki “KojiKOG” Koji, twisted like a pretzel on stage—total chaos, right? The internet exploded, tossing it around like a hot potato. It’s hilarious but kinda epic, like Shakespeare meets meme culture.
So, KojiKOG was up against Goichi “GO1” Kishida. GO1 crushed it, took home the trophy, and KojiKOG? Well, he had Billy while GO1 went with Kain. Both top picks this year since that flashy Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves dropped. Anyway, KojiKOG was on the ropes. Imagine being in a washing machine, that’s how it felt with those combos coming at him. First round, gone. Second round, he had flickers of hope—almost there, but nah, couldn’t pull through.
It zipped by in under five minutes, but KojiKOG’s epic, operatic meltdown went on for nearly a minute. GO1 laughed it off, tried to be nice. Meanwhile, audiences were slicing that footage up, making it their own personal anthem of failed attempts. I mean, haven’t we all been there? Giving it all and still missing the mark—ouch.
And for the fans, this wasn’t KojiKOG’s first dramatic rodeo. He faced off with GO1 back in Evo 2015 in some anime fighter, Aquapazza. Lost that time too, and went all medieval drama with the leg thing. But hey, this time the stakes were higher—more cash, more glory. GO1 snagged an extra $10k, and now he’s eyeing that sweet $2.5 million at the SNK World Championship, thanks to, well, controversial sponsors.
KojiKOG even joked on X—something about losing his leg again after ten years. The guy is turning losing into some kind of performance art. Fans can’t wait to see what he’ll pull next time. Love it or hate it, he’s got style, that’s for sure.
