The Road to UFC: Satoshi Ishii

by Nick Thomas on Jan 20, 2009 2:16 PM EST in MMA News

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He looked very good on the ground with randy,and his boxing was’nt bad for a guy only starting training

by RealIrish on Jan 20, 2009 2:26 PM EST reply actions

He got a north south position on Randy. Give Ishii a couple of years and he will be studly.

by "Mr. NC-17" on Jan 20, 2009 2:33 PM EST reply actions

I am very excited!

"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions." --George W. Bush, The Decider, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007

by lovingmma25 on Jan 20, 2009 2:39 PM EST reply actions

God I want this guy in the UFC. And if he’s successful I think he could be very influential in not only the UFC getting greater exposure and popularity in Japan, but in inspiring Japanese talent to sign with the UFC.

by Rundownloser on Jan 20, 2009 2:54 PM EST reply actions

That and

a lot of legitimacy to public eye in general. For the UFC to have a gold medalist from the latest Olympics would make great strides in opening some eyes and making MMA a little more mainstream I belive.

Kuwabara Kuwabara

by J. B. Maddox on Jan 20, 2009 3:51 PM EST up reply actions

Trojan Horse

Ishi = UFC Japan

by cyph on Jan 20, 2009 3:20 PM EST reply actions

Possibly...

However Ishii has stated that he wants to fight in America first and foremost. I can’t find the quote right now but he said something along the lines of a UFC show in Japan would be “fake” and his number one goal is to fight in America.

by Stefan Manojlovic on Jan 20, 2009 4:01 PM EST up reply actions

He doesn’t have to fight in Japan for the UFC to expand there. I’m sure his fans would love to watch his fights regardless of where he fights. Of course, 2 fights in the US with one in Japan wouldn’t hurt either.

by cyph on Jan 20, 2009 5:59 PM EST up reply actions

What channel and show did this air on?

by smoogy on Jan 20, 2009 3:58 PM EST reply actions

he’ll come into the UFC, wrestlers and BJJ guys will get tossed or even submitted (Yoshida vs Kopenhaver, or Karo P.’s fights)…and wrestlers and BJJ guys will still discount Judo.

Gatti.
Dekkers.
Pele.
Tadahiro Nomura.
Hidehiko Yoshida.
Aoki.
Kang.
Vanderlei.

by theworldsoldestsport on Jan 20, 2009 5:52 PM EST reply actions