(Sometimes you have only one friend, and he’s somewhere at the bottom of that next mug of beer.)
In a recent interview with Sportsnavi (via Suki) Takanori Gomi talks about his fall from the top of the lightweight division and his loss to Satoru Kitaoka (video here, and it doesn’t take long) in the Sengoku lightweight Grand Prix. Give him credit for owning up to his poor performance, as Gomi more or less says that he has sucked lately and doesn’t seem entirely hopeful that things will get better.
As you saw, I couldn’t do anything. I suppose fans who knew me since PRIDE considered that I looked like a totally different person. I don’t even know why. I didn’t feel any energy in the ring. After the fight, I felt like I was free. I thought I fulfilled my duty.
- Do you mean that you resigned from a representer of the top lightweight fighter?
I suppose so. I hadn’t proven myself in the last few fights. I was training, yet everything was fall in apart. I couldn’t put together because my training wasn’t enough. My skills went down in the last 2 years. I experienced a lot in the last 2 years. I quit Kiguchi dojo without thinking well, and started my gym. I felt responsibility to take care of my students, and I was passive about my fight. I was just waiting and see who I fought with.
- The title of the tournament was “road to Gomi”
I have no excuse about my performance and my loss. Kitaoka was entirely better than me. I I hope he becomes a great champion and defends his title.
When asked if he would take Kitaoka up on his offer of a rematch, Gomi wondered aloud whether Kitaoka would still want another go, saying, “He completely dominated me. I want him to move forward to bring more fans to Sengoku.”
Jesus Christ, Gomi. What happened to you? While I appreciate your willingness to accept the loss and not make a bunch of excuses that will only make you look pathetic in the long run, it seems as though you’ve lost your motivation and perhaps the will to live. Somebody test this guy’s testosterone levels or something.
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Comments
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:02
yea, he needs to start rethinking about a new career, maybe a massage therapist?
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:03
Him and Cro Cop should be banished to Sad Island.
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:04
Poor Gomi :( He's got alot of talent yet lacks motivation. Reminds me of someone else...
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:04
UFC 98's working title was "Road to Koscheck"
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:09
Everyone deserves a Second Chance! Everyone! You hear that Bank of America?!
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:14
man those fuckers jus hit me wit some bank fees! >_
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:18
gomi just needs a new nick-name or something that can get him re-interested in something that he has so much potential in. he should start calling himself the fireball man or maybe just using a symbol like prince.
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:18
Is Gomi drinking Goji? If not, he should be.
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:19
he'll be back. Got to appreciate the fact that he is not being a pussy about his loss. this is the reason Gomi will be a legend and Penn will fade into obscurity.
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:22
that's one humble-ass dude. i wish more were like him.
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:22
I think Diaz broke him. Oh and what a wonderful fight it was. But, Gomi hasn't been the same since.
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:33
Gomi was always overrated. Granted, he used to be a much better fighter than we see now, but the Bushido/Shooto lightweights being ranked as high as they were and still are is just silly. Kawajiri, Ishida, Aoki, Hansen, Alvarez, Gomi - all of them are highly overrated. Guys like Sherk, BJ, Florian, and a host of other UFC LW fighters would easily handle most of those guys. I think Frankie Edgar would be able to run through every one of those names (easily beating Aoki if he wasn't allowed his tights), and he isn't even top 5 in the UFC LW division. I know for all those years when the UFC didn't have a LW division these guys were all that was there. And they were considered better than the former UFC lightweights because the old UFC 155 stand-outs like Jens Pulver and Yves Edwards would go over there and lose to these guys. Problem is, Pulver and Edwards are not even close to representative of the UFC LW division today. And so we now have a situation where a guy like Eddie Alvarez gets smashed by Nick Thompson, then goes on to beat a bunch of these overrated Bushido/Shooto fighters, and gets ranked higher than someone like Sean Sherk or Kenny Florian. I have seen Alvarez ranked as high as #2 in the LW division. That is crazy! I think Roger Huerta would beat Alvarez, and this guy is ranked #2? To sum up... who cares about Gomi. He certainly used to be better than he is now, but he was never that good. He sucks now, so let's try and remember him for what he really was - an above average fighter, who got his ass handed to him by a gatekeeper like Nick Diaz.
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:52
CP- you guys KICK ASS!!! the hyper link to BJ's cry-baby ass video was shire genius! Respect my Authori-TI
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:52
Who is this guy that posts comments under my name that keeps talking about bank shit? Weird.... Anyway, Sounds like Gomi might not have it in him anymore to be a top 10 fighter. Maybe with some time off he can get that will to be a great fighter back?
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:54
once again Imbecile proves...HE DOESNT KNOW SHIT!
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:54
OBI is going to shit. He freakin' LOVES Gomi.
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:55
will someone please kick me in my CUBES!!! I seem to be having one of those moments again......!!
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:58
GRANTED!!! no open WIDE.....STOMP! Respect my Authori-TI
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:58
NO
Tue, 02/24/09 - 09:59
ouch.... thank you Sir. may i please have another?
Tue, 02/24/09 - 10:16
Diaz didn't break Gomi. Diaz couldn't even break the hymen of an 18 yr old virgin.
Tue, 02/24/09 - 12:06
@ Diaz Sucks; So your hymen is still intact huh?
Tue, 02/24/09 - 12:17
I haven't seen a haircut like that since I was in Kindergarten (1989).
Tue, 02/24/09 - 12:27
@ Onan Well, obviously.
Tue, 02/24/09 - 02:15
Your an Imbecile.
Tue, 02/24/09 - 02:19
"Human waste spews from his mouth as he converts his retarded-ness into phonetical garbage like that of a 'Keyboard Warrior'..." Thats an exerpt from Imbecile's Biography titled 'Remedial'.
Wed, 02/25/09 - 03:31
Gomi wasn't in the WVR Sengoku lightweight tournament. He fought Kitaoka for the belt after Kitaoka had already won the tourney.
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