(Props: MMA Scraps)
We didn’t pick up on Shinya Aoki‘s post-fight speech at Dynamite!! 2008 because we don’t speak Japanese and we didn’t actually watch the event, but apparently the Tobikan Judan had some strong words for Dana White, the UFC, and our country as a whole. You can check it out above, helpfully translated into broken English.
Later, in a chat with Sherdog, Aoki was a bit more humble:
“I think there’s no doubt that B.J. Penn is still the best at 155 pounds. He’s most likely the best fighter in the world. I don’t ignore the UFC. I respect the UFC because it’s a very high level organization — a high summit in the sport.”
“Personally, the most decisive fight in the world, the culmination, the pinnacle for me is B.J. Penn. Please do not misunderstand — I really need this to be clearly expressed in the media: Shinya Aoki will not go to the UFC. [Ed. note: :'-( ] I just want to fight B.J. Penn. This is my selfish wish. I know that everyone says they want Penn, but I think I’m the number one Japanese fighter to be saying this.”
Yes, Shinya. Out of all the fighters who publicly call out BJ Penn but have no intention of signing with the organization that would make a fight with him a legitimate possibility, you are definitely the top Japanese one.








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Am I worked into a "tizzy?" Nope.........won't happen. I enjoy calling out BS'ers like yourself.........You sit behind your moniter, all pasty-faced from lack of sunlight, the juice from your double stuffed burrito dripping down your chin acting like you know it all on an MMA website trying to make yourself into something you are not...........You think that by remaining calm and attempting to appear mature you can hide your lack of knowledge. Argue the points you quiff.
Next you will be telling me that you are a Dr. and make tonnes of $$, drive expensive cars, are 6'6" and bench press 500lbs.....yeah I know you, and your type. The reality of it though is that you are probably having a hissy fit in your parent’s basement because someone called you on your BS remarks. ***You still have not defended your position BTW.....***
You are nothing but a failed abortion. Your mom should have used a metal coat hanger to scrape out her insides instead of one of the plastic ones when you were in-utero. That way you would have been born stillborn, like you were supposed to, instead of being born half retarded like you are now......
And to clarify, no I am not a homophobe, I love Lesbians - they are the greatest invention EVER!! But thanks! Seriously, I am the farthest thing away from a Homophobe, so don't bother trying to push your hate on me.
How about arguing your point nuthugger?
It's not nice to call someone names cockgobbler. Sorry if I hurt your feelings while making my point you fat bitch.
Suck it up nancy boy!!
You are sitting here talking about the "most effective way to win a fight....." You are in idiot. You win a fight if you win a fight. The guy can tap or be ktfo......there is no such thing as an "effective way to win a fight." If you had any expereince at all in combat sports, you would realize that. I will continue to make gay masturbation jokes based on the fact that is how your life started..gay masturbation gone wrong.....
Look back recently at Dream 5, Aoki sure did exploit Hansen by catching all of those punches.........wth his face. I guess that he must have forgot to catch the punch in midair.....you fucking douchebag.
Anderson Silva, GSP, Lidell, Jackson, All great strikers and are the top of their weight classes, all amazing strikers who end fights the same way.
Get your bf's cock out of your ears and listen up. I am not disputing the fact that grappling/wrestling/jiujitsu is important in a MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MATCH. But it is by no means the most effective way to end a fight. you do what gets the job done you fucking pap smear...........
Hey, I hear Tapout is having a half off sale......gotta go!
When was the last time you saw a BJJ guy "catch a punch" besides using their face to do so? This isn't "Kung-Fu the LEgend continues", it's a real life combat sport.
Get your sorry fat ass to the gym and start learning about what you are preaching........
"Agreeing with Crookshank is for pre-pubescent boys, the rest of cagepotato is for men......"
Well, I think that striking is the easier way to finish a fight if your opponent is also striking. Every energy can be used against you, just look at how Rashad neutralized Forrest's kicks. He caught one and dragged him down to the ground. Strikes are useless if you can catch a fist or a kick and use the force against your opponent. Good mma is not about 'easy', but about effective solutions. Strikes are terrible ways to win a real fight against a good wrestler, he will drag you down. Strikes are frankly the most bloody and the most obviously violent way to win a fight, but not the most effective. If you are facing a good striker in a fight, the best way to win is to turn their strikes into a handicap. I find Aoki interesting because he turns his opponents strikes into weaknesses. Every time you throw a punch, or a kick, he might grab your limb and break it. Striking might seem like an easy way to win a fight, but that is only true against someone who doesn't understand judo or wrestling or jujitsu.
The striking game is for the teenagers. Grappling is for the adults.
Maybe it's meant to be calling out Ishii for being a traitor?
Ronnie Dobbs: Sure it does. But that fight was two years ago, whereas he got his teeth punched in by the same guy a few months ago. He should close that book before he starts opening new ones.
Whoa, whoa, whoa... we're just talkin' about fights here, buddy.
I can agree that there are obvious reasons Aoki wouldn't sign with the UFC, but since that is the case, why is he calling it out? He's only asking for all the "put up or shut up" comments that he will get!
Harsh, Bottylam! ... how can you call the Crimson Twins C-list. Is it just because they are each others weakness? I don't like, no sir, not one bit.
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