
(I guess humiliation makes you an angry man.)
If you haven’t seen the clip of Shinya Aoki’s achilles lock win over Tatsuya Kawajiri at DREAM 15, it really was impressive, but as usual, Mr. Rainbow pants had to go and taint the victory by spouting off about wanting to seriously injure his opponent.
Check out the video after the jump and we’ll catch you up with what Aoki said following the match.
Not content with just defeating the heavily touted fellow countryman, the sadist in Aoki stuck around for the post fight interview.
"When I grabbed him, I felt that I could finish it. When I caught him and tried to submit him, I heard a loud crackle sound. He did not tap so I thought ‘Ok, this match just became a death-fight,’ and I was going to [have to] destroy his leg. I knew Kawajiri never taps so I could not win without breaking his bone. I was hoping for an open-fracture."
In an effort to lessen the blow of his ill-timed remarks, Aoki commended Kawajiri on his composure and resilience.
"No one could have endured [that submission] like Kawajiri," he said. "His heart is iron."
This isn’t the first time Aoki has willfully injured an opponent. You may recall his arm-snapping victory over Mizuto Hirota at the New Years Eve Dynamite! show and followed up the gesture by flipping off his injured opponent.
After the fight he apologized for the rude gesture, but not for breaking Hirota’s arm, explaining that he was being a company man and was told to break one of Hirota’s limbs by DREAM’s seemingly sleazy producer, Keiichi Sasahara.
"After my fight, I was excited, and so I did something rude that I should apologize for. But that showed just how excited I was over that fight. When I had his arm behind his back, I could feel it popping," said Aoki. "I thought, ‘Well, this guy’s pride just won’t let him tap, will it?’ So without hesitation, I broke it. I heard it break, and I thought, ‘Ah, there, I just broke it.’ I was stopped afterward, but even if I hadn’t been, continuing to break it more would have been fine by me."
"When Sasahara tells me to go and do something, I do it, and that’s how I live my life. If Sasahara tells me to go to Strikeforce and take them out or ‘Go and kill that guy,’ I’m going to do it. Even if he tells me to go take out [FEG executive Sadaharu] Tanigawa, I’d do that too."
He later maintained his stance in an interview with MMAJunkie that he wasn’t sorry in the least bit for the injury he caused Hirota.
So why is he not punished for his comments or actions? The argument can be made that his opponents should have tapped, but Aoki himself said that if the referee hadn’t intervened, he would have done more damage to Hirota than the original fracture to his humerus.
If a fighter contracted by an American promotion came out and spoke about wanting to break bones or gloating that they seriously injured an opponent, they would likely be reprimanded by the organization they were contracted to or the athletic commission.
Look at what happened to Renato "Babalu" Sobral for holding the choke too long on David Heath at UFC 74. It wasn’t the choke that got him into trouble, it was his comments afterwards that he was teaching Heath a lesson that elicited him a hefty fine for the infraction. If he had said nothing and pled ignorance and let on he didn’t feel the tap or the referee and that his adrenaline boost slowed his reaction time, he likely would still be in the UFC.
Ask Frank Mir about the repercussions of publicizing your desire to maim or kill an opponent in the cage.








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commentsA. I never said he got destroyed B. You don't have to get destroyed to humiliate yourself, just ask Kalib
If I were Aoki, I would be humiliated by that fight. Are you telling me you wouldn't be? I'd rather get ktfo or submitted in a war than go 5 rounds with literally 0 offense. That's fuckin embarassing.
As for Japanese mma in general, it was a humiliation for them because Aoki set it up to be. He was going on and on about how this is the fight to save japenese mma and he's the last real Japanese threat and he's better than Americans bla bla. I don't know exactly what he said and I'm too lazy at the moment to dig it up, but he said a lot of stuff like that leading up to the fight.
The childish spelling and grammar errors in CagePotato articles have really gotten out of control lately, and I'd like you to try harder.
Thank you.
Again, there is nothing different between this and Dan Henderson being ecstatic that he knocked the crap out of Bisping's chin. Both intended to cause maximum damage and were happy to do so.
As for the GSP example... He didn't let go of the sub because he didn't want to damage the arm. He simply wasn't in position to properly execute the submission. He said so himself and immediately went to Renzo Gracie after the fight to correct it.
However, yes I would agree Aoki is a total douchebag the way he goes about it. However, at the same time he is showing the stupidity of Japanese pride - ohhh, I have to lose with "honor" so we never tap. Ok then, so then Aoki will snap your bones, and you know what? His opponents would do the same given the chance and I'm sure Aoki knows this.
I think GSP should have snapped have snapped Hardy's arm - why let it go? Especially in title fights, if your not going to tap, then keep torquing, if the arm snaps because of a lack of a tap then what was supposed to happen? Let it go because you're opponent won't tap? Why even have a fight then?
While there is some truth to what you said, it is a stretch to say that Aoki "humiliated himself and Japanese MMA" when he lost a tough 5-Round decision. Gilbert won, and gained a lot of respect in my eyes but he didn't even come close to "destroying" Aoki.
That said he's pretty fun to watch when he's matched up with japanese scrubs that he can use to showcase his impressive jitz. That's pretty much the only thing he's good for.
If you want an example of how you can flagrantly hold a sub too long and then feign ignorance/surprise and not get cut or even punished by the ufc, talk to that Rushmore Panhandlers guy.
One wrong brush stroke and the conversation takes a turn for the worse...
Is it really any different than a fighter hoping to knock his opponent viciously unconscious? Of course not. In both scenarios, they are hoping to harm their opponent in the worst way possible according to their respective style of fighting.
So Aoki finds the idea of injuring an opponent who is unwilling to tap exciting? So what. I understand that completely and agree with it to a certain extent. He repeatedly trains submissions. The art of applying pressure to the body to cause pain and damage, or at least cause a fighter to submit due to the threat of pain and damage. I'm sure that most sub artists secretly want an opponent to refuse to tap, thereby allowing him to fully apply a submission. Aoki is simply willing to admit it.
Now, when Aoki snaps a guys arm, or chokes him unconscious, AFTER he taps... then I'll agree with you that he is a douchebag. Till then, grow up.
If White isnt enough, the UFC owners are from a long line of real life mobsters, not wannabees like the aerobics instructor.
I'd make a pot-kettle comment but irony would be lost.
I think Aoki is playing the role up. I don't blame him for holding the sub when guys refuse to tap, they're the idiots that think being tough is better than continuing your career. He wouldn't be breaking anyone's anything if the guys would just tap
But they still censor pubic hair?
typical japanesey calisthenics.
Screw you gayoki
PS i wish i would have posted this on fightlinker!!!
I think you need to take sarcasm classes from that one persian dude on Family Guy.
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