As Shinya Aoki the DREAM lightweight belt he claimed rank No. 2 behind his idol BJ Penn itself. With Frankie Edgar's second victory over Penn it is clear that there is a new top lightweight King but Aoki is not buy. "I'm a big fan of BJ Penn really, he is one of my favorite fighters." He lost by decision. We look at martial arts in it is extreme form, we need to win by submission or knockout. In this sense, which he lost not."He lost this battle, but he is still" the man "it is still my favorite fighters."
With Edgar keeps the belt we have a fighter with a wrestling backbone at the top of which is light and gray Maynard UFC Department once again the next likely Challenger it looks not as that will change anytime soon. This trend to rings is another thing with suffers Aoki.
Japanese MMA is completely different. We go for cut-outs and submissions from the beginning and go for the decision is not an option.
-Shinya Aoki
"The American wrestling style - punching a little, has always a takedown and move to page control to win the round no Risiko.Es is a simple fight."It's just the judges use."Don't even have to injuries or anything like the kümmern.Es is no risk."
The fact that Aoki used the lack of risk as a criticism is interesting when you consider he also recently claimed that his own goal is ", to win without against my opponents in dangerous situations", that fight with risk "The quality of MMA bottom makes."
"Want to Frankie Edgar vs gray Maynard to see? thinking it would interesting?"Aoki asks.
I truthfully answer that I don't think it would be very exciting.
"Right!"I'm a big fan of the UFC, but I think that lately very interesting been. of course there is good fighters but not so many interesting battles. «Punch a little, then get a takedown and each round is a repetition of it.»
"I am a big fan of aggressive fighters like Joe Stevenson, Kenny Florian, Melvin Guillard, BJ Penn, Nate Diaz..""Everyone else is only rings and it is not interesting at all."
Aoki's thoughts on rings are eerily similar to those of Dan Hardy and how Hardy, Aoki has lost, Aoki was a major struggle because wrestling - takedown Gilbert Melendez was during Hardy unable to stop the takedown against Georges St. Pierre.
"Japanese MMA is completely different.""We go for cut-outs and submissions from the beginning and go for the decision is not an option."
When Aoki tried to bring his Japanese MMA style in the United States, it was obvious missing.Although Gilbert Melendez is not traditionally intended as a wrestler Boxer, lightweight champion certainly neutralized the DREAM as he during their bout in strike force.
"It was not where I fought, Japan or America, cage or ring, but I am only weak.""As a fight I found weakness in me."
Aoki's next bout was against Tatsuya Kawajiri DREAM Llghtweight Titel.Kawajiri is not American, can be said that he fights as "American wrestler", zu.Der fight against Kawajiri Aoki objects was dramatically successful for Aoki due to a change in the way of thinking.
"After Melendez mean to avoid takedowns and only hit me I had to my way of thinking to ändern.Ich had a submission to erhalten.Ich was really desperate (against Kawajiri)."
Aoki believes that he shot at still deserves another Melendez, but it work, must this fight to verdienen.Aoki's upcoming bout against Marcus Aurelio on DREAM. 16 on September 25th will be the next step to the earn his shot yet, despite BJ Penn's to Edgar Aoki's own loss to Gilbert Melendez, BJ Penn is still at the top of the heap and it is still the goal.
"BJ Penn, Eddie Alvarez, Gilbert Melendez, Frankie Edgar, the top four sind.BJ Penn is you still no. 1 aggressive fighter is Eddie Alvarez.Frankie Edgar is lost on most defensiv.Wenn Penn, lose my goal überhaupt.Es not I is difficult for me to see that he lost the battle."
And gray Maynard? the only man with a victory over the UFC lightweight champion and the next likely contender for the title?
"Gray Maynard is a good wrestler."
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