Comments on: Shinya Aoki on his way to Strikeforce, possible for early 2010

By: HonorableAggression

HonorableAggression — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:44:07 +0000

MMA-LOGIC: Says you Honor. You should open your mind to the possibility that UFC does not have all the best fighters. Aoki is a great fighter and Strikeforce is becoming a contender. Get used to it.

lol, calm down, I dont think the ufc has the best by rule, I just think aoki would get slaughtered by penn, sanchez, florian, etc, its not my fault they fight under the ufc banner. But if rationalizing my opinions to simplistic views helps you cope with life, go for it.

By: MMA-LOGIC

MMA-LOGIC — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:25:24 +0000

Says you Honor. You should open your mind to the possibility that UFC does not have all the best fighters. Aoki is a great fighter and Strikeforce is becoming a contender. Get used to it.

By: HonorableAggression

HonorableAggression — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:15:48 +0000

dpk: Aoki is generally considered by most rankings to be somewhere between 2-5 in the LW rankings

Yet he has rarely fought any of the other top 5.

By: HonorableAggression

HonorableAggression — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:14:32 +0000

big signings for SF but disappointing to me as an mma fan ironically because they’re not fighting the best. Shinya Aoki calls out BJ Penn, then goes to SF. Ha. People are absolutely delusional if they think shinya aoki has even a decent chance against top tier ufc LW’s, never mind Penn. This isnt dream where you take sloppy strikes to secure a third round submission, BJ Penn would have Aoki beaten to a bloody pulp while avoiding every takedown and sub. Get real, talk is cheap.

By: J MOTA

J MOTA — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:25:34 +0000

He needs to stop calling out Bj Penn if he’s going to sign with srikeforce.Personally i dont think he would even get by Florian.You got to have more than a submission game if you’re gonna compete with tops in the UFC just ask Maia.I would like to see Aoki vs Nate Diaz but he’ll probably play it safe and stay away from the hellbows not allowed in strikeforce.

By: Angry Mike

Angry Mike — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:23:27 +0000

Great acquisition by Strikeforce, and a good org. for Aoki since he won’t have to deal with elbow strikes from fighters in his guard. If he had to defend those, he’d be screwed, and that’s why I wouldn’t expect to see him in the UFC ever. That having been said, he’s in for a brutal awakening. He has great submissions, but his prior loss to Hell Boy proves he can be ko’d. And he won’t have a Japanese ref, who have been protective of him in the past. I have serious doubts about his ability to handle the top-tier strikers. I’m definitely going to enjoy watching the fights!

By: Jstew3785

Jstew3785 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:10:36 +0000

From the looks of that picture he could cut to 135 easily. I know he’s done well at 55, but damn, he’s skinny

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:47:31 +0000

Woooow this is great..

By: dpk

dpk — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:39:45 +0000

Aoki is generally considered by most rankings to be somewhere between 2-5 in the LW rankings. I tend to agree more with the recent 5oz rankings that had him at 8, so here are his options

If Aoki comes to Strikeforce he can fight consensus top 20 guys like Thompson, and Melendez, and and up an coming prospect like Beerholm.

If Aoki goes to UFC he can fight consensus top 10 guys like BJ, Florian, Maynard, Sanchez, Edgar.

I’d rather see him earn his top 10 ranking against guys generally considered to be top 10.

By: bigbadjohn

bigbadjohn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:42:44 +0000

yoohoo Shinya, Fedor, Gegard, (looks like Hendo), I’d think you guys were a lot cooler if you came to the UFC!

By: s00nertp

s00nertp — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:37:40 +0000

I cant wait!!!! I hope this happens

By: Makington

Makington — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:22:55 +0000

Oh man, I can’t wait to see this guy fight in America if he indeed does come over. If judo and jiu jitsu made an energetic little baby, its name would be Shinya Aoki.

I don’t know how well he would fair against some bigger, stronger wrestlers, but as a big fan of his, I hope he’d be able to get some momentum behind himself.

By: sellysel020

sellysel020 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:52:39 +0000

This is a very smart move to come in like a previous post said to test the water. There are some game opponents that definitely I see having a chance to beat aoki because of his lack of stand up skills. I personally am tired of his hype train in Japan and being ranked so high like much other lightweights over there and wouldn’t be suprised if he gets beat by Thomson or Melendez slowing the train down. I’m not hoping that happens, but I would be tempted to bet against him if he fought either. Prove me wrong Aoki and go to the UFC and deserve your number 3 or 2 or whatever all these sites have him ranked at.

By: MMA-LOGIC

MMA-LOGIC — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:56:35 +0000

StrikeForce is becoming very strong. Look for a few more surprises in the near future as far as new signings go for SF. I can feel a few more shocks coming like the that of the Fedor signing.

By: Vogairian

Vogairian — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:50:20 +0000

Smart move on Aoki’s part. He’s a great LW, but it’s best to take a dip in the shallow water and get his name out to the US audience, as opposed to jumping straight to the deep end of the UFC’s LW division and end up killing any marketability he could have over here.

By: edub

edub — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:00:35 +0000

hindsightufuk: personally i wanna see Josh have a tune up fight or two, he’s been out a long long time, and Gilbert is one of the best fighters out there at 155.

I would agree with you Hindsight but Josh has said in few interviews that he wants no part of atuneup and wants Melendez as soon as possible. I tend to agree with you though man that he should take a tune up first.

By: hindsightufuk

hindsightufuk — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:45:18 +0000

personally i wanna see Josh have a tune up fight or two, he’s been out a long long time, and Gilbert is one of the best fighters out there at 155.

chuffed to see Aoki get more limelight

By: fanoftna33

fanoftna33 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:41:49 +0000

I thought Thompsen had to fight Melendez first, you cant have Aoki fight Melendez for the interim title if Josh is healthy. I would like to see SF put him in there with a good wrestler, maybe Beerholm or the winner of tonights main event, then let Aoki fight Thompsen or Melendez.

By: Niv

Niv — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:41:43 +0000

SF is really looking like they’re going to put a scare into the UFC. Every day there’s a new significant signing, this is nothing but good news for mma lovers.