Aoki-"If I lose it is over for Japan"

http://www.mmamania.com/2010/4/7/1409190/shinya-aoki-it-is-certain-that-if
"Japan’s best comes to USA. This is amazing ... my technical side is evidenced by my long career. It is the same as my old fights so it does not need to be discussed. Instead, the most important point is this: ‘If Aoki loses, it is over for Japan. I love Japan and it is certain that if I lose, Japan will become a colony of US MMA. Some [fans] say that USA's MMA is the best but I do not worship U.S. MMA so this is big war to me, just like my fight against [Sengoku champion] Hirota [on New Year’s Eve]. Yes, this is a high risk, high return proposition. If I get the return, I give it to DREAM because I am a son of DREAM. The same as in the New Year's Eve fight I am thinking ‘OK, I kill you!' ... I can risk my life if needs be. I am a warrior.... I am really serious about MMA. So I do not talk about technique now, because this fight is not about technique but about instinct and heart! One tough guy will stand, another tough guy will fall. Everyone, look upon this scene."

thats what I like to hear. Im picking gil, but I hope he comes in as prepared as Aoki will. hype like this is great 4 the sport.

He confirms what LA just asked. If Aoki loses, that is it for Japan.

so put Aoki down as a yes.

yeah this kind of makes me not want to pick Gil

OUSOONERSOU wrote:

yeah this kind of makes me not want to pick Gil

Just take a look at Aoki's pic on mmamania of him dressed as a girl, you'll have no problem with him losing then. Makes me want to see Gil kick his ass. Why do some Jap fighters do that???

MMAEYES wrote:

OUSOONERSOU wrote:

yeah this kind of makes me not want to pick Gil

Just take a look at Aoki's pic on mmamania of him dressed as a girl, you'll have no problem with him losing then. Makes me want to see Gil kick his ass. Why do some Jap fighters do that???

ha ha yeah I saw that earlier.

Aoki always says crazy shit. He thinks he's a Samurai or something...

oggy420 wrote:

Aoki always says crazy shit. He thinks he's a Samurai or something...

love that about him, great mind set if you ask me.

i agree, cant wait for this fight.

So looking forward to the Mousasi-Mo fight and this one. I think Aoki will get the job done

what is great about his comments(at least these comments) is he is not predicting a victory. He hypes the fight, he talks about the massive importance he believes that is involved in the fight without the all too common "im gonna walk right through him" garbage that we so often here.

and I also believe he has an edge on Penn in that when jumping into and hyping a big time fight(granted not on the gsp 2 level) he will actually prepare as if it is a big time fight.