Shinya Aoki: "I'm Better And Capable Of Beating UFC Fighters"

**Draven** · Posted On: 10/07/2009 4:49pm

Originally Posted by HappyOldGuy

His walking around weight is higher than that. He did comment that he didn't have to cut to get to 170 for the GSP fight, but that was at the end of camp. In other fights it's been news that he was below 170 6 weeks or more out.

Anyways, I think we can all agree that we want to findout.

That was fat BJ...

But anyway, I dont think Aoki has much of a chance against BJ. Its just a horror matchup for him, BJ would keep it standing and outbox him.

Against anyone else in the UFC though, Aoki can definately put on a submission clinic.

**Mr. Machette** · Posted On: 10/07/2009 5:15pm

Originally Posted by nifoc

Unlike...say...americans?

lol! Touche'

**Hiro Protagonist** · Posted On: 10/08/2009 3:11pm

Naaah, ain't gonna happen.

Aoki is pretty much the face of Dream, I doubt that they'd let him go.

Fedor syndrome.

I think it's far more probable, and please think about it a sec before you
rule it out, that one of the top lightweight UFC/US fighters makes a deal with Dream.

**DaeHan** · Posted On: 10/09/2009 12:21pm

Against anyone else in the UFC though, Aoki can definately put on a submission clinic.

Demian Maia also gave clinics and got KTFO in seconds by Nate Marquardt, so IDK.

**Wolf** · Posted On: 10/09/2009 12:34pm

Originally Posted by Draven

He sure as hell is bigger than a lot of the bulked up featherweights like Griffin and Edgar in the UFC.

You're fucking insane if you think Tyson Griffin is a bulked up featherweight. He may be short, but he's one of the biggest and strongest lightweights in the UFC.

He's a MONSTER compared to Aoki.

**DaeHan** · Posted On: 10/09/2009 12:55pm

What about Gray Maynard? The guy's a beast.

**JudOWNED** · Posted On: 10/09/2009 12:56pm

Is it dejavu, or didn't we just have this conversation?

**Hesperus** · Posted On: 10/09/2009 1:22pm

Aoki's first fight had better be Sherk.

**HappyOldGuy** · Posted On: 10/09/2009 2:11pm

Originally Posted by Hesperus

Aoki's first fight had better be Sherk.

That would certainly shut up us size queens.

**sashimi_style** · Posted On: 10/11/2009 9:02am

BJ's been known to do his own thing in the past, and if he gets it in his head that he wants to fight Aoki, he may clash with the UFC to make it happen. If Aoki and BJ keep taking out legit top LW's, this could become a real issue. Of course, the UFC will never let BJ leave as Champion, so the only real possibility is for Aoki to forsake the promotions that have got him this far. That probably won't happen either, which is a shame, as it would be the most significant title unification in any wieght class of MMA. Looking at the past accomplishments of Shinya Aoki and BJ Penn, and seeing how the two have earned their places in their division, shows a much more balanced significane than a fight such as Brock Lesnar vs. Fedor Emelianenko. I just hope that someway, somehow, Dana Claus can put this together.