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Old 08-30-2006, 10:59 PM   #61 (permalink)

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Aoki has some pretty slick skills, but he'd have to put on at least 10-15 extra pounds of muscle to seriously compete in UFC's 170 div. He looked just right at LW.
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Old 08-30-2006, 11:04 PM   #62 (permalink)

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Aoki definitely is a Top 5 Welterweight in my book, I think he is the best submission guy at the WW division, he lack a little bit stand up, but he indeed is dangerous and has alot of hearth, just as he show it against Kikuchi, before winning the Shooto belt. Aoki is always entertaining to watch, I canīt wait to see who he is going to fight next, I would like that he was matched against Hansen soon
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Old 08-30-2006, 11:08 PM   #63 (permalink)
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BJ Penn would be his toughest challenge, BJ is the only guy I would favor substantially over Aoki at WW.

GSP and Hughes would be very, very tough due to their massive strength/size advantage. I think Aoki could sneak a sub on Hughes. If GSP did a sprawl and brawl type of fight, it would be very tough on Aoki.

I'd actually like to see Diego vs. Aoki. Diego is slick as hell and Aoki is a sub king, it would be fun to see.

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Old 08-30-2006, 11:14 PM   #64 (permalink)
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Old 08-30-2006, 11:26 PM   #65 (permalink)
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Old 08-30-2006, 11:31 PM   #66 (permalink)

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I would also like to see him compete in the UFC. with a black belt in judo and bjj i think he could be a serious threat in the ww division. with that said i think he needs more experience to be able to compete with the big 3. how is his stand up btw? i've only seen a couple of his fights and they've both gone to the ground.
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Old 08-30-2006, 11:31 PM   #67 (permalink)
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Get REal! Japanese are all Genetic Wimps! Their lack of physical strengh always nips them in the ass! until they get off their lazy butts and start lifting some weights they will Never win Anything!
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Old 08-30-2006, 11:32 PM   #68 (permalink)

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Get REal! Japanese are all Genetic Wimps! Their lack of physical strengh always nips them in the ass! until they get off their lazy butts and start lifting some weights they will Never win Anything!
try and tell gomi that...
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Old 08-30-2006, 11:37 PM   #69 (permalink)
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I only saw one Gomi fight and he got his ass handed to him by BJ, and he has no muscles last time I checked.
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Old 08-30-2006, 11:40 PM   #70 (permalink)

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I only saw one Gomi fight and he got his ass handed to him by BJ, and he has no muscles last time I checked.
look at him during his shooto fights and then look at him now... he's bulked up a lot. and yes i know he was schooled by bj but he's also beaten the best lw in the world.
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