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On June 1 2009, Ishii announced he would join Japanese MMA organization [[World Victory Road]].<ref>http://sherdog.com/news/news/ishii-signs-with-sengoku-17728</ref> He officially signed with the organization at a public signing event on June 4 2009.<ref>http://mmamania.com/2009/06/01/olympic-gold-medalist-satoshi-ishii-passes-on-ufc-to-join-world-victory-road/</ref> |
On June 1 2009, Ishii announced he would join Japanese MMA organization [[World Victory Road]].<ref>http://sherdog.com/news/news/ishii-signs-with-sengoku-17728</ref> He officially signed with the organization at a public signing event on June 4 2009.<ref>http://mmamania.com/2009/06/01/olympic-gold-medalist-satoshi-ishii-passes-on-ufc-to-join-world-victory-road/</ref> |
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On September 14 2009, it was announced that Ishii will make his MMA debut against fellow Olympic judo gold medalist [[Hidehiko Yoshida]].<ref>http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/9/14/1029468/satoshi-ishii-to-make-mma-debut</ref> |
On September 14 2009, it was announced that Ishii will make his MMA debut against fellow Olympic judo gold medalist [[Hidehiko Yoshida]].<ref>http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/9/14/1029468/satoshi-ishii-to-make-mma-debut</ref> Although the fight was to take place at World Victory Road's [[SRC 12|New Year show]] on December 31st, the fight has been moved to [[Dream (mixed martial arts)|DREAM]]'s [[Dynamite!! 2009]] card on New Year's Eve as a co-promoted show.<ref>http://www.dreamofficial.com/</ref> |
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Representing  Japan
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2008 Beijing | +100 kg |
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2006 Doha | -100 kg |
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2007 Bangkok | Open |
Satoshi Ishii (石井 慧, Ishii Satoshi, born 19 December 1986 in Ibaraki, Osaka) is a Japanese judoka. He won a silver medal at the -100 kg category of the 2006 Asian Games.
On April 29, 2006 and 2008, he won the All-Japan Judo Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
On August 15 2008 he won a gold medal at the +100 kg category of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Ishii is listed as weighing 108kg (240lbs) and being 181cm (5'11") tall.
After winning the gold medal, Ishii expressed his wishes to apply his talents in the growing sport of MMA/Mixed Martial Arts much to the dismay of the Japanese Judo Federation.[1] Ishii originally confirmed that he signed a contract with Japanese mixed martial arts promotion, FEG and was rumored to debut in early 2009 in their fight series, DREAM.[2]
Japanese newspaper Sports Nippon reported that Ishii would make his ring debut in mixed martial arts (MMA) on 12/31 at K-1’s Dynamite event at Saitama Super Arena. However, Ishii announced that he rejected FEG's offer, and was planning to pursue his MMA career in the UFC. He headed to Florida where he trained with two of MMA's top camps American Top Team and Xtreme Couture.[3]
On June 1 2009, Ishii announced he would join Japanese MMA organization World Victory Road.[4] He officially signed with the organization at a public signing event on June 4 2009.[5]
On September 14 2009, it was announced that Ishii will make his MMA debut against fellow Olympic judo gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida.[6] Although the fight was to take place at World Victory Road's New Year show on December 31st, the fight has been moved to DREAM's Dynamite!! 2009 card on New Year's Eve as a co-promoted show.[7]
References
- ^ "Enfant terrible Ishii two-times Japanese judo". AFP. October 8, 2008.
- ^ Manojlovic, Stefan (October 29, 2008). "Olympic Judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii signs with FEG". MMAmania.com. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
- ^ http://mmamania.com/2008/12/17/olympic-judo-gold-medalist-satoshi-ishi-headed-for-american-top-team/
- ^ http://sherdog.com/news/news/ishii-signs-with-sengoku-17728
- ^ http://mmamania.com/2009/06/01/olympic-gold-medalist-satoshi-ishii-passes-on-ufc-to-join-world-victory-road/
- ^ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/9/14/1029468/satoshi-ishii-to-make-mma-debut
- ^ http://www.dreamofficial.com/
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