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Puede que no os suene mucho su nombre, pero los fans de Shooto y sobre todo de Cage Force lo conocerán sin duda, por combates tan espectaculares como el que ofreció ante akira Kikuchi el año pasado.
Sherdog informa que el japonés Yoshiyuki Yoshida ha fichado por UFC. Un fichaje muy muy interesante, ya que aunque japonés, Yoshida está totalmente acostumbrado a las reglas UFC, ya que son las mismas que se usan en Cage Force.
Sherdog informa que el japonés Yoshiyuki Yoshida ha fichado por UFC. Un fichaje muy muy interesante, ya que aunque japonés, Yoshida está totalmente acostumbrado a las reglas UFC, ya que son las mismas que se usan en Cage Force.
Another Japanese prospect is set to cross the Pacific and land stateside.
In a tumultuous year for the Japanese MMA scene, Yoshiyuki Yoshida (Pictures) offered quite an unexpected bright spot. Now Yoshida's management has confirmed to Sherdog.com that the 170-pound Cage Force tournament champion has been offered a four-fight deal with Zuffa and the UFC.
Greatest Common Multiple based its 2007 schedule around its Cage Force tournaments at 155 and 170 pounds. In addition to putting on good fights and popularizing both the cage and the unified rules in Japan, GCM and its Worldwide Cage Network sister promotions made it a goal to foster and promote international talent who could one day make their way overseas, to the UFC, and shine. Moreover, it was suggested that the respective tournament winners would earn UFC deals.
In the 170-pound tournament, former Shooto world champion Akira Kikuchi (Pictures) seemed a lock to earn that Octagon opportunity. Instead, the fight community was forcefully introduced to Yoshida.
Although Yoshida's win over British prospect Dan Hardy (Pictures) in the tournament finale came via an unfulfilling disqualification due to a low kick that landed to the groin, the pupil of Shooto icon Noboru Asahi was sensational throughout 2007. Yoshida went 4-0 on the year, including brutal first-round stoppages of current provisional Pancrase king Katsuya Inoue (Pictures) and the aforementioned Kikuchi.
Perhaps embodying GCM's very goals with the Cage Force program, Yoshida has become noted for his cage savvy. While many fighters, especially Japanese fighters, have been slow to grasp some nuances of the unified rules and the cage, Yoshida flourished in the venue, showing the ability to use the fence to his advantage by controlling and pounding opponents, as well as utilizing devastating elbows.
Yoshida is set to sign the contract on Monday. His management believes that his first bout in the Octagon will likely be in April.
In a tumultuous year for the Japanese MMA scene, Yoshiyuki Yoshida (Pictures) offered quite an unexpected bright spot. Now Yoshida's management has confirmed to Sherdog.com that the 170-pound Cage Force tournament champion has been offered a four-fight deal with Zuffa and the UFC.
Greatest Common Multiple based its 2007 schedule around its Cage Force tournaments at 155 and 170 pounds. In addition to putting on good fights and popularizing both the cage and the unified rules in Japan, GCM and its Worldwide Cage Network sister promotions made it a goal to foster and promote international talent who could one day make their way overseas, to the UFC, and shine. Moreover, it was suggested that the respective tournament winners would earn UFC deals.
In the 170-pound tournament, former Shooto world champion Akira Kikuchi (Pictures) seemed a lock to earn that Octagon opportunity. Instead, the fight community was forcefully introduced to Yoshida.
Although Yoshida's win over British prospect Dan Hardy (Pictures) in the tournament finale came via an unfulfilling disqualification due to a low kick that landed to the groin, the pupil of Shooto icon Noboru Asahi was sensational throughout 2007. Yoshida went 4-0 on the year, including brutal first-round stoppages of current provisional Pancrase king Katsuya Inoue (Pictures) and the aforementioned Kikuchi.
Perhaps embodying GCM's very goals with the Cage Force program, Yoshida has become noted for his cage savvy. While many fighters, especially Japanese fighters, have been slow to grasp some nuances of the unified rules and the cage, Yoshida flourished in the venue, showing the ability to use the fence to his advantage by controlling and pounding opponents, as well as utilizing devastating elbows.
Yoshida is set to sign the contract on Monday. His management believes that his first bout in the Octagon will likely be in April.
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