Satoshi Ishii: I want to be like Fedor Emelianenko

Translation from Mixfight.ru:

October 20 at the Ice Palace MMA fans expect one of most exciting fights of the year. In the main fight of the upcoming M-1 Challenge 42 Olympic judo champion Satoshi Ishii meets the legendary grappler Jeff Monson. The Japanese athlete talked about how important the fight with the legendary snowman is.

- Satoshi, you signed a contract with M-1. Tell us why you chose the Russian organization?

- I wanted to fight in Russia and I had the chance.  I took the chance because M-1 is a serious and large organization. Fedor Emelianenko fought for M-1, that says a lot.

- Have you met Fedor Emelianenko after your fight with him?

- No, not since the fight.

- What can you say about your opponent Jeff Monson?

- The fight with Jeff brings me an incredible experience.  It's a huge honor to be able to fight with a fighter like him, with world level grappling.  I trained hard and I´m ready to show a beautiful fight.

- You fought some legendary fighters like Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Pedro Rizzo and now Jeff Monson.  Why do you select just such battles?

- I want to be like Fedor Emelianenko.

After the defeat against Fedor Emelianenko, Satoshi Ishii won 5 straight fights and now his professional record stands at 9-2-1. Jeff Monson, in his words, has fully recovered from the injury that tormented him this year and is ready to fight with opponents of any level.

Sorry Satoshi, but you're just not as fun to watch as Fedor.

wekka wrote:Sorry Satoshi, but you're just not as fun to watch as Fedor.

He´s getting more and more entertaining. 3 first round finishes in his last 4 fights.

Everyone should want to be like the GOAT.

I heard some noise that Cain and Junior even thought Fedor was the GOAT.

I imagine that can't please baldy.

An admirable goal but one you can never reach