Satoshi Ishii to Debut Against Hidehiko Yoshida

2008 Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii will make his long-awaited MMA debut against 1992 judo gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida at Sengoku’s New Year’s event in January, the promotion announced Monday.

In addition to the interest in two Olympic judo gold medalists facing off, the fight is expected to do very well considering Yoshida’s big name in Japan and all the hype Ishii has generated from calling out Fedor Emelianenko after his Olympic win to all the speculation until his June signing as to what promotion he would sign with.

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