Satoshi Ishii wants to fight in the UFC

In a recent Interview with Olympic Judo gold medal winner Satoshi Ishii, he outlined his desire to fight in the UFC.

MMAfighting.com has the scoop and translation. Here are a few points from the interview:

“I made up my mind finally. The UFC is where I fight. If I’m an unknown judo-ka, I will definitely built up MMA experiences in Japan first. However, I decided to use my title of the Judo gold medalist. I believe my name value will attract the UFC. I’m sorry that my indecisive and expressive behavior confused DREAM staff and fans.”

“I’m a white belt in MMA. I understand the possibility of starting from WEC.”

“I go to the US first, and work on contracting with the UFC. I plan to go next March for training at American Top Team.”

Big thanks to Skeed at BloodyElbow for the Find!