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Shinya Aoki: “If I lose, Japan becomes a US colony”

“If I lose this fight, MMA in Japan is over. Japan will become a colony of the USA.”

Strong words from lightweight grappling standout Shinya Aoki, and not spoken in jest. Aoki is heading to the USA to fight for the first time on foreign soil when he challenges Gilbert Melendez for the Strikeforce lightweight title on April 17th.

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