by rick olivares
Following the events of One Fighting
Championship: Moment of Truth where South African Vuyisile Colossa defeated
Caros Fodor via unanimous decision, last December, 6, 2013, two announcements
were made in the cage.
One, Vuyisile dedicated the win to
former South African President Nelson Mandela who passed away barely a day
before. And two, ‘The Cheetah” as Vuyisile was nicknamed, called out Shinya
Aoki for a match. “Shinya Aoki, the
Cheetah (Colossa) is calling you out. Give the people the fight that they want
to see. Let’s make it legendary. Let’s be legendary!”
Aoki, nicknamed the Grandmaster of Flying
Submissions, has overall record of 35-6-1 and is on a five-match win streak. On
New Year’s Eve last December 31, he forced fellow Japanese Toshikatsu Harada to
submit via triangle armbar with at the 2:11 mark of the first round.
Although the fight isn’t a done deal,
Aoki doesn’t mind taking on Colossa. “I am the One FC Lightweight World
Champion so it is expected that all the best Lightweights in the world will
want a shot at my championship,” said the Japanese fighter in an exclusive
interview with philstar.com. “I have never made it a habit to pick my opponents
and I just want to prove I am the best. If One FC feels that Colossa is the
best option, then I will happily take him on.”
But Aoki isn’t taking the South African
lightly. “I think he did well,” the Japanese noted of Vuyisile’s One FC: Moment
of Truth victory. “Fodor is a tough opponent and he beat him convincingly.”
“I am just spending time with my family
now waiting for my next bout from One FC. I want to defend my Lightweight
championship as well as target the One FC Featherweight championship in 2014.”
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