Shinya Aoki Considers Quitting MMA

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Sources close to Shinya Aoki (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fighter/122522/shinya-aoki) have indicated that the DREAM (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/promotion/dream) lightweight champion was contemplating retirement following his humiliating knockout loss to Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima at Dynamite!!

Aoki has clearly been troubled following the loss, going so far as to delete his @waoki (http://twitter.com/waoki) Twitter account (although it appears that Aoki has started a new private account under the alias @jyotaronawo (http://twitter.com/jyotaronawo/)) after being harassed by Nagashima fans and has privately expressed an interest in quitting MMA to focus on his teaching duties at the Deep official gym.

Despite Aoki's apparent depression, if I were a betting man, I'd wager that we would see a return of the Baka Survivor in 2011. FEG are currently undergoing restructuring and planning and we should know more about the future of the promoter and lightweight ace by the end of January.

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/01/16/nippon-weekly-aoki-thinking-of-calling-it-quits-sakurabas-ear/





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[SPX]

I'm sure getting beat the fuck up for 3 rounds by Melendez has something to do with it, too. Nigga's world that he has built up around him has started crumbling.

[Luke]

Sounds to me he's just feeling sorry for himself

[zY|]

Sure.

[MMA_scientist]

Can't stand Aoki... I hope he continues to fight so I can see him get smashed some more. I didn't like hom before, but he broke that guy's arm and then laughed and flipped him off, he lost me for good. Then the shit he tried to pull against Yuichiro just helped expose him as a true bitch (if you didn't see it, he should have been disqualified in rd 1 for repeatedly jumping on the ground and trying illegal strikes).

[edman5555]

Yeah Aoki is a douchebag.

[Thewisemann]

He should quit.

[Mr. IWS]

That pic is epic.

[Luke]

I just read Aoki is about to sign a exclusive contract with Strikeforce, so much for retiring