" ...and I'll be the new champion." By Cage Potato Japanese Correspondent, Stewart Fulton We visited Yushin Okami at RJW (Real Japan Wrestling, part of the Wajutsu Keishukai network) where he trains several days a week to interview him and watch him take the MMA class with some of the resident professional and amateur fighters. RJW is located in a very unlikely spot – a residential area of Tokyo on a converted floor of a condominium, rather hard to find for anyone unfamiliar with Tokyo or the Japanese language. A foam matted area and a marked wrestling-matted area with padded walls is about all there is. No heavy bags; no fancy equipment. Just the smell of old sweat barely masked by disinfectant. The cleaning of the mats is done by all of those who train that day after practice, and this is the norm for all martial arts dojos of any discipline across Japan. Okami was happy to have the opportunity to speak to the international media. His English is almost non-existent, and he is much less known in his own country than abroad, making it a rare occasion for him to speak publicly to the international audience. He was very adamant about his position in terms of a title shot against Anderson Silva, confident that he will take the middleweight belt and completely uninterested in the talk of a GSP versus Silva match up. In fact, he expressed his disdain at the notion of anyone switching weight class and getting an automatic title shot. Check out what the perennial UFC number one middleweight contender had to say HERE.
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(“Thunder” is currently in holding pattern awaiting word of his next opponent.)
Okami said it best:
"But the middleweight division is for the fighters who are there, and have been fighting there, so I don’t think there’s much point in that fight. Basically, I haven’t really thought about it because Anderson and I are top of the middleweight division, so it should be left to us."
ANderson Silva's kryptonite = Okami
Love it.
Cat Shannon - Okami will die a horrible death in a rematch with Silva and if you think otherwise you're either a troll or you're a troll.
Any questions?
Okami can use Sonnen's blueprint and defeat Silva. Okami is VERY difficult to submit and his wrestling is very strong. I'm not saying he will or would beat Anderson, but he has just as good a chance as any MW alive.
Regardless of his lack of popularity and perception regarding his chances against Anderson, the UFC should just give Okami his title shot already.
I know that everybody wants A. Silva vs. GSP, but even if GSP beats Shields (which is a big gamble for that fight happening), GSP wants time to pack on more weight.
Anderson would likely want a fight between all that down time, so defending his title against Okami in at UFC: Rio would be the most ideal situation for everyone involved.
Anderson by TKO. The problem is that you can't market this guy. In order to get PPV ratings they need a solid co-main. 
Anarkis2 - GIVE OKAMI HIS FIGHT!
This. It's long overdue.
Okami needs to go train with Chael again.
OKAMI WANTS SILVAS BEEEELLLLTTT!!
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Volatol - Anderson by TKO. The problem is that you can't market this guy. In order to get PPV ratings they need a solid co-main. <img src="/images/phone/post_tag.png" alt="Phone Post" border="0" style="vertical-align:middle;"/>
Agreed. Perhaps Silva will be a bigger draw now that he has the highlight KO on Belfort. Who knows. But neither of these two fighters have proven to be large ppv draws in the past. They should put it along side the next GSP title fight or on a Brock card.
I LOVE THE UFC - Okami would fucking destroy Anderson
Wake up buddy, wake up. There you go. Welcome back to reality.
I doubt it but I would love to see it.
yeah right! okami beating silva = hamill beating jones
Can you win the belt from a DQ? J/K.. Okami has as decent a shot as anyone at this point
okami is long overdue ..give him a shot..
stop acting like poor okami isn't being given his dues.
he's lost both of his #1 contender fights, that's how it goes.
