Back in August the 22-year-old followed up his championship performance in Beijing by announcing that he wished to convert to MMA and fight Fedor Emelianenko. With MMA seemingly flickering out in the land of the rising sun, he was considered a choice prospect for both of Japan’s leading promoters, DREAM and Sengoku.
Over the course of the following months PRO MMA (promma.info) has been following rumors that he had signed with both DREAM and Sengoku, but the true bombshell came in December when Ishii was quoted by Nikkan Sports as saying “The UFC is where I want to fight.” Now it appears as those rumors were false.
Ishii, who recently returned from training with Lyoto Machida for his title fight with Rashad Evans, will not have to wait much longer to fight. World Victory Road director Takahiro Kokuho has stated that the judoka could debut as early as August 2nd with New Year’s Eve as the latest possible date.
Although terms for the two-year contract were not disclosed, it was noted that Ishii would be allowed to compete for other promotions outside the confines of Japan.
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