Shaolin “expected much more” against Aoki

By Eduardo Ferreira

Photo Yassuo Inafuku

Making the fight that he most expected at the Dream 10, Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro had the chance to face for the first time one of the lightweight fighters in Japan, Shinya Aoki, but the result didn’t came out as he expected. Defeated by the unanimous decision, the black belt returned to New York, where he lives, and spoke with TATAME.com about the fight, disappointed about the way the fight went on.

“I expected much more. Not that I expected a grappling fight, but I expected at least a fight with someone who kicks, combines the punch in your face before... I swear I expected a fight a little more tough", analyzed the fighter, who disagrees with the result, but doesn’t want any controversy. "Maybe the guys (judges) couldn’t see my entries or me going inside Aoki the whole time, or the blows that connected in his face too, but I have to accept, right?", asks the black belt, who also commented a possible rematch, Aoki’s next fight against Joachim Hansen and his return to Dream. Stay tuned and check, today, the exclusive interview with the black belt.