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Gold medalist quits judo for MMA

TOKYO (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii is giving up judo to take up a career in mixed martial arts, according to a published report.
Ishii, who won the gold medal in the men’s over 100-kilogram event at the Beijing Olympics, informed Japanese judo officials on Friday of his decision to become a professional mixed martial arts competitor, Nikkansports said.

He will become the third Japanese judo competitor to switch to professional martial arts following 1992 Barcelona Games 78-kg champion Hidehiko Yoshida and Makoto Takimoto, who won the 81-kg title at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Mixed martial arts is very popular in Japan. Events often attract as many as 60,000 fans.

The Associated Press

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