Buy or Sell: Shoko Sato

[EndlessCritic]

Stats:

32 years old
Shooto champ
10-1-1 since 2016, avenged only loss
5-0 with 5 finishes in his last five fights
2-0 in ONE
Coming off TKO win over Pancrase champ and Bellator title challenger Rafael Silva.

Seems like he could be next in line for Bibiano Fernandes?

 

[Falconkick]

Buy! A tough Japanese fighter on a title run is something the Japanese market will certainly appreciate. ONE recently entering that market they need more guys like Shoko

 

[manboy<3]

why don't you post his FULL RECORD




Now that's a real SHOKO

 

[EndlessCritic]

why don't you post his FULL RECORD


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Now that's a real SHOKO

Uhh... who cares what his record was at the beginning of his career? Guys can have big turnarounds. Anthony Smith is the perfect example.

Sato's looked absolutely solid in both of his ONE fights.

 

[Drugstore Cowboy]

I've watched Sato's last showing in ONE and he looked just fine, would check him out in detail tho.

Btw, 34-16 is not a bad record either.

 

[EndlessCritic]

I'd also point out that all of his losses from 2012-2015 were against quality fighters:

Kyung Ho Kang
Soo Chul Kim
Taichi Nakajima
Jae Hoon Moon
Min Woo Kim
Daichi Takenaka

None of those guys are scrubs.

 

[Jpenwell14]

Stats:

32 years old
Shooto champ
10-1-1 since 2016, avenged only loss
5-0 with 5 finishes in his last five fights
2-0 in ONE
Coming off TKO win over Pancrase champ and Bellator title challenger Rafael Silva.

Seems like he could be next in line for Bibiano Fernandes?

Human trafficking is illegal

 

[EndlessCritic]

Another first round finish for Sato against a game Kwon Won Il. To the title.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Another first round finish for Sato against a game Kwon Won Il. To the title.

I think a shot would be justified but they're probably paying Lineker a lot so I have a feeling he might be next up.

 

[InfinityLens]

Human trafficking is illegal

Huh?