Gokhan Saki: I don't care about highlights, I'll leave everything in the ring against Badr Hari
Posted on January 27, 2012, 02:25 PM by Joey Santosus"I've known Badr Hari for ten years, and today it was (friendly) like this, but in the ring we can't be like this. We train to hard to fight like we were today. So, tomorrow it's a big battle. First of all, I'm a fighter. I'll fight anybody. I know I'm a small Heavyweight, but I am used to fighting guys that are two-meters tall. I don't like to talk about predictions before the fight, but I can promise fans a great show tomorrow night. I don't care about highlights or any of that, I will leave everything inside the ring.
I don't know (about competing in MMA). Right now, I am concentrating on fighting Badr Hari, but after this fight we'll see. If I fight in MMA, I only want big names. No disrespect, but I don't want to fight up and comers. I am a very motivated person, who works hard. So, I want to work hard only for the top guys."
On Saturday night, from the WTC Expo in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, Badr Hari steps into the ring for his final kickboxing bout, and hosting his going away party will be former adversary, Gokhan Saki. The two Heavyweight greats will go head to head in a rematch of their 2004 clash, from which "The Golden Boy" emerged victorious when Saki was unable to answer the bell for the third-round.
Speaking to LowKick.com's own Anton Gurevich, Saki discussed his history with Hari, as well as what he promises will be a "big battle" tomorrow night. Looking ahead in his career, the Golden Glory stand-out expressed an interest in competing as a mixed martial artist, but admits that if he were to try his hand in the sport, it would only be against the biggest names.
It's Showtime: Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki will be aired LIVE on HDNet this Saturday at 3PM EST. Fans outside of the Netherlands, Belgium, and USA, can purchase the LIVE Stream at ShowtimeFights.com.
Comments
id like to see him do mma, he needs a good year to get some ground work in before even trying though, but let's face it, hes pretty quick and agile, so getting tdd isn't a stretch, and holy crap can he kickbox.
If he only wants big fights in MMA, he probably has to go to DREAM. I would like him to fight 3 or 4 lower level guys and then maybe fight in the UFC. Like Tyrone Spong is going to do.
I think Hari wins this fight, I think he is to big and to powerful that he can probably catch Saki and finish him. Saki is very explosive, but he doesn't have the power that Hari has.
Badr by being the best kickboxer to ever step foot on this planet.
I have only recently discovered K-1, I was amazed at the skill and the will to win of each fighter. THANK YOU HDNET!!!!! I see a surge of great MMA fighters going to DREAM. Fedor is there. Josh Barnett, Tim Silvia.Others are bound by EXCLUSIVE contracts at the moment. It's funny when a promotion talks up their fighters and won't let them prove their talk. I don't hate the UFC because I respect fighters, but don't disregard a great fighters achievements because they fight under a different banner. BUT that's another long whiny story.