VICEの格闘技シリーズ「FIGHTLAND」エピソード２では、誰もが待ち望むMMA界の超新星 堀口恭司（ほりぐち・きょうじ）を紹介！「日本の選手でスターがいない。自分がスターになって、格闘技を盛り上げていく」と勇ましく語る23歳だ。
2010年のデビュー以来、｢12勝１敗」という勝率を誇る堀口。12勝中、実に８勝がKO勝ちという驚異的な強さを持つが、それには長年鍛練を積んできた空手の経験が活かされている。父の影響で５歳から始めた空手。高校時代にはインターハイにも出場。青春時代を空手と共に歩んできた〝カラテ・キッド〟は、なぜMMAの道を選んだのか——。
↓エピソード１はコチラから↓
ファイトランド Episode 1：澤田龍人 http://youtu.be/jBayTVkKD8o
Kyoji Horiguchi is one of Japan's brightest prospects in MMA, currently based in Tokyo and training alongside legendary Kid Yamamoto at his gym, Krazy Bee. While lacking the professional guidance usually provided by coaches for UFC fighters in the US, he makes up for it by having Kid Yamamoto as his training partner.
Horiguchi boasts a Karate background which he takes advantage of when moving about in the cage, making it difficult for his opponents to guess his next move. On top of that, he hits like Mack truck, which explains his record of 12 wins and 1 loss with 8 KOs - unusual for a flyweight fighter.
VICE catches up with Horiguchi to find out what his day-to-day consists of, including his down time fishing down by the river 70 miles north of Tokyo. In person, it seems as if nothing could ever overwhelm him, whether it be the rigorous training he endures at the gym or the pressure to become the next UFC champion. It's obvious he has his eye fixed on the prize, and the wild parties thrown at the gym don't seem to distract him in the least.
↓Watch Fightland Japan Ep 1↓
Fightland Ep.1: A New Era : http://youtu.be/jBayTVkKD8o
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