Judo Legends: Hidehiko Yoshida - Judo and MMA highlights (吉田 秀彦)

Hidehiko Yoshida is a Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist. In his Judo career Yoshida competed in -78, -86 and -90 kg. weight categories. Yoshida is 1-time Olympic and World champion, he is also 2-time World silver and 1-time bronze medalist. After his Judo career Hidehiko Yoshida turned his attention to MMA where he had mixed amount of success holding notable victories against: Mark Hunt, Don Frye, Kiyoshi Tamura, Tank Abbott, Maurice Smith, Naoya Ogawa and Satoshi Ishii. In his Judo career Yoshida was known for his Uchimata and O Soto Gari throws, while in his MMA career he showed more of his grappling skills. Video material belongs to: IJF, UFC, World Victory Road, Dynamite, Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye. Name of the song: Ryu Ga Gotoku 0/Yakuza0 - Two Dragons [Rising Mix]【龍が如く0】 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWpIpyDmJFo Check out my merchandise and apparel: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/grappler-kingdom-merchandise-4 Subscribe to my new channel Decoding Judo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpmjmRem6xUQCwNFYKsH9EA Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrapplerKingdom Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/grapplerkingdom #judo #mma #柔道