Japanese featherweight Michihiro Omigawa (12-8-1) feels he’s beaten the best in Japan and wants to make a move to the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion in America. Once there the fighter wants to challenge WEC featherweight champ Jose Aldo for his belt.
“For me, the WEC is the top promotion in the States so I’m seriously considering fighting there. I’m very determined and willing to fight in the WEC at some point, and I was exchanging emails with them, but we still haven’t met in person. It’s not an official offer yet, but we are in talks. Jose Aldo is a well-rounded fighter, and an interesting opponent for me, but technique-wise I am better and I’d like to prove that.”
“Outside of (DREAM featherweight champion) Bibiano Fernandes or (Shinya) Aoki, I don’t really have interest in fighting anyone in DREAM. (Kazuyuki) Miyata is a good friend of mine so it is kind of difficult for us to fight and (Mitsuhiro) Ishida is just not interesting to me.”
Despite Omigawa’s 12-8-1 record, the fighter has proven himself in the last two years by going 8-1 with fight promotions in Japan such as DREAM and Sengoku. In his last fight he submitted Cole Escovedo at DREAM.16 in September with an inverted armbar. Now the fighter is looking for one more fight in Japan for FEG’s Dynamite!! New Year’s Eve event before he attempts a move to America.