Hirotaka Yokoi

Pride Fighting Championships: You are 26? Hirotaka Yokoi: Yes.

Pride:	What's your official weight for this fight?
Yokoi:	Official weight? Not my current weight?
Pride:	What are you going to be in the match?
Yokoi:	I think it will be 93 or 94 kg.
Pride:	Nearly everyone is 93 kg. Have you lost weight, about 6 kg?
Yokoi:	Actually, about 14 kg. I gained a lot of weight during Christmas and New Year's because I was eating a lot of cake and not training.
Pride:	But, it's only 7 kg since the last time, right?
Yokoi:	Yes, that's right.
Pride:	You're in Yoshida Dojo now?
Yokoi:	No, I'm in Team Alliance, with Kosaka.
Pride:	With Chonan and Nakamura?
Yokoi:	Chonan is freelance and Nakamura is in Yoshida Dojo.
Pride:	Last time we saw you against Heath Herring. What do you think about that fight?
Yokoi:	I made a mistake.
Pride:	What kind of mistake?
Yokoi:	That was the best condition I've ever been but I was over confident. I wasn't nervous enough and too relaxed.
Pride:	Too relaxed is not good. Nakamura said the same thing.
Yokoi:	Feeling is more important, more than conditioning. At that time, my spirit wasn't ready. It was a good lesson for me.
Pride:	What are you planning for this fight?
Yokoi:	He's a ground fighter but he can strike, too. I think I'm the same way. We can fight in both areas.
Pride:	Are you good friends with Nakamura?
Yokoi:	Yes.
Pride:	Have you known each other since you were kids?
Yokoi:	No. I knew him from when I was in college. He was already a very strong judo player. We became friends after we graduated from college. We knew each other but we went to different universities.
Pride:	You want to submit him in the Grand Prix, though, right? (laughing)
Yokoi:	I'd like to do it in the finals.