Outside Source
Shinya
Aoki will square off against Yoshihiro
Akiyama in a matchup of Japanese MMA legends at One
Championship “X.”
A promotion official confirmed the 170-pound pairing with
Sherdog.com on Wednesday. One “X” takes place at Singapore Indoor
Stadium in Kallang, Singapore on March 26 and will see ex-UFC
champion Demetrious
Johnson face muay Thai king Rodtang
Jitmuangnon in a bout featuring both MMA and muay Thai rule
sets. Additionally, Angela Lee
will meet Nong Stamp
in a strawweight title clash, while Adriano
Moraes will take on Yuya
Wakamatsu in a bantamweight championship tilt.
A former One lightweight title holder, Aoki is currently on a
four-bout winning streak that includes three triumphs within the
Singapore-based promotion. Most recently, the 38-year-old submitted
Eduard
Folayang 4:20 into the opening round of their clash at One on
TNT 4 last April.
After a seven-bout stint in the UFC from 2009 to 2015, Akiyama has
gone 1-1 under the One Championship banner. He dropped a unanimous
verdict to Agilan
Thani in his debut at One “Legendary Quest” in June 2019 before
defeating Sherif
Mohamed via first-round KO at One “King of the Jungle” in
February 2020.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
Help support MMACrazies.com when you shop Amazon by starting your online Amazon shopping at MMACrazies.com/recommends/amazon. You are not charged extra, but we receive a small and very helpful commission on everything you purchase. Thanks for thinking of us every time you shop at Amazon.
