Friday’s ONE Championship 73 headliner saw a champion defend her belt, but it’s hard to ignore Shinya Aoki ’s continued wizardry. Before undefeated women’s atomweight chamoion Angela Lee (9-0) made it 2-0 over challenger Mei Yamaguchi (17-11-1) with a unanimous-decision victory in the headliner – and before featherweight titleholder Martin Nguyen (11-2) earned a hard-fought split-decision victory over 19-year-old challenger Christian Lee (9-2) in the co-headliner, Aoki had social media buzzing. Related ONE Championship 73 results: Champ Angela Lee tops Mei Yamaguchi in return from accident Aoki (40-8), a 15-year Japanese vet, halted a two-fight skid and picked up his 25th submission victory in 40 career wins after tapping out Rasul Yakhyaev (11-7), which streamed on the ONE Championship app from Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. Aoki used a takedown and some slick transitions to ultimately score a victory via first-round arm-triangle choke
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ONE Championship 73 highlights: Yup, Shinya Aoki is still a wizard – MMA Junkie