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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for January: An Olympic medalist taps out

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 03:52:18 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from January 2021: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for January. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

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ONE Championship free fight: Shinya Aoki taps out James Nakashima in Singapore

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 18:02:45 +0000

Japanese MMA legend Shinya Aoki may be 55 fights into his MMA career, but the 37-year-old known as “Tobikan Judan” looks as dangerous as ever. The former ONE lightweight champion proved he’s still very much a title threat on Friday at “ ONE Championship 126: Unbreakable ,” where he submitted former LFA welterweight champion James Nakashima inside one round at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

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ONE Championship 126: Shinya Aoki reaches submission milestone, finishes James Nakashima

BAD MMA News — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:19:07 +0000

Japanese MMA icon Shinya Aoki reached a career milestone as the former ONE lightweight champion notched the 30th submission win of his career at “ ONE Championship 126: Unbreakable ” in Singapore. Matched against former LFA welterweight champion James Nakashima , Aoki (46-9) took charge of the bout early in the first round as, after some clinch work against the cage, “Tobikan Judan” leapt onto Nakashima’s (12-2) back before locking up a body triangle and following up with a rear-naked choke to claim the win at the 2:42 mark.

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ONE Championship 126′s Shinya Aoki on how he keeps motivated nearing 60 professional fights

BAD MMA News — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:32:19 +0000

Shinya Aoki has basically seen it all in MMA. The former DREAM, Shooto and ONE Championship titleholder has been fighting professionally since 2003 and has amassed 55 professional fights. Aoki (45-9 MMA), who also competes in grappling, fights in his 56th pro MMA bout Friday against James Nakashima at ONE Championship 126.

ONE Championship 126′s Shinya Aoki on how he keeps motivated nearing 60 professional fights – MMA Junkie

Japanese grappling legend Shinya Aoki returns at ONE Championship 126 on Jan. 22

BAD MMA News — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:48:50 +0000

“Tobikan Judan” sees his first action of 2021 next week, when he faces MMA Lab fighter James Nakashima in Singapore in a lightweight contest. ONE Championship officials recently announced that Shinya Aoki (45-9) vs. Nakashima (12-1) will serve as the featured MMA fight at “ONE Championship 126: Unbreakable,” which takes place Jan. 22 at Singapore Indoor Stadium. As with all ONE Championship events, the card streams on B/R Live. Fighting professionally since 2003, Japan’s Aoki has competed almost exclusively in Asia for famed organizations such as PRIDE, DREAM, Shooto, DEEP and Rizin FF, though most recently he’s fought 13 times under the ONE banner, briefly holding the promotion’s lightweight title.

Japanese grappling legend Shinya Aoki returns at ONE Championship 126 on Jan. 22 – MMA Junkie