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What’s the MMA world supposed to make of Shinya Aoki now?

BAD MMA News — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 02:14:44 +0000

There was a time when you couldn’t have a conversation about the best lightweights in MMA without at least mentioning Shinya Aoki . Back when he hit a gogoplata on Joachim Hansen at PRIDE Shockwave in 2006, or when he heel hooked Eddie Alvarez at the Fields Dynamite!! New Year’s Eve event in 2008, the skinny Japanese guy with the colorful tights and killer ground game seemed like something special. In those days, the question was whether he’d ever leave the rings of Japan long enough to get a real test in the cages of the North American MMA scene. Then he did, going 1-1 in Strikeforce before losing via first-round TKO in a 2012 Bellator rematch with Alvarez, and with that some important questions got some seemingly very clear answers

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ONE Championship 76 features interim title fight, Shinya Aoki, Renzo Gracie retirement fight

BAD MMA News — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 13:45:49 +0000

The lineup is taking shape of “ONE Championship 76: Reign of Kings,” which features some notable names and a fighter chasing a third belt. The event takes place July 27 at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines, and it streams on the ONE Championship app following prelims on Facebook. In the main event, Kevin Belingon (18-5) meets current featherweight and lightweight champion Martin Nguyen (11-2) for an interim bantamweight title. They were booked for an interim title fight since reigning champion Bibiano Fernandes will be out until of action until later this year with an ankle injury. Related ONE Championship 73 highlights: Yup, Shinya Aoki is still a wizard Belingon, a 30-year-old Filipino fighter, is on a five-fight winning streak following a recent knockout win – via dazzling back kick and punches . He now meets two-division champ Nguyen, who hopes a win over Belingon sets up a fight with Fernandes so he can hold three undisputed belts.

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for March: An uppercut is ‘The Answer’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 01:30:21 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie looks at the best knockouts from March 2018: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for March. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for March: An uppercut is ‘The Answer’ – MMA Junkie

Lightweight title eliminator headlines ONE Championship 66 in Thailand

BAD MMA News — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:39:13 +0000

A lightweight title challenger and No. 1 contender will be crowned at “ONE Championship 66: Warriors of the World.” Officials today announced a fight between Shannon Wiratchai (8-1) and Rasul Yakhyaev (10-6). ONE Championship 66 takes place Dec. 9 at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, and the event streams as an online pay-per-view in North America. Related ONE Championship's November lineup? Open-weight fight, champ-vs.champ, retirement title bout Wiratchai, a 28-year-old Thai fighter, has won six straight fights – all under the ONE Championship banner

Lightweight title eliminator headlines ONE Championship 66 in Thailand – MMA Junkie

Shannon Wiratchai vs. Amir Khan added to ONE Championship 27 in Singapore

BAD MMA News — Tue, 05 May 2015 13:01:42 +0000

Amir Khan There’s a new addition to the next ONE Championship card a little more than two weeks away in Singapore. Shannon Wiratchai (3-1), from Thailand, will meet Singapore’s Amir Khan (3-1), who will fight in his home country, in a featherweight bout on the card. Promotion officials recently announced the new booking

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