Shinya Aoki on his way to Strikeforce, possible for early 2010

Following the recent acquisition of DREAM welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis, it now appears as though the most recent fighter on his way over to Strikeforce could very well be the Japanese promotion’s lightweight champion. Shinya Aoki is widely regarded to be among the very best lightweights in the business, and Strikeforce is aiming to bring him stateside in early 2010. “He’s fought... [Read More...]

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Joachim Hansen vs. Shinya Aoki III set for lightweight championship at DREAM 11

DREAM has made a rubber match for the organization’s lightweight championship official as defending champion Joachim Hansen will face off with Shinya Aoki for the third time at DREAM 11. The event is set to take place at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan on October 6 and will air live on HDNet in the United States. The first bout between the two saw Hansen coming up on the stinky end of an... [Read More...]

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Aoki vs. Hansen III at DREAM 11

A rubber match between Shinya Aoki and Joachim Hansen is expected to take place at Dream 11. The event is set for October 6 and will take place at the Yokohoma Arena in Yokohoma, Japan. The news of the anticipated lightweight match-up comes courtesy of a recent report on Sherdog.com. Aoki bounced back from a welterweight TKO loss at the hands of Hayato “Mach” Sakurai at DREAM 8 by besting... [Read More...]

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Fedor Emelianenko Taps Out Shinya Aoki In Japan

Shinya Aoki and Fedor Emelianenko WAMMA Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko submitted WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki with an achilles lock in a “special super exhibition” match that took place at Wednesday’s “M-1 Challenge” event. The most recent edition of the M-1 Challenge took place at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan and featured a total of nineteen... [Read More...]

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Aoki vs. Hansen III announced for Dream 10

Dream has recently announced that WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki will face off with Joachim Hansen at Dream 10 which is set to take place on July 20 at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The fight will be for the Dream lightweight championship currently held by Hansen. The title was obtained by Hansen with a victory over Aoki and this rematch will be his first defense of the crown. The pair... [Read More...]

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WAMMA champions Fedor Emelianenko and Shinya Aoki to “spar” at M-1 Challenge Japan

Rumors have circulated for the past 36 hours that WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki would be involved in a grappling exhibition match to take place this Wednesday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, Japan during the third leg of the 2009 M-1 Challenge fight series. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed with M-1 Global officials that Fedor and Aoki will indeed... [Read More...]

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John Alessio in talks to fight Shinya Aoki during DREAM welterweight Grand Prix

Rumors have been sweeping the Internet in recent days pointing to a welterweight affiliated with the Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas as being involved in negotiations to fight WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki during the first round of DREAM’s upcoming welterweight tournament. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed through its sources that the fighter in question is former WEC and UFC veteran... [Read More...]

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Shinya Aoki and Hayato Sakurai set for DREAM welterweight Grand Prix

The Fighter Entertainment Group (FEG) has released a partial list of fighters who will compete in their welterweight Grand Prix which will begin on April 5 at Dream.8. Newly crowned WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki, fresh off a submission victory over Eddie Alvarez at FEG’s New Years’ Eve event, will make the jump to welterweight to compete in the Grand Prix. You may recall that Aoki... [Read More...]

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Winner of Eddie Alvarez vs. Shinya Aoki to be recognized as WAMMA lightweight champion

A lightweight encounter between Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki scheduled for FEG’s “Dynamite!!” event on New Year’s Eve in Japan will determine the first-ever World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts lightweight champion. Reports surfaced earlier this month that the Alvarez vs. Aoki bout was under consideration to be for the vacant WAMMA lightweight title. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned... [Read More...]

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Alvarez vs. Aoki bout at FEG’s “Dynamite!!” could have WAMMA title implications

FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that a planned lightweight bout between Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki that is scheduled to take place on Dec. 31 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan at FEG’s “Dynamite!!” event could see the vacant lightweight title for the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts on the line. Sources indicated that talks are only in their preliminary stages and... [Read More...]

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Eddie Alvarez vs. Shinya Aoki in the works for “Dynamite!!” on New Year’s Eve (UPDATED)

UPDATE: Sherdog has backed off its initial report and is now claiming that the fight is in the “works.” A lightweight bout featuring top five lightweights Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki is now set to take place on New Year’s Eve in Japan at FEG’s “Dynamaite!!” event, according to a new report by Sherdog. Sherdog, citing Alvarez’s manager, Monte Cox, as the primary... [Read More...]

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Shinya Aoki vs. Todd Moore completes DREAM 6 lineup

DREAM has announced via its official website that a lightweight bout between Shinya Aoki and Todd Moore has been added as a twelfth fight on its upcoming DREAM 6 card scheduled for Sept. 23. DREAM 6 will be Aoki’s first bout since losing in the finals of the promotion’s lightweight Grand Prix in June against Joachim Hansen, who had been previously eliminated in a bout against Eddie Alvarez.... [Read More...]

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