Eddie Alvarez-Shinya Aoki rematch set for April
Former Bellator lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez will get his chance to avenge a submission loss to Shinya Aoki this April. Aoki defeated Alvarez back in 2008 via Heel Hook in just 92 seconds. The match has been planned by Bellator for a few months now, but Alvarez recently confirmed that exact time for the bout. Alvarez and Aoki are two of the top lightweights in the world and among the few fighters... [Read More...]
Shinya Aoki to face Satoru Kitaoka at DREAM’s new year show
After defending the DREAM lightweight title in a submission win over Tatsuya Kawajiri in July of last year, grappling wizard Shinya Aoki will finally defend his title once again when he squares off against former Sengoku lightweight champion Satoru Kitaoka. The bout is scheduled to take place at DREAM’s New Year’s Eve show dubbed Fight for Japan: How are you! New Year! 2011, an event taking... [Read More...]
Shinya Aoki vs. Rob McCullough, Satoru Kitaoka vs. Willamy Freire set for DREAM 17
DREAM has added two bouts to their upcoming late September event in Japan. The most popular fighter in the organization and one of the best submission grapplers in the world, Shinya Aoki battles striking stand out Rob McCullough in a lightweight showdown. Also added is another lightweight bout between Satoru Kitaoka and Willamy Freire. News of the fights was first reported by MMAJunkie.com One of... [Read More...]
Lyle Beerbohm set for colorful clash with Shinya Aoki on April 9
An April 9 Strikeforce card already featuring title defenses from champions Gilbert Melendez and Nick Diaz got another injection of talent today in form of a bout between Lyle Beerbohm and Shinya Aoki. Known for unique choices of ring attire and high quality grappling, both lightweights will also be looking to bounce back from defeat though technically Aoki is riding a three-fight winning streak where... [Read More...]
Hiroyuki Takaya, Shinya Aoki added to April 9 Strikeforce event
With title-defenses already expected from champs Gilbert Melendez and Nick Diaz, Strikeforce’s upcoming card on April 9 is continuing to take final form with recent news Japanese fighters Shinya Aoki and Hiroyuki Takaya are expected to be dressed for action in San Diego although against who remains a mystery. Word of their addition was first reported by Read More →
Shinya Aoki considering retirement after New Year’s knockout
Every fighter reacts differently after falling in the ring. Some respond with extra dedication in the gym, others with a weekend of late-night partying. After Shinya Aoki’s devastating knockout loss to kickboxer Yuichiro Nagashima in a “special rules” bout at “Dynamite!! Power of Courage” the colorful grappler did neither. In fact, he apparently thought about hanging his spandex up for good. News... [Read More...]
Three more bouts confirmed for New Year’s Eve “Dynamite” Event
FEG has announced the addition of a trio of match-ups to their annual “Dynamite” card slated for December 31 in Saitama, Japan including bouts featuring regional stars Shinya Aoki, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Caol Uno. According to the company, Aoki will compete in a “mixed rules” bout against K-1 fighter Yuichiro Nagashima. Though the specific format has not been explained as of yet, there has... [Read More...]
Favorites roll – literally – at entertaining DREAM 16 event
Last night’s offering from DREAM featured all the colorful production and presentation fans have come to expect from the Japanese promotion, as well as a bout between two men known for having some of the most-memorable entrances in the sport’s history. It also featured a slew of decision/submission wins with only one strike-based finish in the show’s ten match-ups. Among the group of fighters... [Read More...]
Shinya Aoki vs. Marcus Aurelio added to DREAM 16 line-up
If already-announced opponents Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Kazushi Sakuraba didn’t make for a colorful enough main card at DREAM 16, fans can now add submission specialist Shinya Aoki’s unique ring attire and trademark entrance to the vibrant line-up slated for the September 25th event. Over the weekend DREAM-promoter FEG announced Aoki would put his high-level Jiu-Jitsu skills up against a fellow... [Read More...]
Shinya Aoki: I could feel it popping, I could hear it break, breaking it more would have been fine by me
Coming off of the heels of perhaps the most devastating submission in the history of his limb twisting and tapout inducing mixed martial arts career over Mizuto Hirota at “Dynamite!! 2009“, DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki recently went on record in Japan to offer an apology for his extremely offensive and uncalled for mocking of his fallen victim as Hirota writhed on the canvas in... [Read More...]
Shinya Aoki snaps Mizuto Hirota’s arm with grotesque submission at “Dynamite!! 2009″
In easily one of the most hard to watch submissions in the history of the game, DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki managed to twist and snap the arm of Sengoku lightweight champion Mizuto Hirota with an unorthodox arm lock during “Dynamite!! 2009“. The two faced off as part of the event that took place from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and aired live on HDNet. Aoki scored... [Read More...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
