Another Former UFC Fighter Signs With ONE Championship • MMA News

Another Former UFC Fighter Signs With ONE Championship • MMA News

ONE Championship has signed one other former Final Preventing Championship (UFC) fighter.

It’s no secret that ONE Championship has been seeking to make some waves on the planet of combined martial arts. The Asia-based promotion just lately signed former UFC light-weight champion Eddie Alvarez and pulled off a historic commerce with the UFC to nab Demetrious Johnson. The purpose is for extra eyeballs to be on ONE Championship and it seems the promotion isn’t finished going after some acquainted faces.

“Sexyama” Has Arrived At ONE Championship

ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityotong just lately took to Fb to announce that the promotion has signed former UFC middleweight and welterweight Yoshihiro Akiyama. Peep the Fb put up beneath:

“I’m thrilled to announce that JMMA Korean-Japanese Legend Yoshihiro ‘Sexyama’ Akiyama (15-6) (otherwise known as Choo Sung-Hoon) has officially signed as a welterweight with ONE Championship! He is a highly decorated, world-class judo black belt with an exciting, high-octane dynamite fighting style. I guarantee that he will electrify fans across Asia. A huge superstar in Korea, Choo Sung-Hoon will be making his debut in 2019 before also fighting in ONE: Home of Heroes in Seoul, Korea.”

Akiyama was final seen in motion again in Nov. 2015. He dropped a break up determination to Alberto Mina. “Sexyama” has gone 1-5 in his final six outings. Akiyama by no means acquired going within the UFC. He went 2-6 below the promotion, shedding to the likes of Michael Bisping, Chris Leben, and Jake Shields. His wins had been a break up determination over Alan Belcher and a unanimous determination over Amir Sadollah.

Do you assume it is a good signing for ONE Championship?

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