Posts Tagged ‘Akiyama’
“Sexyama” is making his welterweight debut.
UFC officials today announced Yoshihiro Akiyama will
drop to 170 pounds for a February meeting with former Strikeforce champ
Jake Shields.
The two meet on the main card of UFC 144, which takes place Feb. 26 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
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After three consecutive defeats at middleweight, Japanese star Yoshihiro Akiyama will make a long-awaited move down the scale in February, and he’ll do so before a hometown crowd.
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Japanese superstar Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) isn’t planning on shedding any sexiness, but he…
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Yoshihiro Akiyama will finally be making the move to welterweight following his loss at UFC 133 to Vitor Belfort.
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Japanese superstar Yoshihiro Akiyama isn’t planning
on shedding any sexiness, but he will look to drop about 15 pounds.
Akiyama recent revealed to Japanese news outlet Sponichi he’s intending to drop down to the welterweight division in an effort to snap out of a three-fight losing streak.
Additionally, Akiyama, who recently closed his gym in Japan, said he
hopes to shift his training base to North America and work alongside UFC
welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
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Three straight losses have put Yoshihiro Akiyama into tough territory when it comes to his UFC future. Company president Dana White isn’t sure what that will hold for the man they call “Sexyama.” Read More >>
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Six months later, Vitor Belfort still has Anderson Silva on his mind.
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With a 1-2 record in the Octagon, including losing his last two, Japanese fighter Yoshihiro “Sexyama” Akiyama has his back against the wall in a not-so-easy fight against Vitor Belfort at UFC 133 on Saturday night. Read More >>
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UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz play-by-play of Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Read More >>
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With the light heavyweight division already riddled with injuries, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira’s couldn’t have come at a worse time.
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