Posts Tagged ‘Akiyama’
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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In a series of Twitter messages issued today, former UFC champion and
recent contender Vitor Belfort revealed that he has
contracted hepatitis A – a moderately serious infection caused by
contaminated food or water that’s often mistaken for the flu.
The illness will keep Belfort from cornering Randy Couture in Toronto
this Saturday at UFC 129, though it won’t endanger his fight with
Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 133, which takes place Aug.
6 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
In fact, Belfort wrote today that the illness is a minor bump in the road.
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Vitor Belfort will be taking a few weeks to rest after being diagnosed with Hepatitis A recently.
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Vitor Belfort wanted Wanderlei Silva, and he wanted to fight in Brazil.
He got neither.
Nevertheless, “The Phenom” said he’s just fine with a UFC 133 booking
with Yoshihiro Akiyama. Fresh off a loss to
middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Belfort looks forward to a
spectacular finish and another shot at the belt.
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