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ONE Championship Signs ‘Sexyama’ To Contract

ONE Championship has once again inked a well-known fighter in the mixed martial arts (MMA) community.

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ONE Championship has announced the signing of 43-year-old UFC veteran Yoshihiro Akiyama.

The fan-favorite fighter did as well when he posted a photo on Instagram with ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong today:

“Sexyama” has not fought since November of 2015 when he dropped a split decision to Alberto Mina at a UFC event in Seoul, South Korea. During his time with the UFC, he racked up a 2-5 record. He earned wins over the likes of Alan Belcher and Amir Sadollah. However, Akiyama was defeated by fighters such as Jake Shields, Vitor Belfort, and Michael Bisping.

In Korea, “Sexyama” has made quite the reputation for himself outside of the cage. He is known as Choo Sung-hoon and has made several appearances on popular reality shows. He was even the celebrity dad in The Return of Superman.

Throughout his combat sports career, Akiyama has represented both the countries of South Korea and Japan in judo competition. Having fought in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions, Akiyama is still undecided on where he’ll fight with ONE.

ONE has now inked yet another high-profile fighter to go along with the likes of Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, Eddie Alvarez, and Miesha Tate.

The organization wants to break out as one of the premier mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions in the world, and they’ve done a tremendous job of doing so thus far.

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For the Ladies: Sexyama Gets Naked for ‘Super Akiyama’


(The full photo violates our “no bare asses on the homepage” policy. Check out the whole thing after the jump.)

Let’s get one thing straight: Posting Yoshihiro Akiyama nude photos is absolutely a ploy to generate search traffic. But even hetero dudes can’t resist the allure of the MMA fighter/model/singer known worldwide as SEXYAMA.

We found this tasteful nude photo of Akiyama on reddit/MMA, and after some research, we learned that it came from the book Super Akiyama by Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee, which was published way back in 2011. Check out the photo below, along with one more shot from the book with Akiyama’s junk censored out. It will be your new desktop wallpaper image, probably.


(The full photo violates our “no bare asses on the homepage” policy. Check out the whole thing after the jump.)

Let’s get one thing straight: Posting Yoshihiro Akiyama nude photos is absolutely a ploy to generate search traffic. But even hetero dudes can’t resist the allure of the MMA fighter/model/singer known worldwide as SEXYAMA.

We found this tasteful nude photo of Akiyama on reddit/MMA, and after some research, we learned that it came from the book Super Akiyama by Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee, which was published way back in 2011. Check out the photo below, along with one more shot from the book with Akiyama’s junk censored out. It will be your new desktop wallpaper image, probably.


(Click for full-size version.)

If your confidence in your own sexuality has been shaken, please visit our ring girls page while breathing deeply into a paper bag. You’ll be fine.

And the Winners of the TrauMMA Sexyama UFC 144 Photoshop Contest Are…


(“What has one thumb up and is sexy as hell?”)

In spite of his disappointing loss at UFC 144 to former number one UFC welterweight contender Jake Shields, Yoshihiro Akiyama is still cool in our books.

We just got a note from Sexyama with his winning picks from the TrauMMA Sexyama UFC 144 Photoshop Contest, so we figured we’d make three lucky readers’ weekends a whole lot better by letting them know they’ve each won an autographed version of the walkout shirt he wore that night.

Big thanks to TrauMMA Combat Apparel and Yoshihiro for partnering with us for this awesome contest. If you didn’t win, you can pick up one of the shirts HERE.

Check out the winning entries after the jump.


(“What has one thumb up and is sexy as hell?”)

In spite of his disappointing loss at UFC 144 to former number one UFC welterweight contender Jake Shields, Yoshihiro Akiyama is still cool in our books.

We just got a note from Sexyama with his winning picks from the TrauMMA Sexyama UFC 144 Photoshop Contest, so we figured we’d make three lucky readers’ weekends a whole lot better by letting them know they’ve each won an autographed version of the walkout shirt he wore that night.

Big thanks to TrauMMA Combat Apparel and Yoshihiro for partnering with us for this awesome contest. If you didn’t win, you can pick up one of the shirts HERE.

And the winners are….

Rudy Bekeschus

 

Leon Travis

Frances Courtney

Congratulations, you guys.

Send us your mailing addresses at [email protected] and we’ll get your prizes out to you ASAP.

 

 

TrauMMA Combat Apparel Presents: The Last-Minute UFC 144 ‘Sexyama’ Photoshop Contest


(“There was the time… No. Wait, I remember once in second grade… No.  I guess I have always been sexy.”)

Our friends at TrauMMA Combat Apparel have generously provided us with three autographed Yoshihiro Akiyama UFC 144 walkout shirts so we could award them to three lucky winners using whatever criteria we saw fit to use to decide.

Since we’re all fans of Photoshop goodness, we figured why not do a Sexyama-themed PS contest?


(“There was the time… No. Wait, I remember once in second grade… No.  I guess I have always been sexy.”)

Our friends at TrauMMA Combat Apparel have generously provided us with three autographed Yoshihiro Akiyama UFC 144 walkout shirts so we could award them to three lucky winners using whatever criteria we saw fit to use to decide.

Since we’re all fans of Photoshop goodness, we figured why not do a Sexyama-themed PS contest?

The rules are simple: come up with a unique meme or otherwise awe-inspiring design featuring any image — drawn or photographed — of Yoshihiro and send it to [email protected] before 5:00 pm ET Saturday. To be eligible, you also need to add TrauMMA on Twitter and “like” the company’s Facebook page. If you don’t have accounts, there’s always next contest.

We’ll pick the top ten entries and we’ll pass them along to Akiyama next week to choose his three top entries — each of whom will each receive one of these autographed bad boys like the one he’ll be wearing during the walkout for his fight Saturday in Japan against Jake Shields.


(Wearing this shirt immediately makes you 65 percent sexier.)

Let’s see what you can come up with, Potato Nation. They don’t have to be pretty as long as they get the job done. Just ask Matthew Broderick.

Watch This UFC 144 Preview and Get Hyped for the Octagon’s Return to Japan

(Video courtesy of Sapo/IronForgesIron)

If you weren’t excited about the next major Zuffa show on February 25 before, this 10-minute extended preview should get you pumped for the first UFC show in Japan in more than 10 years.

You know the card for UFC 144 is good when Yushin Okami, “Kid” Yamamoto and Hatsu Hioki are on the prelims. The card is stacked. Edgar versus Bendo will be a fast-paced chess match, Rampage versus Bader should be a slugfest, Hunt versus Kongo will be a K-1 bout in a cage and Pettis versus Lauzon is an interesting clash of styles. What’s not to like about this event?


(Video courtesy of Sapo/IronForgesIron)

If you weren’t excited about the next major Zuffa show on February 25 before, this 10-minute extended preview should get you pumped for the first UFC show in Japan.

You know the card for UFC 144 is good when Yushin Okami, “Kid” Yamamoto and Hatsu Hioki are on the prelims. The card is stacked. Edgar versus Bendo will be a fast-paced chess match, Rampage versus Bader should be a slugfest, Hunt versus Kongo will be a K-1 bout in a cage and Pettis versus Lauzon is an interesting clash of styles. What’s not to like about this event?

Considering that there will only be one event  between this event and the one in Sweden on April 14, it’s a good thing the card isn’t a dud, otherwise we might have all said, “I’m not going to accept this as a card. I think I’m done with this MMA stuff; I don’t think they can pay me enough to do this again.”

If only they would bring in the ramp and have crazy PRIDE lady make a guest spot, JMMA fans’ wet dream would be complete.

UFC 144
February 25, 2012
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan

Main Card (PPV)

Lightweight Championship Bout
Frankie Edgar vs. Ben Henderson
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Ryan Bader
Mark Hunt vs. Cheick Kongo
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Jake Shields
Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon

Preliminary Card (FX)

Takanori Gomi vs. Eiji Mitsuoka
Yushin Okami vs. Tim Boetsch
Hatsu Hioki vs. Bart Palaszewski
Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto vs. Vaughan Lee
Riki Fukuda vs. Steve Cantwell
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Chris Cariaso

What pairings are you most looking forward to, Potato Nation?

‘Sexyama’ to Make Welterweight Debut in February Against Shields at UFC 144 in Japan


(Will one of these two men find themselves unemployed with a loss against the other?)

The UFC has added a second bout to its return to Japan on February 26 for UFC 144.

According to UFC president Dana White, joining a main event lightweight championship bout between Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson on the card will be a welterweight showdown between former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields and Japanese fan favorite Yoshihiro Akiyama, who will be make his 170-lb debut that night.


(Will one of these two men find themselves unemployed with a loss against the other?)

The UFC has added a second bout to its return to Japan on February 26 for UFC 144.

According to UFC president Dana White, joining a main event lightweight championship bout between Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson on the card will be a welterweight showdown between former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields and Japanese fan favorite Yoshihiro Akiyama, who will be make his 170-lb debut that night.

0-2 in his last two outings with back-to-back losses to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 129 and Jake Ellenberger at UFN 25, Shields will be looking to right the ship by handing “Sexyama” his fourth straight loss in the Octagon and possibly his walking papers in the process.

Akiyama is an unimpressive 1-3 in his four UFC appearances, with a hotly contested split decision win over Alan Belcher in his debut at UFC 100, followed by a trio of losses to Chris Leben, Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort at UFCs 116, 120 and 133, respectively.

UFC 144 will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and will also feature Quinton “Rampage” Jackson against a yet-to-be-named opponent.