Former UFC Fighter Among MMA Names Competing In Netflix Reality Series

A former UFC fighter and current member of the ONE Championship roster is among the mixed martial artists who feature on new Netflix reality show, Physical: 100. The new Korean show is being branded a real-life version of Squid Game, a drama series tha…

A former UFC fighter and current member of the ONE Championship roster is among the mixed martial artists who feature on new Netflix reality show, Physical: 100. The new Korean show is being branded a real-life version of Squid Game, a drama series that sees individuals struggling with their finances risk their lives to play…

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Daughter Of Yoshihiro “Sexyama” Returns To Korean TV Show

The daughter of one of Asia’s most recognizable MMA fighters recently made her return to a popular South Korean reality TV show. 12-year-old Choo Sarang first appeared on the South Korean show The Return of Superman in 2013 when she was just 20 months …

The daughter of one of Asia’s most recognizable MMA fighters recently made her return to a popular South Korean reality TV show. 12-year-old Choo Sarang first appeared on the South Korean show The Return of Superman in 2013 when she was just 20 months old. Sarang is the son of Japanese model Shiho Yano and…

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“Sexyama” Yoshihiro Akiyama To Make ONE Championship Debut Next Month

“Sexyama” Yoshihiro Akiyama has his next fight booked and it will also serve as his ONE Championship debut. Akiyama is slated to fight former welterweight title contender Agilan Thani in the co-headliner of ONE: Legendary Quest in Shanghai, China at Shanghai’s Baoshan Arena on June 20th. “Sexyama” hasn’t competed since a decision loss to Alberto […]

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“Sexyama” Yoshihiro Akiyama has his next fight booked and it will also serve as his ONE Championship debut.

Akiyama is slated to fight former welterweight title contender Agilan Thani in the co-headliner of ONE: Legendary Quest in Shanghai, China at Shanghai’s Baoshan Arena on June 20th.

“Sexyama” hasn’t competed since a decision loss to Alberto Mina in the UFC in 2015. After winning in only two of his seven Octagon appearances, he decided to part ways with the UFC. He holds wins over Amir Sadollah and Alan Belcher while losses to Chris Leben, Michael Bisping, Vitor Belfort and Jake Shields.

On the flip side, Thani once challenged Ben Askren for the ONE Title. He has suffered stoppage losses to Zebaztian Kadestam and Kiamrian Abbasov in 2018.

Stamp Fairtex (62-15-5) will return to the ring to defend her ONE atomweight muay thai world title Alma Juniku (24-4) in the headliner. Here’s the card:

Stamp Fairtex (c) vs. Alma Juniku (ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship)

Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Agilan Thani (mixed martial arts – welterweight)

Tarik Khbabez vs. Anderson Silva (ONE Super Series kickboxing – light heavyweight)

Reinier De Ridder vs. Gilberto “Giba” Galvao (mixed martial arts – middleweight)

Han Zi Hao vs. Andrew Miller (ONE Super Series Muay Thai – bantamweight)

Koyomi Matsushima vs. Kwon Won Il (mixed martial arts – featherweight)

Rodlek PK.Saenchaimuaythaigym vs. Liam Harrison (ONE Super Series Muay Thai – featherweight)

Fan Rong vs. Sherif Mohamed (mixed martial arts – middleweight)

Chen Lei vs. Anthony Engelen (mixed martial arts – 67.5-kilogram catch weight)

Victorio Senduk vs. Phoe Thaw (mixed martial arts – featherweight)

Yoon Chang Min vs. Trestle Tan (mixed martial arts – lightweight)

Itsuki Hirata vs. Angelie Sabanal (mixed martial arts – women’s atomweight)

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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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Another Former UFC Fighter Signs With ONE Championship

ONE Championship has signed another former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter. It’s no secret that ONE Championship has been looking to make some waves in the world of mixed martial arts. The Asia-based promotion recently signed former …

ONE Championship has signed another former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter. It’s no secret that ONE Championship has been looking to make some waves in the world of mixed martial arts. The Asia-based promotion recently signed former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and pulled off a historic trade with the UFC to nab Demetrious Johnson. […]

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10 MMA Stars Who Dated A Celebrity

Punching, kicking and choking people for a living doesn’t necessarily sound like the ideal career path to be a success on the dating scene, but there’s plenty of evidence out there to suggest that MMA fighters are able to punch above their weight in that regard. Cauliflower ears or not, that ‘bad boy/girl’ persona and

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Punching, kicking and choking people for a living doesn’t necessarily sound like the ideal career path to be a success on the dating scene, but there’s plenty of evidence out there to suggest that MMA fighters are able to punch above their weight in that regard.

Cauliflower ears or not, that ‘bad boy/girl’ persona and ‘alpha male/female’ aura together with the athleticism, drive, discipline and self-confidence it takes to put it all on the line as a professional fighter attract potential partners to these modern-day gladiators like a moth to a flame.

Even other celebrities are not immune to this phenomenon, and as you’ll see in this article, over the years there have been a number of high-profile fighters who have dated famous singers, actresses and models.

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