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Shinya Aoki

Shinya Aoki is one of the top fighters in Japanese MMA. The Dream Lightweight champion, Aoki is a master of submissions. A very emotional fighter, Aoki has been involved in a number of controversial incidents, including breaking Mizuto Hirota's arm at Dynamite 2009. He is a former Shooto champion and Pride fighter.

Fighter Stats

Nickname Baka Survivor
Age 39
Height 5'11"
Weight 155
Place of birth Shizuoka City, Japan

Aoki news

from Bloody Elbow: Sage Northcutt was planning comeback ‘the very next day,’ never considered retirement after crushing ONE debut
from MMA Fighting: Sage Northcutt explains lengthy absence from MMA
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from MMA Fighting: Rodolfo Vieira sees Gordon Ryan neck and neck with Roger Gracie for GOAT status in grappling
from MMA Fighting: ONE 163 videos, results: Shinya Aoki, Yushin Okami stopped in first
from MMA Fighting: Morning Report: Israel Adesanya is happy with his performance at UFC 276: ‘I didn’t really take my foot off the gas too much’
from MMAmania.com: Sage Northcutt calls out Shinya Aoki: ‘Are you going to fight me or not?’
from Bloody Elbow: Grappling Report: Watch Ruotolo brothers dominate Garry Tonon and Shinya Aoki
from MMA Fighting: ONE Championship video: Tye Ruotolo submits Garry Tonon with D’Arce choke in 97 seconds
from MMAmania.com: ONE 157 preview (Pt. 2)
from MMA Fighting: Marcus Buchecha out of ONE 157 after COVID-19 knocks multiple opponent off card, expected to fight at ONE 158
from MMA Fighting: ONE, Prime Video announce multi-year streaming deal
from Bloody Elbow: Grappling Report: Keith Krikorian attempts to become first Combat Jiu Jitsu double champ
from Bloody Elbow: Ruotolo brothers set to grapple Shinya Aoki, Garry Tonon at ONE
from MMA Fighting: The MMA Hour with Aljamain Sterling, Paul Heyman, Matt Brown, Yoshihiro Akiyama, and Kai Kara-France
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