Shinya Aoki completed former ONE champion John Lineker in an openweight bout Sunday at ONE 165 in Tokyo, Japan.
Aoki was set to tackle Sage Northcutt in a 170-pound match within the last MMA bout of the cardboard, however it was introduced by the printed through the occasion that Northcutt needed to withdraw “unexpected circumstances together with his cornermen”. Lineker, who stepped on the size at 151 kilos as an unannounced alternative, took his spot.
A a lot bigger and taller Aoki, practically 20 kilos heavier than the Brazilian the morning earlier than, didn’t have bother imposing his recreation on Lineker, who finally had the grappling wizard engaged on his again and securing a rear-naked choke to power the faucet. The defeat snapped Lineker’s two-fight successful streak at bantamweight, with Aoki rebounding from back-to-back stoppage losses.
Northcutt announced on his social media that each his cornermen had been denied visa coming into the nation, so he determined towards competing.
“I’m sorry to all my followers and to my opponent Shinya Aoki for not combating tonight,” Northcutt wrote. “There have been some last-minute visa points with two of my coaches and they’re on their manner again to the US proper now. ONE Championship supplied to assist by giving me a world champion jiu-jitsu coach for a alternative, however not having my coaches that I skilled my complete camp with on the market with me to compete towards arguably the worlds biggest MMA submission artist of all time wasn’t going to be greatest for me. Thanks Chatri and ONE Championship for making an attempt your greatest to make issues work on the final minute. Once more I apologize to Shinya and everybody that was tuning in. I do know that One 165 is an unimaginable card with unimaginable world class expertise that everyone will nonetheless take pleasure in.”
Fellow Japanese legend Yoshihiro Akiyama competed towards Nieky Holzken in a combined guidelines contest the place the opening spherical was boxing guidelines solely, adopted by muay thai guidelines, and at last full MMA within the third. Sadly for Akiyama, he didn’t went previous the opening stanza, shedding in below two minutes by stoppage.
The penultimate MMA conflict of the evening had Garry Tonon securing the most important victory of his profession in below one spherical, tapping former ONE champion Martin Nguyen with a rear-naked choke and pocketing a $50,000 bonus.
Verify the whole ONE 165 outcomes under.
Superlek Kiatmoo9 vs. Takeru Segawa
Kade Ruotolo vs. Tommy Langaker
Shinya Aoki def. John Lineker by way of submission (rear-naked choke) — Spherical 1, 3:00
Nieky Holzken def. Yoshihiro Akiyama by way of TKO — Spherical 1, 1:40
Marat Grigorian def. Sitthichai by way of TKO — Spherical 3, 1:20
Garry Tonon def. Martin Nguyen by way of submission (rear-naked choke) — Spherical 1, 4:41
Ayaka Miura def. Itsuki Hirata by way of unanimous choice
Yuya Wakamatsu def. Danny Kingad by way of unanimous choice
Rade Opacic def. Iraj Azizpour by way of unanimous choice
Bokang Masunyane def. Keito Yamakita by way of unanimous choice
Gustavo Balart def. Hiroba Minowa by way of cut up choice
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