Yoshihiro Akiyama Drops To Welterweight, Faces Jake Shields In Japan

Tweet Popular fighter Yoshihiro ‘Sexyama’ Akiyama (13-4, 2NC) is set to drop to welterweight for his next fight, he’ll do it against former Strikeforce middleweight champ Jake Shields (26-6-1) in Japan this coming February. Ultimate Fighting Championship officials announced the matchup at UFC.com on Monday. Japanese superstar Yoshihiro Akiyama will have plenty of support from [...]

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