ONE 165's Yoshihiro Akiyama: Hybrid Rules Bring Back ‘Festival’ Feel to Martial Arts
- Posted by konrad3 on Jan 27, 2024
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Yoshihiro Akiyama just wants to have fun.
And fun he shall have on Sunday in Tokyo at ONE 165 where “Sexyama” will collide with Nieky Holzken in a mixed rules contest: Round 1 will consist of boxing, Round 2 follows with muay thai and the final frame will let it all hang out with ONE’s global mixed martial arts ruleset.
Akiyama discussed the hybrid rules, which he described as a festival of martial arts in talking with Count Films exclusively for Sherdog. The Ultimate Fighting Championship explained that the carnival atmosphere should be fun for the fighters and fans alike.
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