Never one to hold back on his true feelings, Japanese submission ace Shinya Aoki has issued a challenge to fellow MMA legend Yoshihiro Akiyama : “Take the fight.” Following a recent grappling bout in Tokyo, in which Aoki (47-9) battled to a draw with Shutaro Debana, “Tobikan Judan” took the microphone to address Akiyama (15-7), who was also in the building as part of the broadcast team. “I wake up, and I train,” Aoki said in his native Japanese. “I wake up, and I work.
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