Asian MMA icon Yoshihiro Akiyama returns to action in Singapore at “ONE Championship 109: King of the Jungle” as he looks to secure his first win in five and a half years. Akiyama (14-7 MMA) came out of retirement and signed with ONE Championship last year, and now, at age 44, “Sexyama” is hoping to get back into the win column with a victory over Egypt’s Sherif Mohamed at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Feb. 28. Despite being firmly in the veteran stage of his career, Akiyama isn’t concerned with his age, and says he’ll always face fighters significantly younger than him at this stage in his career
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Yoshihiro Akiyama leaning on technique, emotion ahead of ONE Championship 109 – MMA Junkie