During Shinya Aoki ’s dominant decision win over Koji Ando at ONE: Warrior’s Quest last Friday night, the commentators continually teased the possibility of the champion dropping down to featherweight to face reigning 135-pound king Bibiano Fernandes . Aoki did look noticeably smaller than Ando, although it didn’t stop him from dominating the challenger for 25 minutes to retain his belt and register an eighth successive win. The Japanese fighter has already tested the waters at featherweight successfully once and would not rule out a repeat of that experiment. “If there is a chance to fight with Fernandes then I am open to it, but for now the plan is to stay at lightweight.” The “super fight” with Fernandes is one that ONE Championship seems very open to making and Aoki acknowledges that he has a very comfortable cut at his current weight class of 155 pounds. “This fight was an easy weight cut for me. I cut only 4 to 5 kilograms (roughly 10 pounds).” That would put Aoki’s walking weight at around 165 pounds, which puts him on the small side for a lightweight
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Shinya Aoki Would Drop to Featherweight for Bibiano Fernandes Superfight – MMA Weekly