Yoshihiro Akiyama will make his return to the octagon after being away from MMA for nearly five years. ONE Championship has confirmed that the former UFC fighter will make his debut on June 20th, co-headlining ONE: Legendary Quest in Shanghai, China, against welterweight Agilan Thani.
The former UFC welterweight hasn’t competed since his decision loss to Alberto Mina in the UFC in 2015. He was signed to the promotion back in 2010 and only had two wins over Amir Sadollah and Alan Belcher. Akiyama had notable fights against Chris Leben, Michael Bisping, Vitor Belfort and Jake Shields, though he ultimately lost each bout. His professional record stands at 14 wins, 6 losses, and 2 no contests.
His opponent is a former welterweight title contender who was undefeated record of 6 - 0 before losing to Ben Askren for the championship belt. Thani's last two fights against Zebaztian Kadestam and Kiamrian Abbasov have ended in a loss for the welterweight. His current MMA record is 8 wins and 3 losses.
Scheduled for June 15 at Shanghai’s Baoshan Arena, the event will be headlined by ONE atomweight muay thai champion Stamp Fairtex against Alma Juniku. The complete card, which features former The Ultimate Fighter contestants Gilberto Galvao and Anderson "Braddock" Silva, can be seen below.
MMA
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Agilan Thani
Reinier De Ridder vs. Gilberto Galvao
Koyomi Matsushima vs. Kwon Won Il
Fan Rong vs. Sherif Mohamed
Chen Lei vs. Anthony Engelen
Victorio Senduk vs. Phoe Thaw
Yoon Chang Min vs. Trestle Tan
Itsuki Hirata vs. Angelie Sabanal
Kickboxing
Tarik Khbabez vs. Anderson Silva
Muay Thai
Stamp Fairtex vs. Alma Juniku
Han Zi Hao vs. Andrew Miller
Rodlek PK.Saenchaimuaythaigym vs. Liam Harrison