SAITAMA, Japan -- Shinya Aoki
defeated Vitor
Ribeiro by unanimous decision at Dream 10 on Sunday at the
Saitama Super Arena and did so largely on the strength of his
stand-up.
“Muay Thai is interesting, right?” Aoki asked the crowd to a chorus
of boos. “Yeah, I expected boos. In October, I’ll have a title
fight, and on New Year’s Eve I will have my revenge.”
Aoki’s cryptic remarks were later confirmed by Dream event producer
Keiichi Sasahara, who revealed that Aoki will meet Dream
lightweight champion Joachim
Hansen on Oct. 6 in what will serve as the rubber match between
the two.
