Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight contender Yoshihiro Akiyama is returning to action in an upcoming One Championship event in February.
Akiyama (14-7, 2 NC) came out of retirement in 2019 after nearly four years on the bench. "Sexyama" made his One debut at One: Legendary Quest, when he lost a decision to Malaysian fighter Agilan Thani. Prior to that, the Japanese fighter was edged by Alberto Mina in a close fight at UFC Fight Night 79. Akiyama's last victory dates back to 2014, when the judges awarded him a unanimous decision victory over Amir Sadollah at UFC Fight Night 52.
In spite of his past three appearances, Sherif Mohamed (8-5) is looking for his first victory under the One banner. "The Shark" lost both to Igor Subora at One: Quest for Power and Thani at One: Quest for Greatness via a unanimous verdit back in 2017. In his latest fight, he was crushed by China's Fan Rong at One: Legendary Quest.
One: King of the Jungle will go down at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Feb. 28. A pair of championship affairs will headline the event, as Nong Stamp defends her atomweight kickboxing belt against Janet Todd, while Sam-A Gaiyanghadao puts his strawweight Muay Thai title on the line against Rocky Ogden.