Shinya Aoki put in the sort of performance for which he has become legendary to retain his 155-pound title at ONE: Warrior’s Quest on Friday night in Singapore. The Japanese lightweight jumped guard a couple of times and butt scooted a bit, but controlled the action from start to finish against challenger Koji Ando.
Aoki is a big fan favorite at the Singapore Indoor Stadium and he started on the front foot, scoring an early takedown, keeping Ando on his back until the bell. Surprisingly, he switched tactics in the second stanza and scored with kicks to the body and head, but ate a lot of jabs from his southpaw opponent.