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.