Shinya Aoki knows it'll likely never occur. But he'd certainly be up for a trilogy bout with old rival Eddie Alvarez.
"If there's an opportunity, I'd definitely like to give it a shot," Aoki told MMA Fighting. "Realistically, Eddie is in UFC and I'm in ONE. It's not gonna happen. It's not a realistic goal for me."
Aoki and Alvarez have quite the history. They were both regarded at different points as two of the top lightweights on the planet. Aoki beat Alvarez at K-1 Dynamite in 2008 by first-round heel hook submission in Aoki's home country of Japan.