One Championships Welterweight Champion Ben Askren will retire this coming November at this November’s One Championships event, the retiring fighter’s 🌊last opponent is going to be former One Championships Lightweight Champ🌃ion Shinya Aoki.
Evolve MMA foundꦏer Chatri Sityodtong made the announcement for the retireꦬment fight through Facebook:
Askren (17-0-0-1NC) last defended the welterweight title at One Championships: Shanghai this past September, defeating Zebaztian Kadestam by second round TKO. Askren is also a former Bellator MMA Welterweight Champion, but he gave up th♚e belt when he opted to not re-sign with the company in 2013. Askren has only one blemish on his professional MMA record, which was a no contest against𒅌 Luis Santos at One Championships 26 in April 2015.
Aoki (39-7-0-1NC) is competing for the first time since losing the One Championships Lightweight Title to Eduard Folayang at One Championships: Defending Honor. Aoki is coming off of the longest break of his profess♚ional MMA career, because he is returning to action after a year-plus layoff. Aoki has also competed once in Bellator MMA, suffering a defeat to former UFC/Bellator MMA Lightweight Cꦍhampion Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 66.
One Championhips: Singapore takes place on Friday, November 24 from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore with Ben Askren and Shinya Aoki headlining. Fightful will provide quick r෴esul🎶ts of the events once its over, the event streams live on Flo Combat.
