Shinya Aoki closed out his iconic combined martial arts profession with one other highlight-reel end in his native Japan.
It solely took ‘Tobikan Judan’ 53 seconds to notch one other win over his best rival, Eduard Folayang, catching the Filipino fan favourite in a slick armbar submission mere moments into their bout at ONE 172.
Because the combat started, Aoki instantly shot in for a double-leg takedown. Folayang efficiently defended, however Aoki jumped guard, dragging Folayang all the way down to the mat and catching the previous ONE world champion in an armbar. Unable to combat his manner out, ‘Landslide’ had no selection however to faucet out, handing Aoki his third-straight victory of their iconic feud.
With the win, Aoki moved to 3-1 all-time towards Folayang with all of his victories coming by way of submission within the opening spherical. After the combat, Aoki took off his gloves however declined to formally retire contained in the ring, suggesting that an official announcement could be made at a later time.
Official End result: Shinya Aoki def. Eduard Folayang by way of submission (armbar) at 0:53 of Spherical 1
