Tag: Nieky Holzken

Video: Yoshihiro Akiyama suffers first-round TKO loss in mixed rules bout vs. Nieky Holzken

MMA veteran Yoshihiro Akiyama loses in his return to fighting at Sunday’s ONE 165.

Longtime fan favorite [autotag]Yoshihiro Akiyama[/autotag] was stopped in his fighting return Sunday.

The Japanese star quickly was dispatched by former Glory Kickboxing champion [autotag]Nieky Holzken[/autotag] in the first round of their 187.25-pound catchweight bout at ONE 165 in Tokyo.

Akiyama and Holzken competed in a three-round mixed-rules bout, alternating between boxing, muay Thai and MMA. The official stoppage came at the 1:40 mark of Round 1.

Below, you can watch the video of Akiyama TKO defeat:

Akiyama, now 48, has been competing sporadically in combat sports in this late stage of his fighting career. Prior to this defeat at ONE 165, Akiyama fought and defeated fellow Japanese legend Shinya Aoki in an MMA bout in March 2022.

Although already a known name in Asia, “Sexyama” made his fame in America in the early 2010s fighting under the UFC banner. He gave many exciting and memorable performances competing against notable names like Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort.

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Combat Rewind, May 26: Galore Bofando doing Galore Bofando things

Check out the best highlights from this day in history with MMA Junkie’s “Combat Rewind.”

There’s “Flashback Friday” and “Throwback Thursday” (and Tuesday, too, if you want). But at MMA Junkie, we figured why not expand that to every day?

“Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’ best highlights from every calendar day of the year. It’s a look back at history, courtesy of the UFC Fight Pass archives, featuring stellar finishes and classic moments in MMA and beyond on their anniversaries.

So kick back and relive the following bits of greatness in the video above:

  • King of the Cage – Alliance: [autotag]Joey Miolla[/autotag] vs. [autotag]France Atala[/autotag] – May 26, 2014
  • GLORY 1: [autotag]Gokhan Saki[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Carter Williams[/autotag] – May 26, 2012
  • Pancrase 305: [autotag]Kaneaki Watanabe[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Yasutaka Kato[/autotag] – May 26, 2019
  • HOOKnSHOOT – Masters: [autotag]Jutaro Nakao[/autotag] vs. [autotag]LaVerne Clark[/autotag] – May 26, 2001
  • UCMMA 28: [autotag]Galore Bofando[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Wendle Lewis[/autotag] – May 26, 2012
  • GLORY 1: [autotag]Nieky Holzken[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Alex Harris[/autotag] – May 26, 2012

Fight footage courtesy of UFC Fight Pass, the UFC’s official digital subscription service, which is currently offering a seven-day free trial. UFC Fight Pass gives fans access to exclusive live UFC events and fights, exclusive live MMA and combat sports events from around the world, exclusive original and behind the scenes content and unprecedented 24-7 access to the world’s biggest fight library.