Shinya Aoki will be back in action at ONE on TNT Part IV. The event is being broadcast on April 28th and the former lightweight champion has been matched with UFC veteran Sage Northcutt.
The news was broken by veteran journalist Ariel Helwani this evening:
Sage Northcutt vs. Shinya Aoki at 170 pounds is happening on April 28 at ONE on TNT IV.
You read that correctly. (🤯)
And, I spoke to @sagenorthcutt about the matchup, his two-year layoff, the KO loss in his ONE debut and more.
Enjoy: https://t.co/9jNLsQosRb
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 24, 2021
Aoki (46-9-0-1) is coming off a win over James Nakashima at ONE: ‘Unbreakable’. The Japanese submission specialist has won three in a row since losing his title to Christian Lee in 2019.
Northcutt (11-3) left the UFC on a three fight winning streak but was brutally knocked out by Cosmo Alexandre on his ONE Championship debut in 2019 and has not fought since. He will be dropping down to lightweight for this contest which will be broadcast by TNT in the US.
ONE on TNT Part IV, Singapore, April 28th
Shinya Aoki vs. Sage Northcutt (Lightweight)
