{"id":383614,"date":"2021-04-29T06:54:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=383614"},"modified":"2021-04-29T06:54:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:54:33","slug":"mma-legend-shinya-aoki-takes-a-shot-at-sage-northcutt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/one-championship\/mma-legend-shinya-aoki-takes-a-shot-at-sage-northcutt\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA legend Shinya Aoki takes a shot at Sage Northcutt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ONE Championship&#8217;s Shinya Aoki left a short and sweet message for <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/one-ceo-believes-sage-northcutt-can-be-three-sport-world-champion\/\">Sage Northcutt<\/a> after calling him out on the ONE on TNT 4 broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial Aoki has long since been viewed as one of the most unpredictable men in mixed martial arts, whether that be with ONE Championship or elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Last night, he fought against Eduard Folayang in an enticing trilogy bout that ended with Aoki winning via submission &#8211; just as he did two years ago in their Tokyo rematch.<\/p>\n<p>After the fight he decided to call out Northcutt, which caused a few words to be exchanged on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Aoki&#39;s response to Sage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s9fIkaqSFf\">pic.twitter.com\/s9fIkaqSFf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grabaka_Hitman\/status\/1387618635867377664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Northcutt hasn&#8217;t fought since he was beaten by Cosmo Alexandre who, in more ways than one, completely obliterated Northcutt and set his career back with one fairly devastating punch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Super Sage&#8221; has still been tipped for superstardom by many but even with that being the case, there are definitely some questions to be answered after two years away from the cage.<\/p>\n<p>Aoki, on the other hand, doesn&#8217;t seem to be worried about anything other than himself &#8211; which is a trend that has followed him throughout most of his MMA career.<\/p>\n<p>The former ONE lightweight champion has won four straight ever since losing the belt to Christian Lee, and while some don&#8217;t feel like he&#8217;d have much of a chance in a rematch, others are intrigued to see what would happen.<\/p>\n<p>If he can get a win over Sage Northcutt then perhaps the discussions surrounding another title bout can begin. At the same time, Northcutt could really enter himself into the conversation if he can make a big statement upon returning.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will the legendary Shinya Aoki ever fight for a ONE Championship belt again? If he does, will he win it? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONE Championship&#8217;s Shinya Aoki left a short and sweet message for Sage Northcutt after calling him out on the ONE on TNT 4 broadcast. The controversial Aoki has long since been viewed as one of the most unpredictable men in mixed martial arts, whether that be with ONE Championship or elsewhere. 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