#2. Sage Northcutt vs. Shinya Aoki in an MMA duel
Sage Northcutt has been making noise on Twitter, alleging that Japanese legend Shinya Aoki has been avoiding a fight against him.
The 26-year-old American is looking ready for a comeback fight and it looks like he has a target in sight in Aoki. ‘Super’ has gone to Twitter to hint that there may be a potential clash between him and Aoki in August.
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Northcutt and Aoki have been going back and forth on social media, adding intrigue to this already brewing rivalry. But matters are best settled in the circle, and this would give fans an interesting proposition between a black belt judoka and a karate prodigy.
Last week, ONE Championship confirmed the full bout card for ONE 161 on August 26, with the clash between the two lightweights not among the fights featured on the card.
However, should a fight between Northcutt and Aoki materialize, it will certainly be a fight that fans would enjoy.
#1. Angela Lee vs. Danielle Kelly (submission grappling) or Ham Seo Hee (MMA)
ONE women’s atomweight world champion Angela Lee is already a huge draw for the North American crowd, and being featured at U.S. primetime could shine her star even brighter.
Lee, who was born in Vancouver to a Chinese-Singaporean father and a South Korean-born Canadian mother, currently resides in Hawaii, where she trains the next generation of martial artists at United BJJ Hawaii, a gym she owns and operates with husband Bruno Pucci.
She has two fights that could potentially be an interesting pairing both for her and for fans around the world.
Ham Seo Hee is the latest dangerous threat to her reign at top of the women’s atomweight division. A world title defense against her would add to Lee’s dominant streak in the division.
Meanwhile, a submission grappling bout with BJJ star Danielle Kelly would show the world just how formidable Lee’s grappling skills are. Lee has expressed interest in grappling with Kelly. No martial arts fan would be opposed to their pairing.