John Lineker is pulling out all the stops ahead of his clash with Hiroki Akimoto at ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang.
John Lineker will rely on his heavy hands and his steel-like chin when he meets former ONE bantamweight kickboxing world titleholder Hiroki Akimoto.
The K-1 World Champion will face the former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion in U.S. primetime on May 3.
Former ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion John “Hands of Stone ... against former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Hiroki Akimoto at the iconic Saitama Super Arena in Japan.
He’s the number one in the division for a reason, he beat [Hiroki] Akimoto as well ... and while his long-teased MMA debut isn’t an immediate priority at the moment it is something that ...
His victorious debut in ONE in May last year against former ONE bantamweight kickboxing champion Hiroki Akimoto solidified ... to steal the spotlight with the MMA strawweight world title ...