SHINYA AOKI

Biography

Shinya Aoki ( Japanese : 青木 真也 , Hepburn : Aoki Shin'ya ; born May 9, 1983) is a Japanese mixed martial artist , professional wrestler , and grappler who competes in Welterweight division of ONE Championship . He also competes in DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former three-time DDT Extreme Champion and former one-time KO-D Openweight Champion . A professional competitor since 2003, he is a former DREAM Lightweight Champion , former two-time ONE Lightweight World Champion , former WAMMA Lightweight Champion and former Shooto Welterweight Champion . Aoki is an A-class Shootist and BJJ black belt , both under his long-term mentor Yuki Nakai , as well as a black belt Judoka . In 2008, Aoki, along with DEEP champion Masakazu Imanari and Sengoku champion Satoru Kitaoka , founded the "Nippon Top Team", a group of elite Japanese grapplers competing in MMA.