UFC's Yoshihiro Akiyama teases welterweight move

[Smackdown Fan]

Rate the Comic Character - Day 5

So spawn is now drawn with Agent X at 68 up next:
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Green Lanterns

Publisher: DC Comics
Series: All-American Justice League
First Popular Series: The Green Lanterns
Powers: Anything the Hero needed was in the ring E.g. flight super strength e.t.c.
Alter Ego(s): Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Jade
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Iloved the green lanterns they were the greatest team ever, and I always liked the Idea being able to do anything with a ring.

Rate - 8/10

 

[Wrestling Station]

Yup better that spawn for sure.
7.5/10 would be suiting him for sure.

 

[Soulpower]

6/10... I've never been a fan of the Green Lantern (Lanterns, I guess) the character has never appealed to me.

 

[Smackdown Fan]

SP the were oringianlly 6 but the Guy split off to join the Justice League

 

[Defiant One]

pretty good, loved the fact they needed the rings to do anything, 8/10

 

[the dark knight]

7.5/10 . not bad

 

[monkeystyle]

I enjoyed seeing Guy Gardner get his ass kicked in Supes vs Doomsday. Never liked the lanterns at all, but they are classics. 5/10

 

[Wrestling God]

5/10 he was alright

 

[†horza13â€]

7.5 never really liked the Green Lantern . .

 

[Nation]

9/10 One of my all time favorite characters.

 

[Oasis]

6/10, I hate that they charge the ring by putting it in a lantern...........

 

[Headfirst For Hardcore]

7/10, I loved the "green" thing but the only downside is that it's a group, not one person.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Japanese superstar Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) isn't planning on shedding any sexiness, but he will look to drop about 15 pounds.

Akiyama recent revealed to Japanese news outlet Sponichi he's intending to drop down to the welterweight division in an effort to snap out of a three-fight losing streak.

Additionally, Akiyama, who recently closed his gym in Japan, said he hopes to shift his training base to North America and work alongside UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.

Akiyama made his professional debut in 2004 and quickly rose to prominence while fighting under the K-1 and DREAM banners. While controversy followed Akiyama from his judo career into a few hotly-debated bouts with Kazushi Sakuraba and Kazuo Misaki, Akiyama continued to rise in popularity throughout the Asian market.

In July 2009, Akiyama made his UFC debut with a controversial split-decision win over Alan Belcher. However, he's struggled in recent contests, dropping consecutive fights to Vitor Belfort, Michael Bisping and Chris Leben. While the bouts with Bisping and Leben were competitive and each earned Akiyama additional "Fight of the Night" bonuses, he looked fatigued in the latter rounds of both contests.

Meanwhile, the fight with Belfort ended in a spectacular first-round knockout loss.

A date for Akiyama's welterweight debut has not been planned. However, with the UFC's announced intentions to visit Japan in the near future, Akiyama would seem a near-lock to fight on the card.