Its well known that Bibiano Fernandes and Shinya Aoki have been mulling over the idea of facing each other in a super fight for ONE FC.
Aoki had this to say on the matter:
“If ONE FC want me to fight Bibiano Fernandes at 145 pounds then I think that would be a very attractive fight. He is a champion and I respect him. I do not want to give up my belt, but if ONE FC allows me to go to 145 pounds again for one fight before I defend my title next then I am happy to face Fernandes. Maybe he would be the best BJJ fighter I have ever faced in MMA, but Vitor Ribeiro was also a great fighter.”