Don't let the photo fool you: Aoki is 45 cm shorter than Mountain. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS Production (Disclosure/Reproduction Facebook)
A very unusual fight will be part of the program for the Inoki Bom Ba Ye event, on December 31st in Tokyo, Japan. Current ONE FC lightweight champion, Shinya Aoki will face Brazilian Montanha Silva, who has already competed in events of K1 in the past.
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What draws attention to the duel is the difference in height and weight between the two athletes. Aoki is 1,80 m and weighs 70 kg, while the Brazilian measures 2,25 m and weighs an incredible 175 kg.
Montanha Silva, often confused with another Brazilian giant, Giant Silva, had six fights in K1 between 2003 and 2005, with two wins and four losses. Among his former opponents are the legends Ernesto Hoost and Semmy Schilt, multiple GP champions of the event. Aoki will fight Montanha two days after facing Kazushi Sakuraba at Rizin FF, an event organized by former PRIDE president Nobuyuki Sakakibara.
However, details about how the fight between Mountain and Aoki will unfold have not yet been released. Inoki Bom Ba Ye usually features both MMA and pro-wrestling matches, which feature cinematic movements in combination.
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