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News Patchy Mix has been released by the UFC and has signed with RIZIN

Patchy looked like a world beater for a few years there. Got shelved. Looked washed. I had high hopes for him in the UFC. It's unfortunate how things unfolded. Sadly, another Belloltor fighter who ended up in the UFC far too late, and didn't impress.
 
Akimoto must be extremely confident he corrected the holes that were present against Motoya because he is taking on arguably the best back taker in the entire sport.

Great fight hope Akimoto shows out.
 
What does it say?



RIZIN FF Official Announcement (Translated)
#RIZIN52 – Ariake Arena
OPENING FIGHT – MAIN CARD
RIZIN MMA Rules
5-minute rounds
3 rounds
66.0 kg (Bantamweight-ish)

Kyoma Akimoto
“Ultra-strong rising star”

VS

Patchy Mix
“Former Bellator Bantamweight Champion”
 
I will never forget fake hardcore hyping this guy up for years and saying shit like the only reason why UFC has not signed him is they know he beats all their top Bantamweights

Then he froze up and got 30-27ed by Mario and then went life and death with a dude from Cage Warriors and lost by split decision
 
to be fair the UFC should be firing their talent consultant

Why? They did a good job making sure the UFC snapped up top ranked talent from their main rival in PFL. They probably didn't even have to pay all that much either. It's not like guys like Mix, Pitbull, etc. had lots of places they could go and demand heaps of money.
 
Patchy looked like a world beater for a few years there. Got shelved. Looked washed. I had high hopes for him in the UFC. It's unfortunate how things unfolded. Sadly, another Belloltor fighter who ended up in the UFC far too late, and didn't impress.
far too late? come on. he's 32. he fought two tough opponents, and he arguably beat wiklacz.
 
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