sentences:  Aoki faced Ev Ting on October 6, 2018 at and won the fight via arm-triangle choke in the opening minute of the bout.Due to the victory, Aoki secured a fight for the vacant lightweight championship against the winner of Eduard Folayang and Amir Khan in the promotion's inaugural event in Tokyo, Japan on March 31, 2019.On March 31, 2019 at Aoki recaptured the lightweight title in a rematch with Eduard Folayang by defeating Folayang via technical submission.