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Yoshihiro Akiyama will drop down to welterweight after losing his last three fights in the middleweight division, according to Sponichi. After losing to Vitor Belfort at UFC 133, "Sexyama" apparently considered retirement before thinking better of it and finally deciding to take Dana White's advice and move down to the 170-pound division. Akiyama also said he would like to debut in his new division when the UFC heads to Japan in Feb. 2012. Any ideas on a possible opponent? Who would you like to see him fight in his new weight class?

Vitor Belfort poses with Dana White while he's being given his lofty $70,000 "Knockout of the Night" bonus check for putting Yoshihiro Akiyama to sleep in the first round of their fight tonight (Aug. 6) at UFC 133: "Evans vs. Ortiz 2" in Philadelphia. For more bonuses and awards information from the event click here.

UFC 133 poster for "Evans vs. Davis" on Aug. 6 in Philadelphia (Pic). Expect a bigger and better version to emerge as fight night draws closer. For ticket information click here.

Yoshihiro Akiyama shares the view of his adopted hometown of Japan, which was recently ravaged by a killer earthquake-tsunami combination. "Sexy" -- who had to withdraw from his UFC 128 fight with Nate Marquardt this weekend because of the tragedy -- and his family members are safe for now.