At the UFC 110 press conference, UFC president Dana White hinted at a sexy matchup that would pique massive interest among Japanese MMA fans.

We previously reported that the winner of Wanderlei Silva-Michael Bisping may face Yoshihiro Akiyama. Following Silva's victory on Saturday night at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, White revealed that "Akiyama wants to fight Wanderlei very bad."

The rumor leading up to UFC 110 indicated that, should Silva triumph over Bisping, Zuffa planned on staging Silva-Akiyama bout in Japan. At the press conference, Silva obliged Akiyama for the showdown when asked whom he wants to fight next. White offered no word about hosting a UFC event in Japan in near future.

Japan has hitherto been off-limit for Zuffa due to the hostile and murky business climate. Nevertheless, given the level of recognition Silva and Akiyama enjoy in Japan, the bout between them could become a catalyst for UFC's expansion into Japanese market.

Silva edged Michael Bisping at UFC 110 and improved his UFC record to 2-3 since rejoining the organization in 2007 after the dissolution of Pride FC. During his career in Pride, he had achieved a superstar status in Japan as the long-reigning middleweight king.

Akiyama, on the other hand, cut his teeth in the now defunct K-1 Hero's. The former world-class judoka has established himself as an ultimate "heel" in Japan in the wake of greasing allegation in his fight against Kazushi Sakuraba in Hero's. In his UFC debut at UFC 100, he edged Alan Belcher via split decision and garnered the fight-of-the-night award.