Yoshihiro Akiyama
Folayang was to make a comeback on April 28, 2021 against former UFC middleweight contender Yoshihiro Akiyama at "ONE on TNT 4". However, he was rescheduled instead to have a trilogy match against Shinya Aoki after Akiyama pulled out due to suffering an injury during training camp. He lost the bout in the first round via armbar.