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A colossal showdown between undefeated blended martial artists for the ONE Interim Heavyweight World Title will headline the promotion’s second occasion of 2022.
However earlier than that titanic matchup goes down at ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE in Singapore on 28 January, the worldwide fan base will likely be handled to 11 fiery bouts which might be assured to get the night time began on the precise foot.
Within the co-main occasion, #1-ranked featherweight blended martial arts contender “The Preventing God” Kim Jae Woong will collide with #4-ranked Tang Kai.
Kim is coming off a pair of stellar performances, having defeated Japanese veteran Tetsuya “MMA Fantasista” Yamada by way of second-round TKO and former ONE Featherweight World Champion Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen by way of first-round knockout.
This dominance has earned the South Korean phenom a future title shot at Thanh Le’s ONE Featherweight World Championship.
However as a substitute of ready, Kim desires to stay energetic – and due to that, he gambles his golden alternative and spot within the rankings towards one of many division’s most harmful opponents.
Tang has established himself as a real drive within the weight class. The Chinese language knockout artist is driving an eight-bout successful streak, which incorporates large victories over blue-chip expertise “The Large Coronary heart” Yoon Chang Min, well-respected veteran Ryogo Takahashi, and Southeast Asian sensation Keanu Subba.
If Kim beats Tang, he’ll additional solidify his place and assure his date with future. Nonetheless, if the Chinese language star emerges victorious, he’ll snatch away the title shot and top-ranked spot from “The Preventing God.”
Except for featherweight blended martial arts motion, the present may even function the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix semifinals – and every matchup is coincidentally a trilogy bout.
Prime-ranked featherweight kickboxing contender Marat Grigorian will look to showcase his dominance towards #4-ranked Chingiz “Chinga” Allazov and pull forward of their heated sequence. However the Azerbaijan native seems to be to even the rating 1-1-1 and transfer into the match finale.
In the meantime, #3-ranked Sitthichai “Killer Child” Sitsongpeenong will look to make it a clear sweep and go 3-0 towards Davit Kiria. Nonetheless, the Georgian slugger would like to get one again towards the Thai dynamo and transfer into the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Championship Remaining.
Along with these thrilling battles, a number of of ONE Championship’s most beloved heroes will make their returns.
American star Jarred “The Monkey God” Brooks, heavyweight kickboxing bruiser Rade Opacic, former welterweight king Zebaztian “The Bandit” Kadestam, and explosive featherweight strikers Smokin’ Jo Nattawut and Dovydas “Rimkenzo” Rimkus are all scheduled for motion.
Check out the complete lineup for ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE under.
Most important Card For ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE
- Anatoly Malykhin vs. Kirill Grishenko (ONE Interim Heavyweight World Title)
- Tang Kai vs. Kim Jae Woong (blended martial arts – featherweight)
- Marat Grigorian vs. Chingiz Allazov (Kickboxing World Grand Prix semifinal)
- Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs. Davit Kiria (Kickboxing World Grand Prix semifinal)
- Ruslan Emilbek Uulu vs. Zhang Lipeng (blended martial arts – light-weight)
- Rade Opacic vs. Françesko Xhaja (kickboxing – heavyweight)
Lead Card For ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE
- Hiroba Minowa vs. Jarred Brooks (blended martial arts – strawweight)
- Smokin’ Jo Nattawut vs. Dovydas Rimkus (Kickboxing World Grand Prix semifinal alternate)
- Tatsumitsu Wada vs. Wang Shuo (blended martial arts – flyweight)
- Hiroyuki Tetsuka vs. Zebaztian Kadestam (blended martial arts – welterweight)
- Anderson Silva vs. Paul Elliott (blended martial arts – gentle heavyweight)
- Diandra Martin vs. Smilla Sundell (Muay Thai – catchweight of 58 kilograms)
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