Asia’s biggest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion will close out 2016 with a stacked card at the MOA Arena on December 2nd. ONE: “Age of Domination” features title two title fights and some of the biggest stars in Asian MMA including Brandon Vera, Bibiano Fernandes, and Mark Striegl.
In the main event Vera (14-7-0-1) makes the first defence of his heavyweight title against undefeated Japanese fighter Hedeki Sekine (7-0). The co-headliner sees Bibiano Fernandes (19-3) looking to make a record breaking fifth title defence against up and coming Australian Reece McLaren (9-3).
The card is stacked with Filipino talent and sees bantamweight Mark Striegl (14-2) return to the cage to take on Sotir Kichukov (13-4). The Bulgarian replaces Rafael Nunes who was originally slated to face the Fil-Am star but had to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.
Also in the bantamweight division Geje Eustaquio (8-4) faces Toni Tauru (10-4-1) in a battle between two fighters who have already been handed a title shot. Another former champion is in action when Honorio Banario (10-6) takes on Rajinder Singh Meena (8-2) in a lightweight battle.
Former middleweight champion Leandro Ataides (8-3) will be looking to get back to winning ways and snap a three fight losing streak when he faces Egyptian journeyman Mohamed Ali (10-10). Meanwhile there is a potential title eliminator in the atomweight division as Taiwan’s Jenny Huang (4-0) puts her undefeated record on the line against local favourite April Osenio (2-1).
Filipino featherweight Edward Kelly (8-3) is in the ascendancy after back to back stoppage wins and will be looking to make it three in a row when he faces Indonesia’s Su Noto (5-2). There’s also an all Filipino flyweight contest between Danny Kingad (3-0) and Eugene Toquero (8-3).
The card gets underway with bouts featuring two Chinese fighters. In the bantamweight division Xie Bin (0-1) takes on Indonesia’s Mario Wirawan (5-4) while flyweight Pengshuai Liu (0-1) goes up against Cambodia’s Sim Bunsrun (2-3).