Eddie Alvarez Says ‘It’s Complete Crap’ UFC Has The Best Fighters

Eddie Alvarez does not agree that the UFC has the best fighters in the world. To many fans, the Las Vegas-based promotion is the be all and end all for MMA fighters. Yet, Eddie Alvarez says that is crap, and he is evidence as he shown a champion in ano…

Eddie Alvarez does not agree that the UFC has the best fighters in the world. To many fans, the Las Vegas-based promotion is the be all and end all for MMA fighters. Yet, Eddie Alvarez says that is crap, and he is evidence as he shown a champion in another promotion can become a champion […]

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ONE: Immortal Triumph, Live Results

LowKickMMA will be providing you with results from ONE: Immortal Triumph. The event is going down today (Friday, September 6, 2019) inside the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium, ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Due to MMA being banned in Vietnam, the entire 12-bout card will be made up of Muay Thai and kickboxing bouts. The main […]

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LowKickMMA will be providing you with results from ONE: Immortal Triumph. The event is going down today (Friday, September 6, 2019) inside the Phú Th? Indoor Stadium, ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Due to MMA being banned in Vietnam, the entire 12-bout card will be made up of Muay Thai and kickboxing bouts. The main event of the evening sees ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao defending his belt against Algeria’s Brice Delval.

Former Survivor contestant Bi Nguyen will also be in action when she takes on India’s Puja Tomar in an atomweight Muay Thai contest. Follow LowKickMMA for live results and up to the minute ONE: Immortal Triumph results below.

Main Card (Main Card (B/R Live (US), ONE App (International), 9:30 a.m. ET)

  • Nong-O Gaiyanghadao (C) def. Brice Delval via split decision (ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship)
  • Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat def. Azwan Che via R3 KO (punch, 2:45) (ONE Flyweight Muay Thai)
  • Anderson Silva def. Beybulat Isaev via R1 KO (punch, 2:20) (ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing)
  • Kulabdam Sor. Jor. Piek Uthai def. Bobo Sacko via unanimous decision (ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai)
  • Chris Nguyen def. Yukinori Ogasawara via unanimous decision (ONE Flyweight Muay Thai)
  • Bi Nguyen def. Puja Tomar via split decision (ONE Atomweight Muay Thai)

Preliminary Card (Preliminaries (ONE App, Facebook, Twitter, 7:30 a.m. ET)

  • Panpayak Jitmuangnon def. Masahide Kudo via unanimous decision (ONE Flyweight Kickboxing)
  • Mongkolpetch Petchyindee Academy def. Joseph Lasiri via majority decision (ONE Flyweight Muay Thai)
  • Santino Verbeek def. Juan Cervantes via majority decision (ONE Welterweight Kickboxing)
  • Momotaro def. Singtongnoi Por Telakun via R1 KO (0:41) (ONE Flyweight Muay Thai)
  • Viktoria Lipianska def. Amber Kitchen via split decision (ONE Strawweight Muay Thai)
  • Michael Pham def. Mohamad Fakri Bin Yusoff via unanimous decision (ONE Featherweight Muay Thai)

Saemapetch Fairtex vs Adam Noi and Nguyen Thanh Tung vs Shahzaib Rindh canceled for medical reasons.

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ONE: Immortal Triumph, Preview & Start Time

ONE Championship touches down in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam this week for the promotions inaugural event in the South East Asian country. ONE: Immortal Triumph will take place on Friday, 6 September inside the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium. It will be an all Super Series event due to MMA being outlawed in Vietnam. The […]

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ONE Championship touches down in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam this week for the promotions inaugural event in the South East Asian country.

ONE: Immortal Triumph will take place on Friday, 6 September inside the Phú Th? Indoor Stadium. It will be an all Super Series event due to MMA being outlawed in Vietnam.

The main card starts at 9:30 am EST/6:30 am PST. The prelims will begin at 6:00 am EST/3:00 am PST.

The 14-bout card will be made up of ten Muay Thai and four kickboxing bouts. Headlining the evening will be a title clash for the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship. Reigning champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao will square off against Algeria’s Brice Delval, who will be making his promotional debut.

In the co-main event, Thailand’s Saemapetch Fairtex will take on French-Algerian Adam Noi.

Nong-O Looks To Continue His ONE Winning Streak

Thailand’s Nong-O Gaiyanghadao is a Muay Thai legend. In the course of his career, the 32 year old has captured four Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai World Championships across multiple weight classes. He has over 300 professional bouts to his name and holds a winning record of 258-54-1.

After taking a break from the sport in 2015 to become a trainer at Evolve MMA in Singapore, Nong-O returned to the competitive arena in 2018. An elite striker Nong-O has steamed rolled over recent opposition. It is hard picturing how Delval, a relative novice compared to the champion, will be able to find a pathway to victory.

The 20-year old Delval trains out the highly respected Mahmoudi Gym in Paris. He is likely to come to ring prepared and with a do-die attitude. However, it is unlikely to be enough against an opponent as experienced as Nong-O.

Bi Nguyen Returns Home

America’s Bi Nguyen will compete in the country of her birth for the first time at ONE: Immortal Triumph. The ONE atomweight is set to take on India’s Puja Tomar in her first Muay Thai bout under the ONE banner. Nguyen is coming off a disappointing split decision loss to Myanmar’s Bozhena Antoniyar at ONE: Masters Of Destiny, and will want to make a quick return to the winner’s circle.

The 29 year old comes from a Muay Thai background, so the switch to stand-up will not overly concern her. In Tomar, she will be facing a fighter bursting with confidence after her recent MMA victory over Indonesia’s Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol.

A national Wushu champion Tomar may not have the same Muay Thai credentials as Nguyen, but she is still a decorated stand-up fighter. The Indian athlete has also made it known that she feels Nguyen lacks heart and will aim to capitalize on this perceived weakness.

However, the emotional impact of being back in Vietnam should inspire Nguyen, but it could also place extra pressure on her shoulders. We will find out on Friday how she copes with the extra spotlight.

A Heavy-Hitting Russian Arrives

WMC World Champion Beybulat Isaev will make his ONE debut this week against Brazil’s Anderson Silva. The pair will lock horns in a light heavyweight kickboxing bout that should end with someone hitting the floor, especially since they will be wearing 4-ounce MMA gloves.

Isaev is an exciting fighter to watch and one who moves well for a big man and at 25 years of age he is still coming into his athletic prime. A clash with the veteran Silva should provide him with the perfect opportunity to showcase his talents.

Main Card

  • Nong-O Gaiyanghadao (C) vs Brice Delval ( ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship)
  • Saemapetch Fairtex vs Adam Noi (ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai)
  • Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat vs Azwan Che (ONE Flyweight Muay Thai)
  • Beybulat Isaev vs Anderson Silva (ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing)
  • Kulabdam Sor. Jor. Piek Uthai vs Bobo Sacko (ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai)
  • Chris Nguyen vs Yukinori Ogasawara (ONE Flyweight Muay Thai)
  • Bi Nguyen vs Puja Tomar (ONE Atomweight Muay Thai)

Preliminary Card

  • Panpayak Jitmuangnon vs Masahide Kudo (ONE Flyweight Kickboxing)
  • Mongkolpetch Petchyindee Academy vs Joseph Lasiri (ONE Flyweight Muay Thai)
  • Santino Verbeek vs Juan Cervantes (ONE Welterweight Kickboxing)
  • Singtongnoi Por Telakun vs Kohei Kodera (ONE Flyweight Muay Thai)
  • Amber Kitchen vs Viktoria Lipianska (ONE Strawweight Muay Thai)
  • Nguyen Thanh Tung vs Shahzaib Rindh (ONE Featherweight Kickboxing)
  • Michael Pham vs Mohamad Fakri Bin Yusoff (ONE Featherweight Muay Thai)

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ONE Championship: Predictions, How to Watch Nong-O Gaiyanghadao vs. Brice Delval

The bantamweight muay thai world championship is on the line at ONE Championship: Immortal Triumph on Friday as Nong-O Gaiyanghadao defends his crown against Brice Delval in a classic …

The bantamweight muay thai world championship is on the line at ONE Championship: Immortal Triumph on Friday as Nong-O Gaiyanghadao defends his crown against Brice Delval in a classic …

Exclusive: Algeria’s Brice Delval Set For The Biggest Night Of His Career At ONE: Immortal Triumph

When Brice “The Truck” Delval enters the ring on Friday, 6 September for his ONE Championship debut he is hoping to leave with more than just memories The Algerian is set to challenge Nong-O Gaiyanghadao for the Thai’s ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title, and would love nothing more than to exit the ring with […]

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When Brice “The Truck” Delval enters the ring on Friday, 6 September for his ONE Championship debut he is hoping to leave with more than just memories The Algerian is set to challenge Nong-O Gaiyanghadao for the Thai’s ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title, and would love nothing more than to exit the ring with gold strapped around his waist.

The pair’s clash will be the main event of ONE: Immortal Triumph  taking place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It will be the first ONE event held in the Southeast Asian country.

For me, it’s an honor and a privilege to be able to compete for a ONE Championship title,” Delval said.

“I will give everything I have to please those who have put their trust in me.”

The  S1 Muay Thai World Champion was born on the island of Réunion, an overseas department and region of France, and became hooked on the “ “Art of 8 limbs” as a child.

“At a young age, my parents introduced me to martial arts. They did so because they were looking for a way to channel my energy because I was hyperactive. I decided to become a professional athlete during my first bout in Thailand at the age of 12. It was a dream I have now realized,” Delval commented.

After moving to Paris, France, Delval began training at the respected Mahmoudi Gym in the Parisian suburb of Bonneuil-sur-Marne. The gym is home to several world-class athletes including former ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Title challenger Elias Mahmoudi.

Since turning professional , the 20-year-old has traveled the world competing against the best competition he could find. Deval has proved he can compete at an elite level. However, as skillful as his previous opponents were Nong-O, with over 300 professional bouts to his name, falls into a class  all of his own.

The formidable Thai is one of the most decorated Muay Thai athletes currently competing. The 32-year-old has a host of achievements to his name including four Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai World Championships across multiple weight classes. Since making his promotional debut at ONE: Heroes Of Honor in April 2018, Nong-O has looked almost unbeatable. The Evolve MMA trained athlete is not simply a striking powerhouse,he is also a highly- technical athlete and finding holes in his game has been a challenge that has confounded his recent opposition.

Nevertheless, Delval refuses to be intimidated by Nong-O’s impressive resume and believes that the tactics he and his team have devised will be enough to overcome one of the sports most fearsome competitors.

“I never study my opponents it’s the work of my coaches,” Delval explained.

 “He [Nong-O] is a very good athlete,  in the ONE Super Series, he has beaten the likes Fabio Pinca and Mehdi Zatout who are also top athletes. We have put a strategy in place that will surprise him on 6 September.

“I implement the game plan that my coaches put in place. Generally, it is different with each bout that I compete in because my opponents all have different strong and weak points,” Delval added.

Delval may still be in the early stages of his career, but the maturity and focus he is exhibiting in the leadup to his bout with Nong-O indicate he is ready for the challenge awaiting him.  

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ONE Championship 2019: ONE Hero Series August Results and Highlights

Liu Gui Cheng beat Xu Liu in the hard-fought headline matchup of the ONE Championship’s ONE Hero series August event Monday. Earlier, Pan Jia Yun overcame Liu Wei in their bantamweight kickboxing event in Beijing…

Liu Gui Cheng beat Xu Liu in the hard-fought headline matchup of the ONE Championship’s ONE Hero series August event Monday. Earlier, Pan Jia Yun overcame Liu Wei in their bantamweight kickboxing event in Beijing…