ONE Championships’s next Malaysian date will see the promotion put the spotlight on kickboxing, with the crowning of their inaugural bantamweight and strawweight champions in that discipline.
ONE Championship will crown its inaugural bantamweight kickboxing champion at Mark of Greatness next month. In a press release distributed to media outlets Thursday, the promotion announced that Alaverdi “Babyface Killer” Ramazanov of Russia will face “Muay Thai Boy” Zhang Chenglong in the main event title fight. Flyweight Muay Thai champ Sam-A Gaiyanghadao, meanwhile, will look to earn a second title against Wang Junguang in the co-main event. They’ll be competing for ONE’s inaugural strawweight kickboxing championship.
MMA action will see Agilan Thani (10-4) take on Mohammad Karaki (9-1), a former title challenger against Aung La N Sang. Thani most recently picked up a loss against former UFC title challenger Yushin Okami. Meanwhile Muhammad Aiman (6-3) is set to face China’s Chen Rui (7-1).
ONE Championship: Mark of Greatness takes place December 6, 2019 at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The card as announced can be found below.
Main Event
ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Championship
Alaverdi Ramazanov vs Zhang Chenglong
Kickboxing: 65.8kg
Co-Main Event
ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao vs Wang Junguang
Kickboxing: 56.7kg
Jihin Radzuan vs Denice Zamboanga
Mixed Martial Arts: 52.2kg
Agilan Thani vs Mohammad Karaki
Mixed Martial Arts: 83.9kg
Gurdarshan Mangat vs Reece McLaren
Mixed Martial Arts: 61.2kg
Ryuto Sawada vs Bokang Masunyane
Mixed Martial Arts: 56.7kg
Andre Stoica vs Anderson Silva
Kickboxing: 102.1kg
Muhammad Aiman vs Chen Rui
Mixed Martial Arts: 65.8kg
Tial Thang vs Kim Woon Kyoum
Mixed Martial Arts: 65.8kg
Yoon Chang Min vs Fabio Pinca
Mixed Martial Arts: 70.3kg
Rui Botelho vs Taiki Naito
Muay Thai: 61.2kg
Savannah Em vs Rayane Bastos
Mixed Martial Arts: 61.2kg