In the wake of ONE Championship’s 10th anniversary show, ONE X, the promotion appears to have made a change to its naming scheme.
ONE’s next card had been previously announced as ONE: Reloaded, following the organization’s tradition of giving each event its own proper name. However, in a press release Thursday, announcing the full card for the April 22, 2022 event in Singapore, the event is titled simply ONE: Eersel vs. Sadikovic, with all references to the Reloaded name dropped.
The promotion’s official website has also been updated accordingly.
Could we be at an end of an era in terms of ONE Championship events? Rival UFC moved away from named events a decade ago, with UFC 125: Resolution in 2012 being the final card given its own moniker, outside of a subsequent “Fight for the Troops” event that doesn’t really count.
In the meantime, the focus now falls on the fighters, with lightweight kickboxing world champion Regian Eersel putting his title on the line against Arian Sadikovic.
Jackie Buntan and Smilla Sundell compete for the vacant women’s strawweight Muay Thai title, while on the MMA side, Jarred “The Monkey God” Brooks returns, looking to notch his sixth straight win (discounting a No Contest at RIZIN 18) against “Little Giant” Bokang Masunyane. In a previously reported contest, meanwhile, Oumar Kane, better known as “Reug Reug,” faces off with BJJ ace Marcus Buchecha.
The full card announced on Thursday breaks down as follows:
ONE: Eersel vs. Sadikovic
Friday, 22 April 2022
Main Card
ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship
(C) Regian Eersel vs. Arian Sadikovic
Lightweight: 155 LBS – 170 LBS
ONE Women’s Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship
Smilla Sundell vs. Jackie Buntan
Strawweight: 115 LBS – 125 LBS
Mixed Martial Arts
(1) Bokang Masunyane vs. (2) Jarred Brooks
Strawweight: 115 LBS – 125 LBS
Muay Thai
Liam Harrison vs. Muangthai PK.Saenchai
Bantamweight: 135 LBS – 145 LBS
Mixed Martial Arts
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida vs. Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane
Heavyweight: 225 LBS – 265 LBS
Mixed Martial Arts
Namiki Kawahara vs. Danial Williams
Strawweight: 115 LBS – 125 LBS
Lead Card
Mixed Martial Arts
(3) Yosuke Saruta vs. Gustavo Balart
Strawweight: 115 LBS – 125 LBS
Kickboxing
Andre Stoica vs Giannis Stoforidis
Light Heavyweight: 205 LBS – 225 LBS
Muay Thai
Anissa Meksen vs. Marie Ruumet
Atomweight: 105 LBS – 115 LBS
Mixed Martial Arts
Windson Ramos vs Woo Sung Hoon
Flyweight: 125 LBS – 135 LBS
Mixed Martial Arts
Chen Rui vs Song Min Jong
Bantamweight: 135 LBS – 145 LBS
Mixed Martial Arts
Ayaka Miura vs Dayane Souza
Strawweight: 115 LBS – 125 LBS
Mixed Martial Arts
Abraao Amorim vs Dae Sung Park
Lightweight: 155 LBS – 170 LBS
Mixed Martial Arts
Agilan Thani vs Jin Tae Ho
Welterweight: 170 LBS – 185 LBS
Submission Grappling
Masakazu Imanari vs Mikey Musumeci
Catchweight: 143 LBS
Mixed Martial Arts
Keanu Subba vs. James Yang
Featherweight: 145 LBS – 155 LBS
