On Friday, ONE officials announced on social media that with “Reug Reug” out, heavyweight Marcus Buchecha (2-0) will now face Hugo Cunha (6-1) at the event on May 20. In women’s atomweight action, meanwhile, Invicta FC veteran Alyse Anderson (5-2) will face Asha Roka (4-2).

Buchecha, properly Marcus Almeida, was expected to face Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane at ONE 156 earlier this month. With the Senegalese wrestler injured, however, he will now look for his third win as a pro opposite Brazil’s Cunha one event later.

A decorated world champion in jiu-jitsu, Buchecha last competed in December, where he submitted South Korean Ji Won Kang.

Cunha, a highly-touted heavyweight prospect, made his debut for ONE Championship in February, only to lose a split decision against Dustin Joynson. The setback was the first loss of Cunha’s professional career.

Alyse Anderson, meanwhile, was part of the ONE women’s atomweight grand prix last year. She was bounced from the tournament in the opening round by Japanese standout Itsuki Hirata, and has not competed since. A pro since 2015, Anderson went 2-1 under the Invicta FC banner prior to joining ONE Championship.

India’s Roka will look to snap a two-fight skid against the American atomweight.

ONE 157 takes place on Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

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ONE Championship was leaning heavily on Muay Thai and kickboxing action when it returned to Bangkok, Thailand on Friday. In the main event, Petchdam Petchyindee Academy had his flyweight kickboxing world title on the line against challenger Ilias Ennahachi. Giorgio Petrosyan was also back, taking on Smokin’ Jo Nattawut in the featherweight kickboxing grand prix semi-finals.

In MMA action, meanwhile, multi-discipline athlete Stamp Fairtex was set to take on prospect Asha Roka.

Check below come fight time for results, and watch the full live stream of the event above, where available!

ONE Championship: Dreams of Gold Results

Main Card

Ilias Ennahachi def. Petchdam Petchyindee Academy by knockout, Round 3, 0:59 – for the ONE flyweight kickboxing world championship
Giorgio Petrosyan def. Smokin’ Jo Nattawut by KO in Round 1 (2:50) – ONE Super Series featherweight kickboxing world grand prix semi-final
Stamp Fairtex def. Asha Roka by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in Round 3 (1:29)
Samy Sana def. Dzhabar Askerov by Majority Decision – ONE Super Series featherweight kickboxing world grand prix semi-final
Alex Silva def. Stefer Rahardian by Submission (Armbar) in Round 2 (4:55)
Muangthai PK.Saenchaimuaythaigym def. Kenta Yamada by Unanimous Decision – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Thanh Le def. Kotetsu Boku by KO in Round 1 (1:28)

Preliminary Card

Ledsila Phuket Top Team def. Savvas Michael by TKO in Round 2 (0:29) – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Yusup Saadulaev def. Dae Hwan Kim by Unanimous Decision
Chan Rothana def. Gustavo Balart by Unanimous Decision
Bangpleenoi Petchyindee Academy def. Liam Nolan by Majority Decision – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Ryuto Sawada def. Aziz Calim by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in Round 1 (1:09)
Alaverdi Ramazanov def. Ognjen Topic by TKO in Round 1 (2:25) – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Zhao Zhi Kang def. Paul Mumihi by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in Round 2 (4:08)

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ONE Championship lands in Bangkok, Thailand this Friday, while RIZIN will be in Nagoya, Japan for RIZIN 18 on Sunday. Those are just two of the cards going down this weekend that will see several MMA prospects in action. So without further adieu, here’s the most recent installment of our Weekly MMA Prospect report!

S-70 | Tuesday | Russia

Featherweight, Leonardo Limberger (12-1)

Limberger has shown one-punch knockout power, but his high volume output is where he excels. He throws one-twos from a variety of angles, almost never throwing just one strike, and mixes in kicks beautifully. The featherweight is an excellent range fighter with great footwork and perfectly-timed counters. He uses leg kicks as one of his main weapons and does a good job switching to spinning kicks that are neither sloppy nor telegraphed at all.

Limberger has underrated wrestling, as he has great timing on his double leg and he sets it up and executes perfectly. On the mat, you can’t ask for much more, possessing good BJJ on top or off of his back, which shows in his five submission victories. Limberger is constantly passing into better positions, getting the mount and the back, and landing effective ground and pound. He fights Boris Fedorov (9-1) who is something of a question mark.

One Championship | Friday | Thailand

Flyweight, Asha Roka (4-0)

Fighting out of India, Asha Roka is a young prospect at only 20-years-old. She has got her cage time out of the way very quickly with her longest fight going 1:41. On the other side her fastest win is a 0:09 knockout. Roka has experience in boxing and bringing it into the cage she does have two knockouts in her MMA career. She’s also shown a submission game with two submission wins. She’s very wild but aggressive, throwing wild hard hooks while staying on the gas. Roka still has a lot to show and needs a step up in competition bad. She fights Ning Stamp (1-0).

Featherweight, Thanh Le (9-2)

Thanh Le is a karate-based fighter and one of the most exciting known prospects out there. He has amazing power, kicks, and punches with “lights out” written on everything he throws. His takedown defense was a problem in the past but he has seemed to improve in that area in his most recent bouts. He is 33-years old, so another loss would be a big step back. He fights Kotetsu Boku (26-13-2) who is on a two-fight skid.

Next up, XFC, CFFC, and RIZIN 18!

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