After over two years on the sidelines, multiple fights falling through, and protracted negotiations, ONE heavyweight champ Arjan Bhullar finally made his return, paired up with interim champ (not to mention light heavyweight champion) Anatoly Malykhin.

Curiously enough and likely due to the card taking place at the famed Thai boxing stadium, Bhullar vs. Malykhin was not set as the main, or even co-main event of the evening. Instead, the long awaited title fight was placed fourth from the finish, with three Muay Thai match-ups taking precedence, including the main event.

That fight had Prajanchai PK Saenchai and Sam-A Gaiyanghadao meeting for the second time, with an interim strawweight championship on the line.

Full results from Friday’s ONE Friday Fights 22, which gets underway at 8:30AM ET, can be found below. Where available, a live stream of all the action can also be view.

ONE Friday Fights 22: Prajanchai vs. Sam-A 2 Live Stream and Results

Post-liminary card

Superlek Kiatmoo9 def. Nabil Anane by knockout, Round 1, 2:03— Muay Thai

Main card

Prajanchai PK Saenchai def. Sam-A Gaiyanghadao by knockout, Round 2, 2:10 — for the vacant ONE interim strawwweight Muay Thai championship
Seksan Or Kwanmuang def. Nathan Bendon by unanimous decision — Muay Thai
Nico Carrillo def. Muangthai PK Saenchai by TKO, Round 2, 1:23 — Muay Thai
Anatoly Malykhin (ic) def. Arjan Bhullar (c) by TKO (punches), Round 3, 2:42  — for the ONE heavyweight championship / title unification bout
Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong def. Eddie Abasolo by unanimous decision — Muay Thai
Fariyar Aminipour def. Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon by split decision — Muay Thai
Kongthoranee Sor Sommai  def. Gingsanglek Tor Laksong by knockout, Round 2, 0:28 — Muay Thai
Akram Hamidi def. Jomhod Auto MuayThai by TKO, Round 2, 0:36 — Muay Thai
Thongpoon PK Saenchai def. Yangdam Sor Tor Hiewbangsaen by split decision — Muay Thai
Shamil Erdogan def. Fan Rong by knockout, Round 2, 0:37

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After several weeks on hiatus, the promotion had a Muay Thai title fight in the evening’s main event, featuring strawweight champ Sam-A Gaiyanghadao putting his belt on the line against Prajanchai PK.Saenchai Muaythaigym.

Prior to that all-Thailand affair, former middleweight and light heavyweight champ Aung La N Sang returned to action. “The Burmese Python,” one of the promotion’s biggest stars, was coming off a rough couple of fights, having lost both of his titles to the same man, Reinier de Ridder.

Looking to work his way back to title contention, Myanmar’s N Sang was paired up with Brazilian Leandro Ataides, in what many looked at as a number one contender’s bout. Whether that was the case remained to be seen, as Ataides as well had previously fallen to de Ridder.

Kicking off the card, meanwhile, was teenager Victoria Lee, looking to pick up her second win, against China’s Wang Lu Ping.

Full results from ONE Championship: Battleground can be found below. A live stream of the action, where available, can be found in the video embed above.

ONE Championship: Battleground Results

Prajanchai PK.Saenchai Muaythaigym def. Sam-A Gaiyanghadao by majority decision – for the ONE Muay Thai strawweight championship
Aung La N Sang def. Leandro Ataides by knockout, Round 1, 3:45
Gustavo Balart def. Ryuto Sawada by unanimous decision
Ritu Phogat def. Lin Heqin by unanimous decision
Jeremy Pacatiw def. Chen Rui by unanimous decision
Victoria Lee def. Wang Lu Ping by submission (arm-bar), Round 1, 3:22

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Reign of Dynasties signaled, hopefully, more activity from the Asian promotion. It certainly seemed to, as later this month, Inside the Matrix will feature a full four title fights. But to kick off what is expected to be a longer stint in Singapore, Reign of Dynasties kept things simple: five mixed martial arts bouts, including names like Amir Khan and Reece McLaren, plus a Muay Thai title fight featuring Sam-A Gaiyanghadao, successfully defending his strawweight title against Australia’s Josh Tonna.

Check below for a gallery of highlights from Reign of Dynasties.

ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties Results:

ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship: Sam-A Gaiyanghadao defeats Josh Tonna via Technical Knockout (TKO) at 2:30 of round 2
Mixed Martial Arts – Flyweight: Reece McLaren defeats Aleksi Toivonen via Knockout (KO) at 4:18 of round 1
Mixed Martial Arts – Lightweight: Amir Khan defeats Rahul Raju via Knockout (KO) at 4:47 of round 1
Mixed Martial Arts – Catchweight (63.5 KG): Eko Roni Saputra defeats Murugan Silvarajoo via Submission (Shoulder Lock) at 2:29 of round 1
Mixed Martial Arts – Strawweight: Hexigetu defeats Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke via Split Decision (SD) after 3 rounds
Mixed Martial Arts – Strawweight: Roshan Mainam defeats Liu Peng Shuai via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 2:27 of round 2

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While Reign of Dynasties, the promotion’s first fight back in Singapore, started small, it was a step in the right direction. Already announced was Inside the Matrix, with four MMA title bouts topping the card on October 30. First up, however, was a six-fight card from Singapore featuring five MMA contests, and a main event featuring two-sport ONE champ Sam-A Gaiyanghadao defending his ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Title against Australia’s Josh Tonna.

Also on the card Friday, Finnish prospect Aleksi Toivonen, an Evolve MMA fighter with an undefeated record to start the night. Coming off a submission of Akihiro Fujisawa, Toivonen was paired up with ONE mainstay Reece McLaren.

Friday’s action was set to kick off at 8:30AM ET — check back for results. The official live stream can be viewed above (where available).

ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties Results

Sam-A Gaiyanghadao def. Josh Tonna by TKO, Round 2, 2:30 – for the ONE strawweight Muay Thai world championship

Reece McLaren  def. Aleksi Toivonen by knockout, Round 1, 4:18
Amir Khan def. Rahul Raju by knockout, Round 1, 4:47
Eko Roni Saputra def. Murugan Silvarajoo by submission (shoulder lock), Round 1, 2:29
Hexigetu def. Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke by split decision
Roshan Mainam def. Liu Peng Shuai by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 2:27

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For those unaware, while the event was being held live, there would be no spectators in the building, due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. But the show must go on, as they say, and the fighters were ready to put on a show. In the main event, burgeoning star Stamp Fairtex was defending her atomweight kickboxing crown. In the co-feature, Sam-A Gaiyanghadao was looking for a second title, as he took on Rocky Ogden for the promotion’s inaugural strawweight Muay Thai title.

Former UFC star Yoshihiro Akiyama was also in action as was fellow Japanese standout Mei Yamaguchi.

Check back throughout the event for results from ONE’s King of the Jungle, plus a live stream (above/below) where available!

ONE Championship: King of the Jungle Results

Main Card

Janet Todd def. Stamp Fairtex by split decision – for the ONE atomweight kickboxing championship
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao def. Rocky Ogden by unanimous decision – for the ONE strawweight Muay Thai championship
Kimihiro Eto def. Amir Khan via submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 1:39
Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Sherif Mohamed by knockout, Round 1, 3:04
Tiffany Teo def. Ayaka Miura by TKO, Round 3, 4:45

Lead Card

Denice Zamboanga def. Mei Yamaguchi by unanimous decision
Troy Worthen def. Mark Fairtex Abelardo by unanimous decision
Honorio Banario def. Shannon Wiratchai by split decision
Ritu Phogat def. Wu Chiao Chen by unanimous decision
Murad Ramazanov def. Bae Myung Ho by TKO, Round 1, 4:53
Jeff Chan def. Radeem Rahman by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 2:00

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In the main event, multi-sport star Stamp Faitex, fresh off a in win MMA, will defend her atomweight kickboxing championship against Janet Todd. The pair met previously, under the Muay Thai rule set, with Fairtex winning the promotion’s inaugural atomweight Muay Thai championship. Todd will look for revenge in kickboxing, with a title once again on the line.

In the evening’s co-main event, strawweight Muay Thai champ Sam-A Gaiyanghadao will defend his title against Australia’s Rocky Ogden.

MMA action, meanwhile, sees Yoshihiro Akiyama return. ‘Sexyama’ — popular in his UFC run — has not won a bout since 2014 against Amir Sadollah at UFC Fight Night 52 in Saitama, Japan. He lost his follow-up bout against Alberto Mina the following year, a close split decision, then split the UFC altogether. Joining ONE in 2019, Akiyama lost his first bout, against Agilan Thani, by unanimous decision.

Akiyama (14-7, 2NC) takes on Sherif Mohamed (9-5) at the event. Mohamed is 1-3 in his last four fights, and 0-3 under the ONE banner overall.

The full ONE Championship: King of the Jungle card is listed below.

ONE: KING OF THE JUNGLE
Friday, 28 February
Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore

Main Event
ONE Atomweight Kickboxing World Championship
Stamp Fairtex (C) vs Janet Todd
Kickboxing: 52.2kg

Co-Main Event
ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao (C) vs Rocky Ogden
Muay Thai: 56.7kg

Main Card

Amir Khan vs Kimihiro Eto
Mixed Martial Arts: 77.1kg

Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Sherif Mohamed
Mixed Martial Arts: 83.9kg

Mei Yamaguchi vs Meng Bo
Mixed Martial Arts: 52.2kg

Lead Card

Troy Worthen vs Mark Fairtex Abelardo
Mixed Martial Arts: 65.8kg

Honorio Banario vs Shannon Wiratchai
Mixed Martial Arts: 70.3kg

Tiffany Teo vs Ayaka Miura
Mixed Martial Arts: 56.7kg

Ritu Phogat vs Wu Chiao Chen
Mixed Martial Arts: 52.2kg

Hiroki Akimoto vs Azwan Che Wil
Kickboxing: 63.5kg

Adrian Mattheis vs Hexigetu
Mixed Martial Arts: 56.7kg

Radeem Rahman vs Jeff Chan
Mixed Martial Arts: 65.8kg

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Full results from the event and a gallery of highlights can be found below!

ONE Championship: Mark of Greatness Results:

Main Card

Sam-A Gaiyanghadao def. Wang Junguang by unanimous decision – for the inaugural ONE strawweight kickboxing world championship

Alaverdi Ramazanov def. Zhang Chenglong by unanimous decision – for the inaugural ONE bantamweight kickboxing world championship

Denice Zamboanga def. Jihin Radzuan by unanimous decision
Agilan Thani def. Dante Schiro by split decision
Reece McLaren def. Gurdarshan Mangat by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 4:35
Andrei Stoica def. Anderson Silva by knockout, Round 1, 1:57 – ONE Super Series kickboxing
Bokang Masunyane def. Ryuto Sawada by unanimous decision

Preliminary Card

Elias Mahmoudi def. Lerdsila Phuket Top Team by unanimous decision – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Chen Rui def. Muhammad Aiman by unanimous decision
Tial Thang def. Kim Woon Kyoum by unanimous decision
Yoon Chang Min def. Rodian Menchavez by submission (ninja choke), Round 2, 1:45
Taiki Naito def. Rui Bothelo by unanimous decision
Rayane Bastos def. Sovannahry Em by submission (guillotine choke), Round 1, 2:40

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ONE Championship’s final card of 2019 was set to go down in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday. Emanating from the Axiata Arena, Mark of Greatness featured Sam-A
Gaiyanghadao and Wang Junguang vying for the promotion’s inaugural strawweight kickboxing world championship.

A second kickboxing title fight, for the promotion’s inaugural bantamweight championship, featured Alaverdi Ramazanov taking on Zhang Chenglong.

In MMA action, meanwhile, women’s atomweights Jihin Radzuan and Denice Zamboanga collided, with Radzuan having home field advantage in her native Malaysia. ONE Championship regular Agilan Thani, meanwhile, faced off against American Dante Schiro.

Check below for full results from Friday’s card! U.S. viewers can watch the preliminary card live stream below. Where available, the full card can be viewed above.

ONE Championship: Mark of Greatness Results:

Main Card

Sam-A Gaiyanghadao def. Wang Junguang by unanimous decision – for the inaugural ONE strawweight kickboxing world championship

Alaverdi Ramazanov def. Zhang Chenglong by unanimous decision – for the inaugural ONE bantamweight kickboxing world championship

Denice Zamboanga def. Jihin Radzuan by unanimous decision
Agilan Thani def. Dante Schiro by split decision
Reece McLaren def. Gurdarshan Mangat by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 4:35
Andrei Stoica def. Anderson Silva by knockout, Round 1, 1:57 – ONE Super Series kickboxing
Bokang Masunyane def. Ryuto Sawada by unanimous decision

Preliminary Card

Elias Mahmoudi def. Lerdsila Phuket Top Team by unanimous decision – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Chen Rui def. Muhammad Aiman by unanimous decision
Tial Thang def. Kim Woon Kyoum by unanimous decision
Yoon Chang Min def. Rodian Menchavez by submission (ninja choke), Round 2, 1:45
Taiki Naito def. Rui Bothelo by unanimous decision
Rayane Bastos def. Sovannahry Em by submission (guillotine choke), Round 1, 2:40

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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

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ONE Championship: For Honor went down Friday, with a flyweight Muay Thai title fight atop the card. While that promised plenty of hard-hitting action, all eyes in the MMA world would be on the ONE debut of former UFC standout Yushin Okami, taking on Kyrgyzstan’s Kiamrian Abbasov.

Okami, who long ago faced Anderson Silva for middleweight gold in the UFC, was one of several Japanese standouts on the For Honor card Friday. Tetsuya Yamada was set to fight former champ Marat Gafurov at featherweight, while Kenta Yamada was booked for a Muay Thai fight with Deividas Danyla.

The action gets underway 8AM ET on Friday, live from Jakarta, Indonesia. Where available, you can watch a live stream of the event above!

ONE Championship: For Honor Results:

Main Card

Jonathan Haggerty def. Sam-A Gaiyanghadao by Unanimous Decision – for the ONE Super Series flyweight Muay Thai championship

Kiamrian Abbasov def. Yushin Okami by TKO in Round 2 (1:10)
Marat Gafurov def. Tetsuya Yamada by Unanimous Decision
Yodpanomrung Jitmuangnon def. Tyler Hardcastle by KO in Round 3 (2:11) – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Priscilla Lumban Gaol def. Nou Srey Pov by Unanimous Decision
Thanh Le def. Yusup Adulaev by KO in Round 2 (0:12)
Dae Hwan Kim def. Ayideng Jumayi by TKO in Round 1 (4:11)

Preliminary Card

Ryogo Takahashi def. Keanu Subba by TKO in Round 1 (1:46)
Sunoto def. Paul Lumihi by Unanimous Decision
Kenta Yamada def. Deividas Danyla by Split Decision – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Chan Rothana def. Rudy Agustian by TKO in Round 2 (2:50)
Andrew Miller def. Mohammed Bin Mahmoud by Unanimous Decision – ONE Super Series Muay Thai
Adrian Mattheis def. Himanshu Kaushik by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in Round 1 (4:42)
Angelo Bimoadji def. Guntur by Submission (Armbar) in Round 1 (4:56)

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