ONE Fighting Championship has added four bouts to the ONE FC: BATTLE OF LIONS card set to take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 7 November
by Andreas Georgiou - @AGeorigouMMA |
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Another welterweight contest has also been added with the undefeated Dwayne Hinds taking on fellow undefeated Warren De Reuck in a clash of two top prospects. Fast-rising star Aung La N Sang will also take on Japanese veteran Tatsuya Mizuno in a middleweight contest.
Singaporean mixed martial artists Kirstie Gannaway and Amir Khan are also set to represent Singapore at the event. Their respective opponents will be announced at a later date.
Tickets for ONE FC: BATTLE OF LIONS on 7 November in Singapore are on sale now at Sports Hub Tix (http://www.sportshubtix.com).
CEO of ONE FC, Victor Cui, stated, “ONE Fighting Championship has acquired a roster of world-class talent from all over the world and fans in Singapore will get to see them in action on 7 November. We will crown a new world champion as two world-class middleweights face off for the honor of becoming the first man to don the ONE FC Middleweight World Championship. Fans watching all over the world are in store for a night of breathtaking mixed martial arts action!”
The undefeated Leandro Ataides is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt who has predominantly showcased himself as a knockout artist in the ONE FC cage, knocking out Brayan Rafiq and Tatsuya Mizuno in the first round.
Kazakhstan's Igor Svirid has competed nine times in the past fifteen months, winning all of the bouts. The middleweight has both impressive striking and grappling, which he has promised to showcase when he makes his ONE FC debut.
Luis ‘Sapo’ Santos is a Brazilian veteran, holding a black belt in BJJ with a penchant for knockout finishes. He has 70 mixed martial arts bouts to his name, and has ended 34 of them by either TKO or KO.
Bakhtiyar Abbasov is a top contender from Azerbaijan. In his ONE FC debut, he became the first person to perform a successful takedown on current ONE FC Welterweight World Champion Ben Askren in MMA.
Based out of London, England, Warren de Reuck has six victories and no losses, and has finished all of his bouts. He is trained in Shorin-Ryu Karate and boasts a series of unorthodox strikes in his mixed martial arts arsenal.
Dwayne Hinds is an undefeated mixed martial artist hailing from Trinidad & Tobago. Hinds is widely considered as the best mixed martial artist to emerge from the Caribbean. He is a two-time national judo champion and has also competed in Sambo and boxing.
Aung La N Sang became the first mixed martial artist of Myanmar descent to compete in ONE FC when he made his debut earlier in June. Nicknamed “The Burmese Python” for his constricting ability which has led him to nine submission wins. He also demonstrated knockout power by punching his way to a victory over Egypt’s Mahmoud Salama in his ONE FC debut.
Tatsuya Mizuno is a Japanese veteran of more than 20 fights. He has a black belt in Judo and has faced some of the best light heavyweights in the world. He now competes as a middleweight and will look to make a run towards the ONE FC Middleweight World Championship with a victory over Aung.
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