JAKARTA - ONE Middleweight World Champion Reinier de Ridder will defend his title in ONE Championship's ONE 159 match at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore, 22 July against Vitaly Bigdash.
The Dutch fighter nicknamed “The Dutch Knight”, based on data compiled by Antara from ONE on Wednesday, is known as the owner of a deadly lock that can put opponents to sleep with his slick moves. He is an unbeaten MMA athlete with a 15-0 record with 10 wins via submission.
The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt owner will be challenged by Bigdash, a fighter from Russia with a 12-2 record. The 37-year-old fighter is also equally known for his deadly lockdown. The proof, half of the total victory achieved through lockdown.
In all, ONE 159: De Ridder against Bigdash will feature 12 tough bouts involving former World Champions, top contenders, and talented young stars about to make their debut in “The Home of Martial Arts”.
Apart from the main event, the main supporters will also fight for the gold belt for the ONE Atomweight Muay Thai Interim World Title between Janet Todd and Lara Fernandez.
In addition, there is also a meeting between the second and top third challengers in the strawweight division, namely Bokang Masunyane against Hiroba Minowa. The two grappling specialists will meet to prove who is worthy of testing the prowess of the division leader, Joshua Pacio, or Jarred Brooks, who is certain to meet this year. in the fight for the ONE Strawweight World Title.
Still from the strawweight division, WMC Muay Thai World Champion Danial Williams will again try to prove his MMA prowess against ONE Hero Series alumni Zelang Zhaxi.
After facing the Muay Thai superstar, Rodtang Jitmuangnon, the Australian athlete nicknamed 'Mini-T' is indeed on the rise in MMA. He managed to defeat Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke and also Namiki Kawahara.
After beating the two big names, Williams is determined to get a third win at ONE. Zhaxi himself has 16 wins, almost all of which were won through lock-ups or KO/TKO.
Here's the full list of ONE 159:
Main Card ONE 159: De Ridder vs. Bigdash
Reinier de Ridder vs. Vitaly Bigdash (ONE Middleweight World Championship)Janet Todd vs. Lara Fernandez (ONE Interim Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship)Bokang Masunyane vs. Hiroba Minowa (MMA – strawweight)Muangthai PK.Saenchai vs. Vladimir Kuzmin (Muay Thai – bantamweight)Zhang Peimian vs. Aslanbek Zikreev (kickboxing – strawweight)Zelang Zhaxi vs. Danial Williams (MMA – strawweight)
Lead Card ONE 159: De Ridder vs. Bigdash
Sinsamut Klinmee vs. Islam Murtazaev (Muay Thai – lightweight)Ariel Sexton vs. Marat Gafurov (MMA – lightweight)Jessa Khan vs. Amanda Alequin (submission grappling – atomweight)Jin Tae Ho vs. Valmir Da Silva (MMA – welterweight)Anderson Silva vs. Mikhail Jamal Abdul-Latif (MMA – heavyweight)Lea Bivins vs. Zeba Bano (MMA – atomweight)
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