ONE on TNT 3: Lineker vs Worthen preview
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ONE Championship rolls on with their third consecutive show of 2021 aimed at U.S. audiences, with another event mostly for the more dedicated fan.
While it’s not a poorly-structured event, cancellations managed to hit this one pretty badly. Wrestling powerhouse Amir Aliakbari was supposed to face Russian workhorse Anatoly Malykhin, and Yoshihiro Akiyama (yes, Sexyama himself) was slated to fight Lebanon’s Mohammad Karaki. Without a doubt, it’s unfortunate those fights aren’t happening, but we do have a smaller action-focused event as a result.
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Published February 1, 2021, 4:04 PM
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Filipino fighter Robin Catalan is set to return in the Circle after more than a year, taking on Ryuto Sawada of Japan in ONE: Unbreakable III at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday.
Catalan, representing the Makati-based stable Catalan Fighting System, hopes to kickstart the team’s 2021 campaign on a good note after No. 4 strawweight Rene and atomweight contender Jhomary Torres suffered back-to-back losses in ONE: Big Bang last December.
The 30-year-old Catalan, the younger brother of Rene, last saw action in November 2019 with a second-round knockout win over Cuban wrestler Gustavo Balart. to improve at 10-6 record.