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Eddie Alvarez may be the biggest star in ONE’s Lightweight division, but his record with the promotion makes it a hard sell to give him a shot at the belt.
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A top bantamweight contender will emerge Saturday in Las Vegas, and with the addition a high-quality scrap added from UFC 262, the result is fight fans getting to see one of the best-quality free cards of the year.
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Gordon Ryan, Shinya Aoki Clash In ONE Championship Openweight Grappling Match On August 27
An openweight grappling ‘super match’ between three-time ADCC world championship gold medalist, Gordon Ryan and former ONE Championship lightweight best, Shinya Aoki is set for an August 27. date under the promotion’s banner.
The 25-year-old Garry Tonon and John Danaher 1st. degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt holds an incredible 144-9-3 record in submission grappling, taking wins against the likes of Gio Vasquez, Pat Sabatini, Keenan Cornelius, Vagner Rocha, Roberto Abreu, Craig Jones, Ralek Gracie, Josh Barnett, Marcus Almeida, Rousimar Palhares, Bo Nickal, and Pat Downey to name a few.
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ONE on TNT IV will be broadcast live this Wednesday (US time). The event is set for the Singapore Indoor Stadium and sees Aung La Nsang take on Reinier de Ridder after a last minute reshuffle.
La Nsang was originally supposed to fight Vitaly Bigdash in a middleweight fight but the Russian has COVID-19. Instead he finds himself defending his light heavyweight strap against de Ridder who saw a welterweight title fight with Kiamrian Abbasov fall through a couple of weeks ago.
Another late alteration sees Shinya Aoki matched with Eduard Folayang in a lightweight trilogy bout. The Japanese veteran had originally been scheduled to face Sage Northcutt who is suffering from the lingering effects of COVID-19.