ONE: Only the Brave
| ONE: Only the Brave | ||||
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 The poster for ONE: Only the Brave | ||||
| Promotion | ONE Championship | |||
| Date | January 28, 2022 | |||
| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium | |||
| City | Kallang, Singapore | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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ONE: Only the Brave was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on January 28, 2022, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.[1]
Background
[edit]The main event was set to feature an interim Heavyweight title fight between the Russian Anatoly Malykhin and the Belarusian Kiril Grishenko was expected to take place at the event.[1][2] However, the bout was moved to this event ONE: Bad Blood due to Malykhin tested positive for COVID-19 days before the event.
The event also featured the semi-finals for the ONE Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix.[3]
Françesco Xhaja made his promotional debut against the veteran Rade Opacic.[4]
A Lightweight bout between Zhang Lipeng and Ruslan Emilbek Uulu was scheduled for the event.[5]
A featherweight bout between Kim Jae Woong and Tang Kai was expected to take place at this event.[6] However, Kim withdraw before the event due to undisclosed medical issue[7] and the bout was moved to this event ONE X.
Results
[edit]| Main Card (YouTube / ONE Super App) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight Kickboxing | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | def. | Davit Kiria | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | [a] |
| Featherweight Kickboxing | Chingiz Allazov | def. | Jo Nattawut | KO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 1:55 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Zhang Lipeng | def. | Ruslan Emilbek Uulu | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:32 | |
| Heavyweight Kickboxing | Rade Opačić | def. | Françesko Xhaja | TKO (3 knockdown rules) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| Welterweight | Hiroyuki Tetsuka | def. | Edson Marques | KO (punch) | 3 | 1:05 | |
| Strawweight | Jarred Brooks | def. | Hiroba Minowa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lead Card (YouTube / Facebook / ONE Super App) | |||||||
| Catchweight (157.9 lbs) Kickboxing | Ivan Kondratev | def. | Dovydas Rimkus | KO (punch) | 3 | 0:35 | [c] |
| Catchweight (135.5 lbs) | Tatsumitsu Wada | def. | Wang Shuo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Bantamweight | Purev Otgonjargal | def. | Micael de Jesus | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Tournament Semi-final bout.
- ^ ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Tournament Semi-final bout.
- ^ Rimkus missed weight (157.9 lbs)
- ^ Originally announced as a Flyweight bout, after change to Catchweight (135.5 lbs) bout.
Bonus awards
[edit]The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[9]
- Performance of the Night: Chingiz Allazov, Rade Opačić and Zhang Lipeng.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Anatoly Malykhin vs. Kirill Grishenko set for ONE Championship interim heavyweight title". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Batungbacal, Karl (29 December 2021). "MMA News: Malykhin, Grishenko To Fight For ONE Interim Heavyweight Title". ibtimes.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Anatoly Malykhin vs. Kirill Grishenko set for ONE Championship interim heavyweight title". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Opacic has been vocal about his chances of extending his three-match knockout run against Francesko Xhaja". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Zhang Lipeng believes his fight with Ruslan Emilbek Uulu will not go the distance". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Andrew Whitelaw (2022-01-26). "Kim Jae Woong and Tang Kai get into heated exchange at ONE: Only the Brave presser". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Kim Jae Woong has medical issue, Tang Kai fight scrapped". Asian MMA. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Only the Brave". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Allazov, Opacic, Zhang Earn Bonuses At ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE". ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-28.