More than three years since his first and only appearance in ONE Championship, Johnny Nunez is finally ready to make his long-awaited return to the Circle.
At ONE Fight Night 6: Superbon vs. Allazov on Prime Video, “Johnny Boy” will square off with former ONE Featherweight World Title challenger Garry Tonon in a bout with serious implications for the division.
Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang’s return to the ONE Championship Circle will have to wait a little longer. Adiwang bared that he’d have to rest further as the pain on his knees have been getting worse with three weeks to go from his supposed return bout against Masnur Malachiev at ONE Fight Night 6 set on 14 January at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
ONE Championship™ (ONE) returned to Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, to kick off a massive event week with a live press conference for ONE on Prime Video 5: De Ridder vs. Malykhin, and ONE 164: Pacio vs. Brooks, held at The Theatre at Solaire on Wednesday night.
When Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang returns to the ONE Championship Circle in January, he’ll not only bear the pressure of a quick turnaround from an ACL tear, but he’ll be carrying with him the memories of his late father, who passed away this past October.
He outlasted 15 other warriors in the largest martial arts reality TV show to ever hit the Philippines and earned a US$100,000 contract to compete in ONE Championship.
Eduard “Landslide” Folayang’s return to Manila took a dampener, dropping a second round TKO loss to Edson Marques in the lead card of ONE Fight Night 5: De Ridder vs. Malykhin last Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena in the Philippines.
From 16 warrior aspirants, Globe Presents ONE Warrior Series Philippines is down its final four warriors. Sheraz Qureshi, Adonis Sevilleno, Ariel Lee Lampacan and Ernesto Montilla Jr. remain the last four warriors after nine weeks of intensive training, challenges and sparring showdown.
Amir Aliakbari picks up the biggest win of his career with a TKO finish over former ONE Heavyweight World Champion Brandon Vera at Saturday’s ONE Championship 164 card in Manila, Philippines.
