South Korean heavyweight “Mighty Warrior” Kang Ji Won shocked the world with a first-round destruction of highly regarded Greco-Roman Wrestling World Champion Amir Aliakbari, spoiling the latter’s ONE Championship debut.

Kang shocked the self-proclaimed “Iron Sheik” – and the global fan base – when he scored a spectacular knockout less than two minutes into their heavyweight mixed martial arts encounter at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Aliakbari was aggressive early, stalking Kang along the Circle Wall. The heavy-handed Iranian then hurt Kang with a pair of monstrous right hands, which created damage around the left eye. As Aliakbari pressed forward, however, the South Korean avoided a strike and connected with a short left hook to the jaw, which dropped the Iranian and instantly finished the fight.

But similar to his victory over Aliakbari’s compatriot and longtime AAA Team stablemate, Mehdi Barghi, last month, “Mighty Warrior” had to overcome adversity along the way.

The brash Iranian reset himself and lunged forward with a straight right. Kang wisely slipped it and responded with another counter right that just touched the chin. However, the South Korean followed up with a devastating left hook to the jaw, instantly crumpling Aliakbari and turning off his lights.

While ONE Heavyweight World Champion Brandon “The Truth” Vera is still the man to beat, “Mighty Warrior” announced himself as one of the biggest threats in the division.

Now, the humble South Korean brings incredible momentum and confidence into his matchup with 13-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida at “ONE on TNT II” on 14 April.