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]
| ONE: Only the Brave | ||||
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 The poster for ONE: Only the Brave | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | ONE Championship | |||
| Date | January 28, 2022 | |||
| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium | |||
| City | Kallang, Singapore | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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) | |||||||
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| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Anatoly Malykhin vs. Kirill Grishenko set for ONE Championship interim heavyweight title". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Batungbacal, Karl. "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. 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. Retrieved 2022-01-28.