Roman Kryklia and Amir Aliakbari Off ONE: BIG BANG, Grigorian vs. Kondratev to Main Event

Published 12/04/2020, 7:03 AM EST

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Champion Roman Kryklia and Greco-Roman Wrestling World Champion Amir Aliakbari will be withdrawing from their respective matches at ONE: BIG BANG tonight as a result of COVID-19 safety protocols.

Kryklia tested negative for COVID-19. However, he is under quarantine after coming into close contact with an individual who tested positive on 27 November.

While Aliakbari tested positive for COVID-19 prior to his fight, serological tests showed that this was due to a past infection. He has been discharged from hospital but will not participate in tonight’s event as an added precaution.

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Both Aliakbari and Kryklia tested negative for COVID-19 prior to flying into Singapore.

The bout involving Aliakbari has been removed from the card, while Krylia’s opponent, Murat Aygun, will remain on the card to face Anderson Silva in a light heavyweight kickboxing bout.

The bout between Marat Grigorian and Ivan Kondratev will now be the main event of ONE: BIG BANG.

An atomweight bout between Jihin Radzuan and Bi Nguyen and a featherweight kickboxing clash between Andy Souwer and Zhang Chunyu have also been added to the card.

Below is the complete card and final weight and hydration results.

Complete ONE: BIG BANG Final Weight and Hydration Results

Kickboxing – Featherweight (65.9 KG – 70.3 KG)
Marat Grigorian (70.10 KG, 1.0066) vs. Ivan Kondratev (70.00 KG, 1.0044)

Mixed Martial Arts – Featherweight (65.9 KG – 70.3 KG)
Koyomi Matsushima (70.30 KG, 1.0156) vs. Garry Tonon (70.30 KG, 1.0061)

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Kickboxing – Light Heavyweight (93.1 KG – 102.1 KG)
Anderson Silva (101.60 KG, 1.0132) vs. Murat Aygun (101.40 KG, 1.0176)

Kickboxing – Featherweight (65.9 KG – 70.3 KG)
Andy Souwer (70.30 KG, 1.0241) vs. Zhang Chunyu (70.05 KG, 1.0195)

Mixed Martial Arts – Strawweight (52.3 KG – 56.7 KG)
Bokang Masunyane (56.65 KG, 1.0199) vs. Rene Catalan (55.25 KG, 1.0027)

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Mixed Martial Arts – Atomweight (47.7 KG – 52.2 KG)
Jihin Radzuan (52.20 KG, 1.0207) vs. Bi Nguyen (51.60 KG, 1.0210)

Mixed Martial Arts – Atomweight (47.7 KG – 52.2 KG)
Ritu Phogat (51.85 KG, 1.0070) vs. Jomary Torres (51.05 KG, 1.0014)

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