ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE – Full Card Confirmed for 28 January
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ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE, the promotion’s second show of 2022, features 12 exciting fights.
The intensity, however, will ramp up in the main event between Anatoly “Sladkiy” Malykhin and Kirill Grishenko for the ONE Interim Heavyweight World Title on Friday, 28 January.
The show’s co-main event sees #1-ranked featherweight martial artist “The Fighting God” Kim Jae Woong clash with #4-ranked Tang Kai.
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The South Korean is eager to maintain his 100 percent finishing rate on the global stage, and a win against the Chinese megastar will help him earn a shot for the ONE Featherweight World Title. Thanh Le, the division’s titleholder, will face Garry “The Lion Killer” Tonon at ONE X, ONE Championship’s 10th-anniversary event, at some point this year.
ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Championship Semifinals
Before these two Asian warriors light up the Circle, four of the most fearsome strikers trade leather to book a spot in the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Championship Final.
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The first semifinal showdown pits #3-ranked Sitthichai “Killer Kid” Sitsongpeenong and Georgian striker Davit Kiria against one another. Meanwhile, the second tie of the tournament sees top-ranked featherweight kickboxing contender Marat Grigorian face #4-ranked Chingiz “Chinga” Allazov.
Fans can expect nothing short of intense performances as both bouts complete a trilogy among the fighters involved.
Other exciting fights to look out for
Two more epic tilts complete the six-match main card of ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE. Kyrgyzstan’s Ruslan “Snow Leopard” Emilbek Uulu battles “The Warrior” Zhang Lipeng in a lightweight mixed martial arts contest, while Rade Opacic slugs it out with Francesko Xhaja in a heavyweight kickboxing showdown.
The lead card of the spectacle sees two additional ONE Super Series contests and four mixed martial arts contests. Anderson “Braddock” Silva, Zebaztian “The Bandit” Kadestam, Hiroyuki “Japanese Beast” Tetsuka, and Tatsumitsu “The Sweeper” Wada are among those competing.
Headlining the lead card is #3-ranked strawweight Jarred “The Monkey God” Brooks. The 28-year-old American takes on Japanese star Hiroba Minowa.
Take a look at the complete card for ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE below.
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ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE – Main Card
- Anatoly Malykhin vs. Kirill Grishenko (ONE Interim Heavyweight World Title)
- Tang Kai vs. Kim Jae Woong (mixed martial arts – featherweight)
- Marat Grigorian vs. Chingiz Allazov (ONE Kickboxing World Grand Prix semifinal)
- Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs. Davit Kiria (ONE Kickboxing World Grand Prix semifinal)
- Ruslan Emilbek Uulu vs. Zhang Lipeng (mixed martial arts – lightweight)
- Rade Opacic vs. Françesko Xhaja (kickboxing – heavyweight)
ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE – Lead Card
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- Hiroba Minowa vs. Jarred Brooks (mixed martial arts – strawweight)
- Smokin’ Jo Nattawut vs. Dovydas Rimkus (Kickboxing World Grand Prix semifinal alternate)
- Tatsumitsu Wada vs. Wang Shuo (mixed martial arts – flyweight)
- Hiroyuki Tetsuka vs. Zebaztian Kadestam (mixed martial arts – welterweight)
- Anderson Silva vs. Paul Elliott (mixed martial arts – light heavyweight)
- Diandra Martin vs. Smilla Sundell (Muay Thai – catchweight of 58 kilograms)
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