ONE Championship Closes Out 2021 With ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II On 17 December

ONE Championship closes out a remarkable 2021 with another magnificent showcase. 

The Home of Martial Arts will present ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II on Friday, 17 December, and the card will feature 12 of the best martial artists across four weight divisions, with four fighters coming from the same training gym – the world-famous Team Lakay. 

ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II: Main Event

In the main event, Team Lakay star Danny “The King” Kingad faces off against Kairat “The Kazakh” Akhmetov in a flyweight contest. 

#2-ranked Kingad is one of the biggest stars in the flyweight division and boasts a 14-2 record since he turned professional in 2014. The 26-year-old athlete wants another shot at the flyweight strap, and a victory versus the Kazakh representative will set him off and running going into the new year. 

Like Kingad, #4-ranked Akhmetov wants a shot at the gold. The former divisional king would love to finish his Filipino opponent and earn a trilogy showdown with ONE Flyweight World Champion Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes. 

Expect fireworks when these two world-class fighters go toe-to-toe inside the Circle.

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Co-main Event

In the co-main event, Kingad’s Team Lakay stablemate, Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon, will square off against South Korean martial artist “Pretty Boy” Kwon Won Il in a bantamweight battle. 

Belingon needs to rediscover his form following three consecutive defeats. However, he will have to be cautious against the in-form Kwon, who has knocked out his last two opponents on the global stage. Another highlight-reel finish could see “Pretty Boy” jump into the top five bantamweight rankings.

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ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II – Full fight card

Former ONE Middleweight World Champion Vitaly Bigdash is another superstar who will feature at ONE’s final event of the year. The Russian martial artist takes on China’s “King Kong Warrior” Fan Rong. Fans will be in for a real treat with this bout, as both warriors have finished 80 percent of their fights via submission and knockout.

Also, Zebaztian “The Bandit” Kadestam returns to action following a first-round submission loss to Gadzhimurad Abdullaev at ONE: UNBREAKABLE in January this year. The knockout specialist will attempt to be the first man to hand Murad Ramazanov a defeat when they meet on 17 December. All of Kadestam’s victories in ONE have come by knockout, so expect the Swede to eye another sensational finish in this crucial clash. 

Two more bantamweight battles will wrap up ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II. Filipino warrior and Team Lakay representative Mark Stephen “The Sniper” Loman challenges Russia’s Yusup “Maestro” Saadulaev, while Team Lakay’s youngest star, 18-year-old Jhanlo Mark Sangiao makes his promotion debut against Indonesian veteran Paul “The Great King” Lumihi. 

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Take a look at the full lineup below: 

Danny Kingad vs. Kairat Akhmetov (mixed martial arts – flyweight) 
Kevin Belingon vs. Kwon Won Il (mixed martial arts – bantamweight)
Vitaly Bigdash vs. Fan Rong (mixed martial arts – catchweight of 95 kilograms)
Zebaztian Kadestam vs. Murad Ramazanov (mixed martial arts – welterweight)
Mark Stephen Loman vs. Yusup Saadulaev (mixed martial arts – bantamweight) 
Jhanlo Mark Sangiao vs. Paul Lumihi (mixed martial arts – bantamweight)

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