ONE Championship Announces Full Card for ONE: NEXTGEN on 29 October
Roman Kryklia Defends ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Title Against Murat Aygun
Final Four Square Off in ONE Women’s Atomweight World Grand Prix Semifinals
Headliners for ONE: NEXTGEN II and ONE: NEXTGEN III Also Announced
7 October 2021 – Singapore: ONE Championship™ (ONE) today announced the full card for ONE: NEXTGEN, which broadcasts live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, 29 October.
In the main event, Ukrainian skyscraper Roman Kryklia returns to defend the ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship against Dutch-Turkish bruiser Murat Aygun.
Also featured on the card is the semifinal round of the historic ONE Women’s Atomweight World Grand Prix. The final four will see #3-ranked atomweight Stamp Fairtex of Thailand lock horns with Grand Prix alternate Julie Mezabarba of Brazil, who is replacing an injured Ham Seo Hee. In the other semifinal matchup, #4-ranked atomweight Ritu Phogat of India will meet undefeated Itsuki Hirata of Japan.
ONE: NEXTGEN
Friday, 29 October
ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship
Roman Kryklia vs. Murat Aygun
Heavyweight: 102.2 KG – 120.2 KG
ONE Women’s Atomweight World Grand Prix – Semifinal
Stamp Fairtex vs. Julie Mezabarba
Atomweight: 47.7 KG – 52.2 KG
ONE Women’s Atomweight World Grand Prix – Semifinal
Ritu Phogat vs. Itsuki Hirata
Atomweight: 47.7 KG – 52.2 KG
Mixed Martial Arts
Kirill Grishenko vs. Dustin Joynson
Heavyweight: 102.2 KG – 120.2 KG
Mixed Martial Arts
Miao Li Tao vs. Jeremy Miado
Strawweight: 52.3 KG – 56.7 KG
Kickboxing
Beybulat Isaev vs. Bogdan Stoica
Light Heavyweight: 93.1 KG – 102.1 KG
ONE: NEXTGEN II and ONE: NEXTGEN III will also take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium and air via tape delay on 12 November and 26 November, respectively.
ONE: NEXTGEN II features a main event showdown between #1-ranked bantamweight Muay Thai contender Saemapetch Fairtex and newly signed Thai star Rittewada Petchyindee Academy. In the co-main event, surging featherweights Tang Kai and Yoon Chang Min do battle inside the Circle.
ONE: NEXTGEN III is headlined by an explosive mixed martial arts showdown between high-level strawweights Lito Adiwang and Jarred Brooks. In the co-main event, former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Alaverdi Ramazanov returns to Muay Thai action against Pongsiri PK.Saenchai Muaythaigym.
About ONE Championship™
ONE Championship ranks among the world’s top 10 sports media properties for viewership and engagement and has a cumulative reach of over 400 million fans, according to Nielsen. ONE produces and distributes world-class events across more than 150 countries, featuring martial artists and World Champions from over 80 nations and all styles of martial arts including MMA, Muay Thai, and kickboxing. ONE can be viewed on many of the largest global free-to-air and digital broadcasters, including Star Sports, Beijing TV, iQIYI, TV5, Turner Sports, SCTV, Startimes, Thairath TV, Skynet, Mediacorp, Great Sports, Spark Sport, Match TV, Dubai Sports, and more.
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