Manila Gears Up for Debut of ONE Super Series at ONE: Heores of Honor
While the Philippine capital is abuzz with the
announcement of the main event showdown between Team Lakay’s Kevin “The
Silencer” Belingon (17-5) and Bali-based American Andrew Leone (8-3), another
spectacle is ready to be unveiled at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Making its debut on 20 April at ONE: HEROES OF
HONOR is the highly-anticipated ONE Super Series, a new iteration in ONE
Championship’s efforts to bring martial arts to the forefront in mainstream
culture.
According to ONE Championship Chairman and CEO
Chatri Sityodtong, the ONE Super Series aims to provide the world's best
martial artists a prestigious global platform to showcase the beauty of Asia's
striking arts such as Muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, taekwondo, Kung Fu, wushu,
sanda, silat, lethwei, and more.
It will feature various-styled bouts under ONE
Championship’s unique rule sets, including kickboxing and Muay Thai, some in
the ring, some in the cage, and with ONE Championship branded boxing or
grappling gloves. It’s an exciting development in the professional martial arts
landscape that could have a lasting effect on the future of the sport.
The premiere offering for Manila’s ONE Super
Series is a battle featuring international kickboxing superstar Giorgio
Petrosyan of Italy, who takes on 25-year-old “Smokin’” Jo Nattawut of Thailand.
The 32-year-old Petrosyan is known as one of the
finest kickboxing talents in the world. He began his professional Muay Thai
career at the age of 16 competing between bantamweight and middleweight,
winning multiple titles across each division.
With a professional kickboxing record of 85-2-2,
2NC, Petrosyan is known for his incredible 6-year 42-bout win streak which is
considered one of the most dominant reigns in middleweight history.
On the other hand, Nattawut is a kickboxing star
from Atlanta, Georgia with a professional kickboxing record of 60-11-2.
Originally from Korat, Thailand, Nattawut is a former Lion Fight Super
Welterweight Champion and WMC Champion, known for his powerful elbow and knee
strikes.
Aside from the marquee talent debuting at ONE
Super Series in Manila, is the unveiling of a brand new ONE Super Series
five-rope ring. Up until this point, ONE Championship has held martial arts
bouts inside the famed ONE cage, but at ONE: HEROES OF HONOR, a new battlefield
will be revealed.
Specifications and details have yet to be
announced, but all bouts are expected to be held inside the new ring, including
bouts that are officiated under ONE’s Global Rule Set. This means that, for the
first time in ONE Championship history, Mixed Martial Arts contests will be
held in the ring instead of in the cage.
This is a huge development and one that could be
a potential game-changer. The ring is set to be unveiled in the coming weeks, with
select media getting the opportunity to have a first-look before the arena
doors open to the public.
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