Three Reasons Why Filipinos Need To Watch ONE: REIGN OF VALOR
ONE Championship will once again make
its return to Yangon, Myanmar on Friday, 8 March for ONE: REIGN OF VALOR at the
iconic Thuwunna Indoor Stadium.
While all of
the Filipino champions are scheduled in ONE: A NEW ERA, there are still
plenty of reasons for local martial arts from the Philippines to tune-in and
enjoy another loaded match card.
Here are
just three main reasons why ONE: REIGN OF VALOR is a must-see.
Rene
Catalan’s path to desired ONE World Title shot
Rene “The
Challenger” Catalan’s amazing run in the talent-filled strawweight division is
something that cannot be overlooked anymore.
After losing
his first two matches in ONE Championship, Catalan finally found his rhythm and
is now riding high on a five-match winning streak.
Standing in
his way is former ONE Strawweight World Champion Yoshitaka “Nobita” Naito, who
undoubtedly poses to be the ultimate test to Catalan’s World Title aspirations.
It will be a
classic striker-versus-grappler affair, but Catalan has shown tremendous
improvement when it comes to grappling in his previous matches.
At age 40,
Catalan shows no signs of slowing down, and if he keeps his pace, then the next
Filipino World Champion could very well come from the Catalan Fighting System.
Road to
redemption of Jomary Torres
Jomary
Torres is an exciting young Filipina who burst into the organization’s stacked
women’s atomweight scene with three consecutive victories.
She may be
on a slump as of late following consecutive decision losses to Priscilla
Hertati Lumban Gaul and Mei “V.V” Yamaguchi, but those define does not
ultimately define her as a mixed martial arts competitor.
Admittedly
struggling to ankle issues in her past bouts, Torres has completed her training
camp in tip-top condition and is raring to go back to her winning ways.
Given that
her back is against the wall, Torres vows to be aggressive as she cannot afford
to lose her third-straight match.
While her
opponent in Lin Heqin is known for her willingness to stand and trade, this
match has the potential to steal the whole show.
Zebaztian
Kadestam’s first ONE World Title defense
Headlining
the blockbuster event is knockout artist Zebaztian Kadestam as he defends his
ONE Welterweight World Title against surging submission wizard Georgiy
Kichigin. With World Title gold on the line, the stakes could not be higher in
this classic clash of styles.
Kadestam put
everyone on notice when he knocked out erstwhile-unbeaten American Tyler
McGuire last November to be crowned as the ONE Welterweight World Champion.
His win over
McGuire was Kadestam’s ninth knockout victory, making him one of the most
fearsome competitors in the whole organization.
Kichigin, on
the other hand, is a grappling wizard who is coming into ONE Championship on
14-match winning streak, with his last victory coming against another
submission artist in Rousimar Palhares.
With two
world-class talents bannering the card, there is no reason for Filipino martial
arts fans to miss this event
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