ONE Championship’s 100th event is starting to take shape.
Three title bouts have been announced for the October 13 event in Tokyo aptly titled “Century.”
In the first of three announced championship bouts, ONE atomweight championship champion Angela Lee (9-1 MMA) will meet Chinese challenger Xiong Jingnan (14-1 MMA). The fight is a 115-pound rematch of their 125-pound meeting in March.
The first time out, underdog Jingnan pull out a fiery TKO stoppage midway into the fifth and final round. The victory pushed Jingnan’s unbeaten streak to nine, which stretches back to early 2015.
The loss was the 22-year-old Lee’s first as a professional. One of the faces of ONE Championship, Lee had won nine straight bouts under the promotion’s banner.
Prior to her upcoming bout at ONE Championship: Century, Lee will compete July 12 in a non-title strawweight matchup against Michelle Nicolini (5-2).
Also added to the card, a light heavyweight contest between champion Aung La Nsang (25-10) and UFC veteran Brandon Vera (16-7). La Nsang will be riding the momentum of three straight title defense TKO’s. Vera will look to pick up his fifth straight stoppage due to strikes.
In addition, ONE 100 will feature a 145-pound matchup between bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes (23-4) returns to take on challenger Kevin Bellingon (20-6). The bout will be a tetralogy for the two combatants. Their trilogy bout in March ended in controversy, after Bellingnon was disqualified for elbows to the back of the head.
While the matchups have not yet been determined, a featherweight kickboxing world grand prix final, as well as lightweight and flyweight MMA world grand prix finals will be added to the card.
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