ONE: ‘Only the Brave’ has already lost two main events and tonight’s card took another hit with the featherweight fight between Kim Jae Woong and Tang Kai scrapped at the last second. According to the promotion the Korean has an ‘undisclosed medical issue’:
Kim Jae Woong had to withdraw from his fight against Tang Kai due to an undisclosed medical issue. We wish KJW a speedy recovery! 🙏 #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) January 28, 2022
There are ten fights remaining on the card. Sittichai Sitsongpeenong takes on Davit Kiria in the headliner, a semi final in the featherweight kickboxing Grand Prix.
Jo Nattawut faces Chingiz Allazov in the other semi final. The Thai fighter replaces Marat Grigorian who has Covid-19.
Elsewhere on the card Jarred Brooks is set to face Hiroba Minowa at in a strawweight fight. Meanwhile in a match that also has the makings of a title eliminator. The former is ranked #1 while the latter is #4 at featherweight.
In the lightweight division Lipeng Zhang takes on Ruslan Emilbek. At flyweight Tatsumitsu Wada faces Shuo Wang who missed weight and will lose a percentage of his purse.
ONE: ‘Only the Brave’, Singapore, January 28th
Kickboxing: Sittichai Sitsongpeenong vs. Davit Kiria (Featherweight Grand Prix 1/2 final)
Kickboxing: Jo Nattawut vs. Chingiz Allazov (Featherweight Grand Prix 1/2 final)
Lipeng Zhang vs. Ruslan Emilbek (Lightweight)
Hiroba Minowa vs. Jarred Brooks (Strawweight)
Kickboxing: Rade Opacic vs. Francesko Xhaja (Heavyweight)
Kickboxing: Ivan Kondratev vs Dovydas Rimkus (Featherweight Grand Prix alternate bout)
Tatsumitsu Wada vs. Shuo Wang (Flyweight)
Hiroyuki Tetsuka vs. Edson Marquez (Welterweight)
Anderson Silva vs. Paul Elliott (Light heavyweight)
Purev Otgonjargal vs. Micael de Jesus (Bantamweight)
