Former middleweight title challenger Leandro Ataides will return at ONE: ‘Warrior’s Code’ in Jakarta next month. The Brazilian is slated to face Reinier de Ridder at Istora Senayan on February 7th.
Ataides (11-3) has not fought for 18 months after turning down a title shot in 2018. He is riding a three fight winning streak that includes a stoppage of former middleweight champion Vitaly Bigdash in Jakarta.
Meanwhile de Ridder (11-0) won two fights out of two for the promotion in 2019. The most recent victory came at the expense of Gilbert Galvao at ONE: ‘Legendary Quest’ and this bout has all the makings of a middleweight title eliminator.
Former featherweight champion Marat Gafurov (7-2) will be looking to register back to back wins for the first time since 2016. He has been matched with undefeated Romanian Iuri Lapicus (13-0) in a lightweight fight.
There is also a significant matchup in the atomweight division as Itsuki Hirata (5-0) faces Bi Nguyen (5-5). The former is coming off an impressive submission win at ONE: ‘Century’ and a third straight victory for the promotion could be enough to earn a shot at Angela Lee.
The event will be headlined by a Muay Thai fight between Petchmorrakot Petchyindeeacademy and Jamal Yusupov which has the inaugural featherweight title on the line.
ONE: ‘Warrior’s Code’, Jakarta, February 7th
Muay Thai: Petchmorrakot Petchyindeeacademy vs. Jamal Yusupov (For featherweight title)
Leandro Ataides vs. Reinier de Ridder (Middleweight)
Marat Gafurov vs. Iuri Lapicus (Lightweight)
Eko Roni Saputra vs. Khon Sichan (Flyweight)
Koyomi Matsushima vs. Kim Jae Woong (Featherweight)
Bi Nguyen vs. Itsuki Hirata (Atomweight)
Sunoto vs. Yang Fei (Catchweight)
Egi Rozten vs. Fajar (Flyweight)
Abro Fernandes vs. Eko Priandono (Flyweight)
Oscar Yaqut vs. Antonis Muyak (Featherweight)
Muay Thai: Taiki Naito vs. Savvas Michael (Flyweight)
Muay Thai: Andy Howson vs. Josh Tonna (Strawweight)
