The organisers of One Fighting Championship (ONE FC), Asia’s No1 MMA promotion, are promising a show like no other.
Scheduled for August 29 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, ONE FC is primed for the biggest fight card in its history, with four world championship bouts and nine fights in total scheduled for Reign of the Champions.
?One FC: Reign of Champions is set to be the biggest night in the history of mixed martial arts,” said the promotion’s chief executive Victor Cui.
“A historic three world championship titles will be on the line and will feature some of the greatest mixed martial artists from all over the world.?
One FC CEO Victor Cui (left) poses with boxer Manny Pacquiao. (Photo: ONE FC)
Among the stars on show, ONE FC World Champion Nobutatsu Suzuki will meet Ben ‘Funky’ Askren in a mouth-watering welterweight clash while Shinya ‘Tobikan Judan’ Aoki will contest his Lightweight World Championship title against MMA veteran Kamal Shalorus.
Dubai-based Filipino Vaughn Donayre will also be in action as he takes on Egyptian Mohamad Walid in a catchweight bout sure to excite the large Filipino crowd expected.
Arguably the biggest fight of the night, though, will see another Pinoy favourite ? Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton ? take on Malaysia’s MMA poster girl Ann Osman in a female flyweight bout. Description Toggle
Malaysia’s hottest female MMA fighter Ann Osman turns heads in and out of the cage
Young, attractive, ambitious, the charismatic Ann Osman makes a good ambassador for women MMA in Asia. (ONE FC)
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American-born Filipino Julaton, 34, belongs to the list of top pound-for-pound female boxers of this era and was the first woman to own the Super Bantamweight belts of WBO and International Boxing Association (IBA) in 2009.
Having made the successful transition to MMA with a late-round TKO against Egyptian opponent Aya Saeid Saber on her ONE FC debut in May, Julaton can’t wait to make her bow in the UAE.
Julaton, who boasts an impressive boxing record (13-4-1), is counting on the support of the large Filipino community residing in the UAE to cheer her on to victory over Osman, who is Malaysia’s first ever professional female fighter.
Ana Julaton (Middle)
?I’m excited to travel to UAE,? she said. “I have some friends and relatives there. I’ve always wanted to visit Dubai and I heard about the strong presence of the Filipino community there.?
Osman, meanwhile, will become the first Muslim female to fight professionally in an Islamic country after she stepped in as a last-minute replacement for the injured Irina Mazepa to fight Julaton.
One Fighting Championship: Reign of Champions – FIGHT CARD
Kamal Shalorus (IRN) vs Shinya Aoki (JPN) – lightweight world championship Ben Askren (USA) vs Nobutatsu Suzuki (JPN) – welterweight world championship Narantungalag Jadambaa (MGL) vs Koji Oishi (JPN) – featherweight world championship Christian Holley (GBR) vs Roger Huerta (USA) – lightweight Cristiano Kaminishi (BRA) vs James McSweeney (GBR) – light heavyweight Hiroshige Tanaka (JPN) vs Herbert Burns (BRA) – featherweight Vaughn Donayre (PHI) vs Mohammad Walid (EGY) – catchweight Ali Yaakub (MYS) vs Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke (THA) – flyweight Ann Osman (MYS) vs Ana Julaton (PHI) – flyweight
