ONE Championship: Brandon Vera vs Arjan Singh Bhullar for heavyweight title ‘imminent’
- ‘They are gonna fight, they’re signed the bout agreements, we’re gonna announce it pretty soon,’ Chatri Sityodtong says
- ONE chairman and CEO praises Vera’s move to Florida – ‘he doesn’t have the training partners, Sanford MMA has a lot of big guys’
Brandon Vera will defend his ONE Championship heavyweight title against Arjan Singh Bhullar “imminently”, Chatri Sityodtong has told SCMP MMA.
US-born Filipino Vera (16-8) is in training camp at Sanford MMA in Florida, where he plans to move from Guam with his wife and infant son.
The 43-year-old remained tight-lipped over the identity of his opponent in an interview with SCMP MMA this week, but ONE chairman and CEO confirmed it will be India-born Canadian Bhullar (10-1).
“So he and Arjan, that’s another fight where it’s been one thing after another, cursed,” Chatri said. “But they are gonna fight – they’ve signed the bout agreements, it’s imminent. We’re gonna announce it pretty soon. They’re both in training camp.”
Vera has joined up at Sanford with former foe Aung La N Sang (26-11, one no contest), who beat him by second-round TKO to defend his light heavyweight title at ONE: Century in October 2019.