ONE Championship: Lights Out line-up features championship double-header, return of Martin Nguyen
- Friday’s event in Singapore will be topped by MMA title fights at featherweight and bantamweight
- Newly revealed line-up also features return of former featherweight champion Martin Nguyen
ONE Championship has revealed the complete line-up for Friday’s Lights Out event in Singapore.
The card will be topped by a featherweight title fight between champion Thanh Le and challenger Garry Tonon, and co-headlined by a bantamweight championship bout between Bibiano Fernandes and challenger John Lineker.
Those bouts have been public knowledge for some time, but the remainder of the card was shrouded in mystery until Monday.
Here is the complete ONE: Lights Out line-up:
Main card
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Thanh Le vs Garry Tonon (ONE featherweight MMA title)
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Bibiano Fernandes vs John Lineker (ONE bantamweight MMA title)
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Martin Nguyen vs Kirill Gorobets (MMA – featherweight)
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Ismael Londt vs Iraj Azizpour (kick-boxing – heavyweight)
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Alex Silva vs Adrian Mattheis (MMA – strawweight)
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Josh Tonna vs Zhang Peimian (Muay Thai – strawweight)
Lead card
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Eko Roni Saputra vs Chan Rothana (MMA – flyweight)
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Iman Barlow vs Daniela Lopez (Muay Thai – strawweight)
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Liam Nolan vs Kim Kyung Lock (Muay Thai – catchweight of 174 pounds)
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Lin Heqin vs Milagros Lopez (kick-boxing – strawweight)
The 36-year-old American Le (12-2) captured the ONE featherweight MMA title in late 2020, when he scored a highlight-reel knockout win over long-reigning champion Martin Nguyen in one of the year’s best fights.
His fellow American Tonon (6-0), 30, is known as one of the best submission grapplers in the world, and has won his first six MMA contests under the ONE Championship banner, most recently defeating former featherweight title challenger Koyomi Matsushima by decision.
Fernandes (24-4) is one of ONE Championship’s longest reigning and best established champions. However, the 41-year-old Brazilian has been sidelined since a submission win over Kevin Belingon in late 2019.
Lineker (34-9), who previously competed for the UFC, has gone 3-0 since joining ONE, defeating Muin Gafurov by decision in his debut, then stopping Belingon and Troy Worthen.