ONE Championship ushers in Amazon debut with Singapore double-header in August; Thanh Le vs Tang Kai headlines ONE 160
- Asian martial arts promotion returns to Singapore Indoor Stadium with back-to-back events over two days
- ONE 160 will take place on Friday night on August 26, before ONE 161 goes down on the morning of Saturday, August 27
Thanh Le will defend his featherweight MMA title against Tang Kai with ONE Championship set to stage a blockbuster double-header event over back-to-back days in August at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Vietnamese-American Le (13-2) and China’s Tang (14-2) will be the headline act on August 26, with ONE 160 going down on a Friday night.
The Asian martial arts promotion will then return to the same arena for ONE 161 the following morning on August 27, for its first live card on Amazon Prime Video in US prime time. The Saturday event will be headlined by a huge rematch between flyweight MMA champion Adriano Moraes (18-3) and Demetrious Johnson (27-3-1).
ONE announced its new US broadcast deal with Amazon in May, but kept fans waiting on details regarding dates of events.
Le’s match-up with Tang was revealed in a virtual media call on Friday.
“I’m super excited to face one of China’s best fighters,” Le said on the call, which included the Post. “Another main event, another tough and skilled opponent. He’s got great feet, he’s quick, powerful. He’s knocked a few people out.