ONE Championship 162 weigh-ins and hydration test results – three fighters fail to pass checks
- Three fighters have until 5pm local time to pass hydration and negotiate catchweight with their opponents
- Main event for ONE’s first event in Malaysia in nearly three years is safe, with Zhang Peimian and Jonathan Di Bella both hitting the mark
Three fighters failed to pass weight and hydration checks on Thursday afternoon ahead of Friday night’s ONE Championship 162 card in Kuala Lumpur.
Tagir Khalilov, Constantin Rusu and Gustavo Balart are no longer eligible to make their contracted weight. They now have until 5pm local time to pass hydration and negotiate a new catchweight with their opponents. Marks of 1.0250 or lower are required to pass hydration.
The main event for ONE’s first event in Malaysia in nearly three years is safe, at least.
China’s Zhang Peimian and Canada’s Jonathan Di Bella both hit the mark ahead of their strawweight kickboxing world title fight at Axiata Arena, where the division’s inaugural champ will be crowned.
But three other fights are in danger of falling off the event.
Rusu’s lightweight kickboxing clash on the main card against Islam Murtasaev is one of those bouts at risk.