ONE: Only the Brave explained

ONE: Only the Brave
Promotion:ONE Championship
Venue:Singapore Indoor Stadium
City:Kallang, Singapore

ONE: Only the Brave was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on January 28, 2022, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.[1]

Background

The main event was set to feature an interim Heavyweight title fight between the Russian Anatoly Malykhin and the Belarusian Kiril Grishenko was expected to take place at the event.[1] [2] However, the bout was moved to this event due to Malykhin tested positive for COVID-19 days before the event.

The event also featured the semi-finals for the ONE Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix.[3]

Françesco Xhaja made his promotional debut against the veteran Rade Opacic.[4]

A Lightweight bout between Zhang Lipeng and Ruslan Emilbek Uulu was scheduled for the event.[5]

A featherweight bout between Kim Jae Woong and Tang Kai was expected to take place at this event.[6] However, Kim withdraw before the event due to undisclosed medical issue[7] and the bout was moved to this event ONE X.

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anatoly Malykhin vs. Kirill Grishenko set for ONE Championship interim heavyweight title . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . 27 December 2021 . 31 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Batungbacal . Karl . MMA News: Malykhin, Grishenko To Fight For ONE Interim Heavyweight Title . ibtimes.com . 29 December 2021 . 31 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Anatoly Malykhin vs. Kirill Grishenko set for ONE Championship interim heavyweight title . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . 27 December 2021 . 31 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Opacic has been vocal about his chances of extending his three-match knockout run against Francesko Xhaja. sportskeeda.com. 27 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Zhang Lipeng believes his fight with Ruslan Emilbek Uulu will not go the distance. www.sportskeeda.com. 27 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Kim Jae Woong and Tang Kai get into heated exchange at ONE: Only the Brave presser. Sportskeeda. Andrew Whitelaw. 2022-01-26. 2022-07-19.
  7. Web site: Kim Jae Woong has medical issue, Tang Kai fight scrapped. Asian MMA. 2022-01-28. 2022-07-19.
  8. Web site: Only the Brave. ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts . 3 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Allazov, Opacic, Zhang Earn Bonuses At ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE. 2022-01-28. ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. 28 January 2022 . en-US.