ONE 160 explained

ONE 160: Ok vs. Lee 2
Promotion:ONE Championship
Venue:Singapore Indoor Stadium
City:Kallang, Singapore
Previousevent:ONE 159: de Ridder vs. Bigdash
Followingevent:ONE on Prime Video 1: Moraes vs. Johnson 2

ONE 160: Ok vs. Lee 2 was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on August 26, 2022, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.[1]

Background

A ONE Lightweight World Championship rematch between current champion Ok Rae-yoon and former champion (also 2019 ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix Champion) Christian Lee headlined the event.[2] The pairing previously met at ONE: Revolution in September 2021 where Ok defeated Lee by unanimous decision.[3]

A ONE Featherweight World Championship bout between current champion Thanh Le and Tang Kai at the co-main event.[4]

The event featured a semi-final of the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix Tournament between Superlek Kiatmoo9 and former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship challenger Walter Goncalves.[5] The winner will advance to the World Grand Prix Tournament final. However, the bout was pushed back to for to compete together in tournaments.[6]

A Welterweight bout between former ONE Welterweight World Champion Zebaztian Kadestam and former ONE Lightweight World Championship challenger Iuri Lapicus was expected to take place at the event.[7] However, on August 10, it was announced that the bout will be moved to .[8]

A lightweight submission grappling bout between Valdir Rodrigues and Renato Canuto was expected to take place at the event.[9] However, Rodrigues withdraw due to undisclosed reason and was replaced by Tommy Langaker.[10]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]

Aftermath

On September 27, 2022, it was announced that Martin Batur's technical knockout against Paul Elliott was overturned by International Doping Tests & Management (IDTM) after Batur has tested positive for a performance enhancing drug (PED) and he tested positive for an Anabolic steroid, which is a banned substance according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). He has been banned by ONE Championship for a year.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ok Rae Yoon vs. Christian Lee 2, Thanh Le vs. Tang Kai highlights ONE Championship card on Aug. 26. mmafighting.com. MMA Fighting Newswire. 2022-07-05. 2022-07-12.
  2. Web site: Rae Yoon Ok vs. Christian Lee rematch set for ONE Championship 160 main event . MMA Junkie Staff . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . 2022-07-07. 2022-07-09.
  3. Web site: ONE Championship: Revolution results – Rae Yoon Ok stuns Christian Lee to win title, Lee calls 'bullsh*t' on decision. mmajunike.usatoday.com. MMA Junkie Staff. 2021-09-24. 2022-07-09.
  4. Web site: Thanh Le To Defend ONE Featherweight World Title Against Tang Kai At ONE 160. ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Bear Frazer. 2022-04-24. 2022-06-25.
  5. Web site: Richards . Vince . Several exciting Muay Thai bouts added to stacked ONE 160 card in August . sportskeeda.com . 2022-07-05. 2022-07-09.
  6. Web site: เลื่อนโปรแกรม "ซุปเปอร์เล็ก-วอลเตอร์" เตรียมขึ้นศึกใหญ่ ONE Fight Night 1 27 ส.ค.นี้. thairath.co.th. 2022-08-10. 2022-08-10.
  7. Web site: 2022-07-07 . Iuri Lapicus vs. Zebaztian Kadestam agregada al ONE 160 - MMA.uno, #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español. . 2022-08-18 . mma.uno . es.
  8. Web site: Zebaztian Kadestam faces Iuri Lapicus at ONE on Amazon Prime 1. Asian MMA. 2022-08-10. 2022-08-18.
  9. Web site: Renato Canuto booked for ONE Championship debut. grapplinginsider.com. 2022-07-10. 2022-08-18.
  10. Web site: Renato Canuto vs. Tommy Langaker Booked for ONE 160. sensobjj.com. 2022-06-16. 2022-08-18.
  11. Web site: ONE 160: Ok vs. Lee 2 . onefc.com . 7 February 2022 . 25 June 2022.
  12. Web site: Who went home $50,000 richer at ONE 160? Fight bonus winners. sportskeeda.com. Vince Richards. 2022-08-26. 2022-08-26.