Xiong Jing Nan to defend Strawweight gold versus Ayaka Miura at ONE Championship 2022 opener

The
main
event
will
see
ONE
Women’s
Strawweight
World
Champion
“The
Panda”
Xiong
Jing
Nan
defend
her
crown
for
the
sixth
time
against
Ayaka
“Zombie”
Miura.
The
Evolve
MMA
representative
has
been
one
of
the
most
dominant
champions
in
ONE.

Her
victory
against
Michelle
Nicolini
at
ONE:
EMPOWER
last
September
gave
her
the
most
title
defenses
on
the
global
stage
by
a
female
fighter,
surpassing
ONE
Women’s
Atomweight
World
Champion
“Unstoppable”
Angela
Lee.

China’s
first-ever
MMA
world
champion
will
be
eager
to
seal
a
win
when
she
meets
Miura,
the
#4-ranked
athlete
in
the
division.
The
Tribe
Tokyo
MMA
star
is
coming
off
a
sensational
submission
win
over
Rayane
Bastos.

Another
world
title
will
be
contested
at
the
Singapore
Indoor
Stadium
when
Roman
Kryklia
defends
his
ONE
Light
Heavyweight
Kickboxing
World
Title
against
Murat
“The
Butcher”
Aygun.

The
pair
were
scheduled
to
meet
at
ONE:
BIG
BANG
in
December
last
year.
However,
Kryklia
was
forced
to
withdraw
due
to
COVID-19
protocols.
A
couple
of
weeks
later,
the
28-year-old
Ukrainian
defended
his
title
versus
Romania’s
Andrei
Stoica.

Kryklia
became
the
inaugural
world
champion
following
a
spectacular
TKO
win
over
Tarik
“The
Tank”
Khbabez
in
his
promotional
debut.
This
co-main
event
showdown
marks
the
Belarus-based
fighter’s
third
appearance
under
the
ONE
Super
Series
banner.

Before
those
two
heavy
hitters
go
to
war,
#1-ranked
bantamweight
Muay
Thai
contender
Saemapetch
Fairtex
faces
Tawanchai
PK.Saenchai
Muaythaigym.

Saemapetch,
a
former
ONE
Bantamweight
Muay
Thai
World
Title
challenger,
will
be
eager
to
protect
his
spot
as
he
eyes
a
rematch
against
divisional
king
Nong-O
Gaiyanghadao.

The
card
will
also
feature
the
highly
anticipated
debut
of
Saygid
Izagakhmaev,
Khabib
Nurmagomedov’s
training
partner
for
more
than
a
decade.

The
sambo
world
champion
who
owns
a
19-2
resume
will
be
up
against
James
“Nako”
Nakashima
for
his
first
assignment.

Check
out
the
entire
lineup
below:

Main
Card
For
ONE:
HEAVY
HITTERS

•
(c)
Xiong
Jing
Nan
vs.
Ayaka
Miura
(ONE
Women’s
Strawweight
World
Title)

•
(c)
Roman
Kryklia
vs.
Murat
Aygun
(ONE
Light
Heavyweight
Kickboxing
World
Title)

•
Saemapetch
vs.
Tawanchai
(Muay
Thai
–
bantamweight)

•
James
Nakashima
vs.
Saygid
Izagakhmaev
(mixed
martial
arts
–
lightweight)

•
Supergirl
vs.
Ekaterina
Vandaryeva
(Muay
Thai
–
strawweight)

•
Senzo
Ikeda
vs.
Jeremy
Miado
(mixed
martial
arts
–
strawweight)

Lead
Card
For
ONE:
HEAVY
HITTERS

•
Elias
Mahmoudi
vs.
Walter
Goncalves
(Muay
Thai
–
flyweight)

•
Beybulat
Isaev
vs.
Giannis
Stoforidis
(kickboxing
–
light
heavyweight)

•
Yushin
Okami
vs.
Leandro
Ataides
(mixed
martial
arts
–
middleweight)

•
Shuya
Kamikubo
vs.
Troy
Worthen
(mixed
martial
arts
–
bantamweight)

•
Tiffany
Teo
vs.
Meng
Bo
(mixed
martial
arts
–
strawweight)

•
Robin
Catalan
vs.
Elipitua
Siregar
(mixed
martial
arts
–
strawweight)

Download
the
ONE
Super
App
to
catch
all
the
action
from
ONE:
HEAVY
HITTERS,
broadcasting
live
on
Friday,
14
January.

Source:
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Release