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‘Thunder Kid’ returns to action at ONE: UNBREAKABLE

Team Lakay mixed martial arts star Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang makes his fourth main-stage ONE Championship appearance at ONE: UNBREAKABLE on Friday, January 22.  

Lito Adiwang

The ONE Warrior Series contract winner is set for an epic three-round strawweight mixed martial arts contest against China’s Hexigetu “Wolf Of The Grasslands” at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.  

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Adiwang, a two-time Philippine National Wushu Champion, had a fine start to his career in The Home Of Martial Arts, picking up two memorable first-round finishes against more experienced contenders.  

The Filipino warrior’s heroics in the Circle pushed him to the fifth-ranked spot in the strawweight division of the ONE Athlete Rankings. 

However, a narrow defeat to Hiroba Minowa at ONE: INSIDE THE MATRIX III sent him slightly down the pecking order.  

He is now ready to turn in his best performance against an opponent who enters this clash fresh off a split decision win against former ONE Strawweight World Champion Dejdamrong Sor. Amnuaysirichoke.  

Additionally, ONE’s first show of 2021 will be headlined by a monumental clash between ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Alaverdi “Babyface Killer” Ramazanov and #2-ranked contender Capitan Petchyindee Academy.  

Ramazanov hasn’t competed since winning the inaugural belt against “Muay Thai Boy” Zhang Chenglong at ONE: MARK OF GREATNESS in December 2019, while his opposite number enters the contest after making history.  

At ONE: A NEW BREED III, Capitan knocked out six-time Muay Thai and Kickboxing World Champion Petchtanong Petchfergus in six seconds, the fastest-ever victory in ONE Super Series. 

In the co-main event, two grappling specialists meet in a three-round lightweight confrontation as former ONE Lightweight World Champion Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki battles American ace James Nakashima, who makes his debut in the weight class. 

Download the ONE Super App to catch all the action at ONE: UNBREAKABLE on January 22.

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