ONE Championship 39: Union of Warriors - March 18 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

One FC 39 
March 18, 2016
Thuwanna Indoor Stadium
Yangon, Myanmar

Main Card:
Aung La Nsang (16-9)          vs.              (10-8 ) Mohamed Ali  
Main Event  | Middleweight | 185 lbs (84 kg)

Adriano Moraes (13-2)         vs.            (8-2) Eugene Toquero  
Co-Main Event | Flyweight | 125 lbs (57 kg)

Christian Lee (2-0)              vs.                 (3-1) Keanu Subba  
Main Card | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 kg)

Alex Silva (3-1)                   vs.                (0-0) Robin Catalan  
Main Card | Flyweight | 125 lbs (57 kg)

ONE: UNION OF WARRIORS on 18 March. The card will be headlined by hometown hero, “The Burmese Python” Aung La N Sang, as he takes on Mohamed Ali of Alexandria, Egypt.

With 25 professional fights on his resume, Aung La N Sang is arguably one of the world’s most renowned fighters from Myanmar, with a constricting style of fighting that has earned him the moniker of the “Burmese Python”. Born in Myitkyina in the mountainous Kachin State, Aung belonged to an ethnic minority known as the Kachin. He sought asylum in the United States when he was 18 years old but was always proud of his heritage. Victorious in his ONE Championship debut, Aung now returns to the ONE Cage to headline against Mohamed Ali.

Mohamed Ali of Alexandria, Egypt, is a mixed martial arts veteran with a 10-7 record. He was unsuccessful in his ONE Championship debut against Jake Butler in 2014, being stopped within three rounds, but showed true grit and determination in a tough bout. Ali now looks for redemption as he makes his way back to the spotlight in a main event battle against Myanmar’s Aung La N Sang.

Former ONE Flyweight World Champion Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes had his title reign cut short in his last bout, dropping a heartbreaking split decision to current titleholder Kairat Akhmetov. As champion, Moraes was skillful and dominant, and was rarely opposed inside the ONE Cage. Now, he’s on the comeback trail, and his next bout is against rising Filipino flyweight Eugene Toquero.

Flyweight standout Eugene Toquero is a former celebrity mixed martial arts and fitness coach in his native Manila, Philippines. The 165cm Filipino stalwart has a knack for highlight reel striking techniques and operates at a pace which opponents find hard to keep up with. In his last bout, Toquero improved his record to 8-2 with a technical knockout victory over China’s Li Wei Bin. Now he faces his toughest test to date in Brazil’s Adriano Moraes.

Some good fights but not their best card. ONE FC definitely puts on some exciting fights though. Some nice finishes at every event.

Been buying there events since the 3rd event. Overall they can get better or start getting evolved with rizen joint matches.

^I have bought a number of them as well.  I agree, they should work with RIZIN.

Baka warrior vs sakuraba is not a good start by the way.

CDF47 wrote:^I have bought a number of them as well.  I agree, they should work with RIZIN.

Whoever wins the next Middleweight title bout v Jung Hwan Cha from Road would be awesome.

InfinityLens wrote:

CDF47 wrote:^I have bought a number of them as well.  I agree, they should work with RIZIN.

Whoever wins the next Middleweight title bout v Jung Hwan Cha from Road would be awesome.

ONE FC MW champ, Bigdash, vs. ROAD FC MW champ, Cha, would be real good. I'd like to see that one as well.