ONE Championship returns to Indonesia for “Warrior’s Code,” as one of the organization’s most dangerous middleweight contenders, Brazil’s Leandro Ataides, makes his long-awaited return in a bid to book himself into a title fight with reigning champion Aung La N Sang.
Ataides (11-3) takes on unbeaten Dutchman Reinier de Ridder (11-0) in a pivotal middleweight matchup at Istora Senayan in Jakarta with the possibility of a shot at “The Burmese Python’s” middleweight title awaiting the winner. But his isn’t the only matchup on the card with potential title implications.
Former ONE featherweight champion Marat Gafurov (17-2) is looking to battle his way back to the belt he lost to reigning champ Martin Nguyen two years ago, and the Dagestani grappling ace will be keen to impress when he takes on undefeated Moldovan Iuri Lapicus (13-0) in their main card matchup.
He’s not the only man looking to position himself for another crack at Nguyen, either. Japanese contender Koyomi Matsushima (11-4) was finished by the Kiwi champion in his last outing at ONE: “Dawn of Heroes” last August and, with a first-round knockout of featherweight rival Gafurov already on his record, he’ll hope to outperform the former champion in Jakarta with an impressive performance against South Korea’s Kim Jae Woong (10-3) to push himself back towards the front of the featherweight queue.
ONE Championship 108: “Warrior’s Code” live results include:
MAIN CARD
- Leandro Ataides vs. Reinier de Ridder
- Marat Gafurov vs. Iuri Lapicus
- Eko Roni Saputra vs. Khon Sichan
- Koyomi Matsushima vs. Kim Jae Woong
PRELIMS
