The ONE Championship woes continue for Roberto Soldic.
Part of the ONE Fight Night 10 main card, Soldic (20-4) was finished by Zebaztian Kadestam (15-7) with a full-fledged striking onslaught at 0:45 of Round 2.
After a punch-heavy opening round between the two powerful strikers, Soldic was dropped by a right hand that marked the beginning of the end. Soldic made a valiant effort to survive, but as he picked himself up off the canvas, another heavy right hand landed.
A follow-up left hand crumpled Soldic again before a big knee drilled him right between the eyes (as the ONE Championship ruleset was in full effect). The bout was swiftly waived off mid-knee.
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Soldic, 28, was one of the sports hottest free agents in 2022. After meetings with the UFC and other major promotions, Soldic elected to sign with ONE Championship. On a seven-fight winning streak, Soldic made his ONE Championship debut in December. His bout ended in a no contest after he struck in the groin.
Kadestam, 32, was a +416 average across major online sports books (per BestFightOdds). The victory Friday was his third win in a row. Kadestam has a 100 percent finishing rate with 13 of his 14 victories by knockout or TKO.
The up-to-the-minute ONE Fight Night 10 results include:
- Zebaztian Kadestam def. Roberto Soldic via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:45 – MMA
- Sage Northcutt (12-3) def. Ahmed Mujtaba (10-3) via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 0:39 – MMA
- Aung La N Sang (30-13) def. Rong Fan (19-4) via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 0:48 – MMA
- Tye Ruotolo def. Reinier de Ridder via unanimous decision – grappling
- Jackie Buntan def. Diandra Martin via TKO (punch) – Round 1, 2:34 – muay Thai
- Kairat Akhmetov (30-2) def. Reece McLaren (16-9) via unanimous decision – MMA
- Rae Yook Ok (17-4) def. Lowen Tynanes (11-1) via unanimous decision – MMA
