Vera to defend ONE title on December 2nd
ONE Championship will return to the state-of-the-art Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, on December 2. ONE: Age of…
ONE Championship will return to the state-of-the-art Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, on December 2. ONE: Age of Domination will feature the best in local and international MMA talent. In the main event, ONE Heavyweight World Champion Brandon Vera will defend his title against undefeated heavyweight contender from Japan, Hideki Sekine.
Filipinos are some of the most passionate people in the world, and they really love their sports,” said ONE CEO Victor Cui. “So we have prepared a stacked card featuring a solid group of local fighters mixed in with some of the best international talents on our roster. ONE Heavyweight World Champion Brandon Vera is set to return to the ONE cage, and you all know that means be ready for an amazing night of action!
Filipino-American Brandon The Truth Vera is a 39-year-old mixed martial arts veteran with a 14-7-0 (1 NC) professional record. He joined ONE Championship in 2014 after competing for over a decade as one of the world’s best fighters. A devastating striker with well-rounded submission grappling skills, he captured the ONE Heavyweight World Championship with a stunning knockout victory over Paul Cheng last December. He now returns to the ONE cage to defend his title against undefeated Japanese fighter Hideki Sekine.
Japanese heavyweight contender Hideki Sekine is unbeaten as a mixed martial artist with seven wins and no losses. He is set to make his ONE Championship debut after making a name for himself in Japanese MMA promotion DEEP. Known for his brute strength and technical grappling ability, Sekine owns three victories by submission and another three by knockout. He now figures in the toughest battle of his career.
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Atomweight standout April Osenio of the Philippines is known as Team Lakay’s fierce female warrior. The 22-year-old prospect trains out of the high-altitudes of Baguio City along with her more experienced Lakay brothers. In her last bout, Osenio upset Malaysian fighting belle Ann Athena Osman impressively by guillotine choke submission, highlighting her growing skills beyond the striking art of wushu. She now aims to advance her standing in ONE by taking on a new challenge in Jenny Huang.
25-year-old Jenny Huang hails from Taiwan. Unbeaten with a professional MMA record of four wins and no losses, Huang also owns two impressive submission victories. In her most recent bout, Huang needed less than one round to finish off Indian fighter Jeet Toshi, winning by arm-triangle choke. Now, Huang steps up in competition to face the Philippines’ April Osenio.
Complete card:
Brandon Vera (c) vs. Hideki Sekine for ONE heavyweight championship
Rafael Nunes vs. Mark Striegl
Geje Eustaquio vs. Toni Tauru
Honorio Banario vs. Rajinder Singh Meena
Edward Kelly vs. Sunoto Peringkat
Jenny Huang vs. April Osenio
Danny Kingad vs. Eugene Toquero
Sim Bunsrun vs. Liu Peng Shuai
Xie Bin vs. Mario Satya
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