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 a ONE title after losing his belt to current champ Martin Nguyen two years ago. Now the Dagestani grappling ace will be keen to impress in a new weight class as he steps up to lightweight to take on undefeated Moldovan contender Iuri Lapicus (13-0) in their main card matchup.
Japanese featherweight contender Koyomi Matsushima (11-4) was finished by Nguyen 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 produce an impressive performance against South Korea’s Kim Jae Woong (10-3) to push himself back towards the front of the featherweight queue.
Meanwhile, the local fans in Jakarta will be crossing their fingers for rising Indonesian prospect Eko Roni Saputra. The multi-time national wrestling champion has transitioned to MMA and picked up his first win via injury TKO in his last outing. He’ll be looking to showcase his full repertoire of skills when he takes on Cambodia’s Khon Sichan.
Fans in the United States can stream the preliminary “lead card” live via the video player above from 6:00am E.T., with the main card streaming on B/R Live from 8:30am E.T.
Fans in other countries can stream the event in its entirety via YouTube here.
ONE Championship 108: “Warrior’s Code” live MMA 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