One FC Rise to Power

ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) has announced three new bouts for their “Rise to Power” card taking place May 31 from the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.

Filipino MMA champion Kevin Belingon (11-2) will battle Bellator veteran and former Shooto featherweight champ Masakatsu Ueda (17-2) in the final of the Bantamweight Grand Prix, with the winner being awarded a shot at the ONE FC Bantamweight Title.

Also, Filipino legend Eduard Folayang (12-3) takes on UFC and WEC veteran Kamal Shalorus (7-3-2) in a lightweight showdown and the always entertaining Phil Baroni (15-16) returns to the ONE FC cage to take on Japanese knockout artist Nobutatsu Suzuki (9-1) at welterweight.

“ONE FC 9: Rise to Power” is headlined with a Featherweight Title bout between reigning champion Honorio “The Rock” Banario (8-1) and number one contender Koji Oishi (23-9-10) and an Interim Bantamweight Title bout between Bibiano Fernandes (13-3) and Koetsu Okazaki (8-2-1).

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