#2. ONE Championship lightweight Zhang Lipeng makes a statement
Former Ultimate Fighter China winner and UFC lightweight Zhang 'The Warrior' Lipeng put ONE Championship's lightweight division on notice. The already stacked weight class might be looking at its new dark horse as Lipeng crushed Ruslan Emilbek Uulu inside one minute.
His pull-back left hook counter landed flush and he followed it up with a right hook to separate Uulu from his senses. The knockout earned Lipeng a performance bonus and we believe he more than earned it. It was a statement win after Lipeng dominated former ONE Championship lightweight champion Eduard Folayang last year.
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We're excited to see who this Chinese dynamo faces next. Perhaps Dagi Arslanaliev or Eddie Alvarez could be great match-ups.
#1. ONE Championship featherweight kickboxer Chingiz Allazov eliminates Jo Nattawut via spectacular knockout
Georgian-born Belarusian kickboxer Chingiz Allazov enters the finals of ONE Championship's featherweight kickboxing Grand Prix with a resounding knockout. Against late replacement 'Smokin' Jo Nattawut, Allazov didn't bother adjusting to a new opponent as he blasted out of the gate with heavy combinations.
Allazov overwhelmed Nattawut early with nifty combinations both in and out of the pocket. After an initial knockdown caused by a left-uppercut-right-hand-left-knee combination, Allazov went for the kill. In the middle of an exchange, Allazov pulled back and connected with a flush left cross to Nattawut's jaw, putting the Thai fighter down for the count.
Allazov will now face Sitthichai for ONE's featherweight kickboxing Grand Prix belt which will determine who faces the champion, Superbon. We can't wait for this epic clash to happen at ONE: X.
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