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Bokang Masunyane and Mansur Malachiev will duke out in a high-stakes strawweight MMA tie at ONE Fight Night 25. The promotion broke the news on its official site earlier today.
No. 2-ranked Bokang Masunyane is out to lock in his fifth victory inside the ONE Circle, which could thrust him into the world title picture once divisional king Joshua Pacio and interim titleholder Jarred Brooks unify their crown.
The South African firecracker kicked things off in the organization with a dominant decision win over Ryuto Sawada and a lightning-quick knockout of Rene Catalan. However, he couldn't keep that positive streak going when he met Brooks at ONE 156 in April 2022. 'Little Giant' was left dazed by the American's rear-naked choke submission deep inside the opening stanza.
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Masunyane has since bounced back with two consecutive wins against Hiroba Minowa and Keito Yamakita to strengthen his hold on the second-ranked spot. While his radar is on a career-first world title opportunity, Masunyane will have it far from easy against Malachiev.
The 32-year-old Dagestani grappling powerhouse joined the promotion with a pristine 10-0 slate. But despite bagging a couple of stellar triumphs versus Yosuke Saruta and Jeremy Miado, the Industrial Fighters took a unanimous decision loss to Pacio in his sophomore outing.
Still, the No. 5-ranked contender took 'The Passion' to the limit, proving that he possibly needs to tweak his game just a little bit more to even the scores with the Filipino dynamite down the line.
Like Masunyane, though, Malachiev will need to shift his focus on this ONE Fight Night 25 clash before he dreams of having a crack at ONE gold.
Bokang Masunyane-Mansur Malachiev joins a pair of fiery wars at ONE Fight Night 25
Bokang Masunyane and Mansur Malachiev's strawweight MMA fixture is one of three fights confirmed for ONE Fight Night 25.
In the main event, former two-sport king Regian Eersel is out for revenge to claim back the lightweight kickboxing crown he surrendered to Alexis Nicolas at ONE Fight Night 21 this past April.
Meanwhile, Kongthoranee Sor Sommai and Tagir Khalilov lock horns in a flyweight Muay Thai joust.
More exciting fights will be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda MMA and ONE Championship for more updates.
