Roberto Soldic draws former champ Zebaztian Kadestam in redo of ONE debut

Roberto Soldic's much-awaited ONE Championship debut back in December was ruined when it was cut short and ruled a no-contest. The Croatian star recently got the nod for a restart on his ONE journey, which will take place later this year.

'Robocop' will be featured at ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video on May 5 in Colorado, U.S.A., against former ONE world champion Zebaztian 'The Bandit' Kadestam in a marquee welterweight clash.

The match is a reintroduction of Roberto Soldic in ONE after his initial outing at ONE on Prime Video 5 in December in Manila saw him unable to continue after opponent Murad Ramazanov struck him with an accidental knee in the groin in the opening round.

It was an unfortunate ending for the celebrated European mixed martial arts fighter, who was looking to make a notable debut with ONE after coming on board with much anticipation in the middle of last year.

At ONE Fight Night 10, Roberto Soldic will get a chance to showcase his abilities that made him a two-division KSW champion and a sought-after free agent before landing in ONE Championship.

Soldic will be up against Kadestam, a former ONE welterweight king who has won his last two matches by knockout inside the first round.

ONE Fight Night 10 is headlined by the trilogy fight between reigning ONE flyweight world champion Demetrious Johnson and former division king Adriano Moraes. It will be the promotion’s first-ever live on-ground event in the United States, happening at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

All the action from the event will be aired live and for free to all Prime Video subscribers in North America.

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“I see how happy the fighters are” - Roberto Soldic on choosing ONE Championship as his new home

Former two-division KSW champion Roberto Soldic received a lot of offers when he became a free agent last year but decided to put pen to paper with ONE Championship.

Speaking on The MMA Hour back in August, 'Robocop' shared the reasons why he decided to go with ONE. Among the things he considered before signing with the promotion was that it would allow him to vie for world titles in different combat sports as well as the great camaraderie he saw within the organization:

“When I finished the KSW contract, I had so many [offers], including UFC, ONE Championship, and I choose ONE Championship for sure because it’s the biggest martial arts [organization] in the world. They give me opportunity to take all the belts - kickboxing world champion, Muay Thai world champion, MMA world champion, also boxing world champion. I want to create something for my people, my own legacy, so I chose ONE Championship, for sure.”

He added:

“I went to Singapore and when I saw all atmosphere with [ONE Championship CEO] Chatri [Sityodtong] and how he treated the fighters, the relationship, and he gave me the best offer. He said to me, ‘You can be a unique fighter and I will give you all the chances to take different belts from all sports.' So finally, this is the day I took ONE Championship and I see how happy the fighters are, some really good fighters.”

Watch Roberto Soldic's appearance on The MMA Hour below: