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Croatian sensation Roberto Soldic is zoned in on his preparation for his return to action next month, where he will try to go for his first victory in ONE Championship.
'Robocop' will go up against Dagi Arslanaliev of Turkey in a featured welterweight MMA clash at ONE 171: Qatar on Feb. 20 at the Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail. The event will mark the return of the promotion to Qatar for the second straight year.
ONE recently shared a video on its official Instagram profile of Soldic intensely working on his striking as he gears up for a tough battle against Arslanaliev.
Check out the video post below:
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Roberto Soldic made his promotional debut in December 2022 after signing with ONE as a sought-after free agent. Unfortunately, his match against Murad Ramazanov was ruled a no contest after the Russian was accidentally kneed in the groin early in the opening round and was unable to continue after.
The 29-year-old UFD Gym standout then fought in May 2023 but lost by knockout to former welterweight king Zebaztian Kadestam of Sweden.
Arslanaliev, meanwhile, has been competing in ONE since 2016 and has an 8-3 record in the promotion.
ONE 171: Qatar will be aired live and for free at U.S. primetime to North American fans with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.
Roberto Soldic vs. Dagi Arslanaliev among topnotch MMA matches at ONE 171
The clash between Roberto Soldic and Dagi Arslanaliev is one of the topnotch MMA matches on offer at ONE 171: Qatar on Feb. 20.
It will join the co-main event and unification bout between ONE strawweight MMA world champion Joshua Pacio and interim divisional king Jarred Brooks. It will the third title fight between the two, whose rivalry started in December 2022 in Manila.
ONE 171 will also see former bantamweight MMA world champions Bibiano Fernandes and Kevin Belingon duke it out for a fifth time.
Part of the event as well is former two-division MMA world champion Martin Nguyen battling Shamil Gasanov at featherweight; Ayaka Miura and Ritu Phogat at atomweight; and heavyweights Mauro Cerilli and Kirill Grishenko.
