April 22 One Championship ‘Eersel vs. Sadikovic’ Event Set With 16 Fights on Tap

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— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) April 7, 2022

With any luck, the days of tape-delayed One Championship fight cards are now completely in the past.

Via press release on Thursday morning, One has announced the entirety of the lineup of its next fight card, which will air live on April 22. Titled both “Reloaded” and “Eersel vs. Sadikovic,” 16 fights of various disciplines will go down inside of the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. The main event will draw a 170-pound kickboxing title fight between Regian Eersel and Arian Sadikovic, while the co-headliner comes under muay Thai rules when Smilla Sundell and Jackie Buntan vie for the vacant 125-pound strap. Additionally, 10 MMA fights will be sprinkled throughout the card.

The top-billed MMA match comes at 125 pounds in the company’s strawweight division, and top-ranked competitors Bokang Masunyane (8-0) and Jarred Brooks (18-2, 1 NC) will throw down with their sights set on a title shot. Unbeaten as a professional, South Africa’s Masunyane has rattled off a pair of wins under the One banner, including a decision over Ryuto Sawada and a brutal 37-second head kick knockout of Rene Catalan at the end of 2020. Brooks too is unbeaten in two trips to the One cage, tapping Lito Adiwang in 2021 and winning on the scorecards over Koha Minowa in January. The winner may punch his ticket to a crack at the gold around Joshua Pacio’s waist.

Other featured MMA fights on the card include a heavyweight collision between grappling sensation “Buchecha” Marcus Almeida (2-0) and “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane (3-1), a 135-pound affair between Namiki Kawahara (7-4-1, 1 NC) and Danial Williams (4-1) and the 125-pound tilt of ex-champ Yosuke Saruta (21-10-3) vs. 2012 Olympic wrestler Gustavo Balart (9-4). Additionally, a submission grappling match will reside low on the preliminary portion of the event, as Masakazu Imanari takes on Mikey Musumeci at 143 pounds.

One “Eersel vs. Sadikovic” Lineup:

Regian Eersel vs. Arian Sadikovic – 170-pound kickboxing championship
Smilla Sundell vs. Jackie Buntan – 125-pound muay Thai championship
Bokang Masunyane vs. Jarred Brooks – 125-pound MMA
Liam Harrison vs. Muangthai PK.Saenchai – 145-pound muay Thai
Marcus Almeida vs. Oumar Kane – heavyweight MMA
Namiki Kawahara vs. Danial Williams – 125-pound MMA
Yosuke Saruta vs. Gustavo Balart – 125-pound MMA
Andre Stoica vs. Giannis Stoforidis – 225-pound kickboxing
Anissa Meksen vs. Marie Ruumet – 115-pound muay Thai
Windson Ramos vs. Sung Hoon Woo – 135-pound MMA
Rui Chen vs. Min Jong Song – 145-pound MMA
Ayaka Miura vs. Dayane de Souza Cardoso – 125-pound MMA
Abraao Amorim Magalhaes vs. Dae Song Park – 170-pound MMA
Agilan Thani vs. Tae Ho Jin – 185-pound MMA
Masakazu Imanari vs. Mikey Musumeci – 143-pound grappling
Keanu Subba vs. James Yang – 155-pound MMA