Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Among Additions to One Championship’s Amazon Prime Debut

The lineup for One Championship’s debut on Amazon Prime is now complete, and it includes the fourth mixed martial arts appearance for grappling ace Marcus Almeida.

The Singapore-based promotion recently announced that “Buchecha” will square off against Kirill Grishenko in a heavyweight bout on the evening’s main card. Also set for the main draw is another heavyweight MMA clash pitting Amir Aliakbari against Mauro Cerilli.

One Championship 161 takes place at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Aug. 26 and is topped by a 135-pound title rematch between reigning champion Adriano Moraes and Demetrious Johnson. In the co-main event, Nong-O Gaiyanghadao will lock horns with Liam Harrison for the promotion’s bantamweight muay Thai championship. The main card will also include a flyweight muay Thai grand prix semifinal between Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Savvas Michael and a muay Thai tournament alternate clash pitting Amir Naeri against Jonathan Haggerty. The event streams live in primetime in the United States on Amazon Prime.

Almeida, a multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, is 3-0 under the One banner in MMA bouts — with all of his victories coming inside of a round. Most recently, the 32-year-old American Top Team member defeated Simon Carson via first-round technical knockout at One Championship 158 on June 3.

A 31-year-old native of Belarus, Grishenko was victorious in his first five professional appearances before suffering a second-round knockout loss to Anatoliy Malykhin at One “Bad Blood” on Feb. 11. His ledger includes wins over Oumar Kane and Dustin Joynson under the One banner.