September 2021 ended in spectacular fashion as ONE Championship fans witnessed several exciting bouts at ONE: REVOLUTION, which marked the end of the month. Akin to ONE: REVOLUTION, the promotion intends to put on several exciting events in October 2021. One such exciting events include the upcoming ONE: NEXTGEN.
ONE: NEXTGEN will take place on Friday, October 29, 2021, which will be the last event of the month. And recently, the promotion announced the entire fight card, which will make fans stay tuned in for the intriguing bouts.
The event will feature a world title bout and the semifinals of the women’s ONE Atom weight World Grand Prix.
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ONE: NEXTGEN – Main Event
The main event will feature a kickboxing world championship bout. Reigning champion Roman Kryklia will defend his ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Title against Murat Aygun.
Kryklia is coming off a successful title defense against Andrei Stoica at ONE: Collision Course. Meanwhile, the challenger is coming off a unanimous decision victory against Anderson Silva at ONE: Big Bang.
Both fighters are at the top of their game, and fans can expect fireworks in this word title bout.
Other exciting bouts to look out for at this intriguing event
As already mentioned above, this intriguing event will also feature the semifinals of the women’s ONE Atom weight World Grand Prix.
The third-ranked ONE women’s atom weight contender, Stamp Fairtex, will clash against the rising prospect Julie Mezabarba. Meanwhile, the fourth-ranked contender Ritu Phogat will clash against another rising prospect in Itsuki Hirata.
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ONE: NEXTGEN – Full fight card
Below is the officially confirmed fight card of this intriguing event.
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- Roman Kryklia (Champion) vs. Murat Aygun (Light Heavyweight Kickboxing Worlds Championship)
- Stamp Fairtex vs. Julie Mezabarba (Women’s ONE Atomweight World Grand Prix Semifinals)
- Ritu Phogat vs. Itsuki Hirata (Women’s ONE Atomweight World Grand Prix Semifinals)
- Kirill Grishenko vs. Dustin Joynson (Heavyweight MMA bout)
- Miao Li Tao vs. Jeremy Miado (Strawweight MMA bout)
- Beybulat Isaev vs. Bogdan Stoica (Light Heavyweight Kickboxing bout)
Are you excited for ONE: NEXTGEN? Do you think Roman Kryklia will be able to defend his title against Murat Aygun? Share with us your picks for the women’s ONE Atom weight World Grand Prix Semifinals?