Christian Lee Returns to Defend
Lightweight MMA World Title against Alibeg
Rasulov,
Joining Malykhin vs 'Reug Reug' and
Tawanchai vs. Nattawut III
SINGAPORE, July 12,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ONE Championship (ONE),
the world's largest martial arts organization, today announced that
tickets for ONE 169: Atlanta, which takes place at State Farm Arena
in Atlanta, Georgia on
November 8, are on sale now via
Ticketmaster.
As announced with the on-sale, two-division ONE World
Champion Christian Lee
of the U.S. will make his highly anticipated return to defend his
ONE Lightweight MMA World Title against Alibeg Rasulov of
Turkey. Lee will be competing for
the first time since beating Kiamrian Abbasov for the ONE
Welterweight MMA World Title at ONE on Prime Video 4 in
November 2022.
Rasulov recently defeated former ONE Lightweight MMA World
Champion Ok Rae Yoon in his promotional debut earlier this month at
ONE Fight Night 24 on Prime Video to earn a shot at Lee.
ONE 169: Atlanta will also feature reigning three-division
champion Anatoly Malykhin of
Russia defending his ONE
Heavyweight MMA World Championship against wrestling sensation
"Reug Reug" Oumar Kane of
Senegal.
Plus, two of the most exciting strikers on the planet will
square off in a trilogy fight, as ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion Tawanchai PK
Saenchai of Thailand defends
his belt against fellow countryman "Smokin" Jo Nattawut, who
has lived and trained in Atlanta
for the past decade.
Coming off a sold-out U.S. debut last year with ONE Fight
Night 10 at 1stBank Center in Colorado, ONE is returning to America in 2024
for the next chapter of its North American expansion
with ONE 168: Denver on September
6 and ONE 169: Atlanta on November 8.
Stage Front VIP, the exclusive U.S. VIP experience
partner of ONE, will continue to provide fans with unrivaled access
through immersive VIP experiences that include premier seating,
premium hospitality offerings, athlete meet-and-greets, event
collectibles, and more. You can sign up for more information on
Stage Front's VIP packages at
https://stagefrontvip.com/one-atlanta.
About ONE Championship™
ONE is the world's largest
martial arts organization, ranking among the world's top five
sports properties for viewership and engagement with a cumulative
reach of over 400 million fans, according to Nielsen. ONE produces
and distributes world-class events across more than 190 countries,
featuring martial artists and World Champions from over 80 nations
and all styles of martial arts including MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and
more. ONE can be viewed on many of the largest global free-to-air
and digital broadcasters, including Prime Video, Sky Sports, Globo,
beIN SPORTS, Channel 7 HD, Seven Network, SuperSport, DAZN, La Liga
TV, Claro Sports, Star Sports,
iQIYI, One Sports, U-Next, Coupang,
NET TV, Vidio, Mediapro, Skynet, Mediacorp, Match TV, and more.
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