Anticipation has been steadily building among Cambodia’s burgeoning mixed martial arts fan base as to what match-up ONE Fighting Championship would announce for the headlining bout of its “Rise of the Kingdom” fight card on September 12 at Koh Pich Theater.
With an unprecedented four titles on the line at ONE FC: Reign of Champions at the Dubai World Trade Centre on August 29, the prospect of a belt being fought for just two weeks later in the Kingdom had appeared unlikely.
However, the Singapore-based MMA organisation broke the news today that Cambodia’s first ONE FC event would indeed feature a title bout – and a potentially epic one at that: between the unstoppable force of “Gravity” and the unbreakable nature of the “Black Diamond”.
“[ONE FC] has confirmed that flyweights Geje Eustaquio of the Philippines and Adriano Moraes of Brazil will battle for the inaugural ONE FC Flyweight World Championship,” according to a press release.
Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio (6-2) is a wushu champion who has utilised his lightning fast strikes to devastating effect against formidable foes.
The 25-year-old trains at the high-altitude camp of Team Lakay in Baguio City, Philippines, alongside fellow Filipino cage-fighting stars Honorio Banario, Kevin Belingon and Eduard Folayang.
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