Belingon debuts in One FC

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

UNDEFEATED Kevin Belingon of famed Team Lakay mix martial arts will try to shake off more than a year of absence in the ring as he steps up for training in the next One Fighting Championship event in March 31.

Belingon will be among the heavy weights scheduled for Asia’s fastest and largest mix martial arts promotion that will have a stellar cast in its fight cards.

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Heading back to Singapore, Belingon, with a clean record of nine wins in his career, including two knockouts and three submissions, will be squaring off against dream Japan Grand Prix Finalist Masakazu Imanari with an impressive record of 24 wins with 10 loss and a pair of draw.

The promotion will be back at the Singapore Indoor Stadium and will feature a promising line-up of high-profile and rising fighters.

The main event will be a clash between UFC veteran and former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral, who will fight Dream Middleweight Grand Prix finalist Melvin Manhoef.

Sobral, who has just come off a successful run in Strikeforce, said he was looking forward to fighting in Asia again.

Also part of the main card will be the debut of Singapore’s first professional female MMA fighter, Nicole Chua.

The hometown charge will be fighting out of Evolve MMA and will join Mohammed Radeem as one of the first few Singaporeans to compete in the sport professionally.

Filipino URCC champion Edward Folayang, Zorobabel Moreira and Eddie Ng will also be back in the cage after their success in ONE’s inaugural event last year.

One FC owner and CEO Victor Cui also announced a media partnership between the promotion and ESPN Star Sports that will last for 10 years -- one of the longest ever seen in the sport and the largest in Asian MMA history.