Kelly added to ONE Manila fight card

MANILA. Edward Kelly struts his wares anew after he was added to the Manila fight card of ONE Championship on August 2 at the Mall of Asia Arena. (ONE Championship photo)
MANILA. Edward Kelly struts his wares anew after he was added to the Manila fight card of ONE Championship on August 2 at the Mall of Asia Arena. (ONE Championship photo)

ANOTHER Team Lakay fighter gets a chance to showcase his talent next month in front Filipino fight fans.

Edward Kelly joins Eduard Folayang, Honorio Banario, and Danny Kingad in the explosive Manila fight card of ONE Championship dubbed “Dawn of Heroes” slated August 2 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Kelly, a Philippine Featherweight Champion, is well-versed in both the striking and grappling arts and is best known for his 21-second knockout victory over Cambodia’s Meas Meul in January 2018.

He now aims for the same result against Xie Bin.

At just 21 years old, Xie Bin has tremendous potential. With skills in boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and Muay Thai, Xie is determined to become China’s first-ever male mixed martial arts world champion.

Xie is currently riding an impressive six-bout win streak heading into the showdown with Kelly.

Also added to the fight card is a match–up between Japanese legend Yushin Okami, returning to action, to face top welterweight contender James Nakashima of the United States.

Okami returns to the ONE Championship ring, this time to face undefeated American James Nakashima in a welterweight contest.

Okami is one of the most prolific martial artists to emanate from Japan over the last two decades. With a career that began in 2002, Okami has competed in numerous weight classes -- from light heavyweight all the way down to welterweight -- in various Japanese promotions including Pride and Pancrase.

On the opposite side of the spectrum, Nakashima has built a career around his well-calculated and intelligent bout strategies, which has brought him victory every time he has stepped into the cage. It will be no different against Okami, whom Nakashima plans to dominate from the first round to the last.

Thailand’s Pongsiri Mitsatit returns to action against China’s Miao Li Tao in a strawweight contest.

Mitsatit is a Chiang Mai Muay Thai Champion who decided to pick up Muay Thai to learn how to protect himself, as well as help to support his family financially.

Through his hard work and talent, he soon ran up an impressive 72-17 record. Mitsatit made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2014, and has rapidly emerged as one of Thailand’s most exciting talents.

Miao began training in wushu when he was young in order to protect himself from bullying. Making martial arts his professional career, Miao later moved to Beijing where he now trains at Fight Brothers camp, where he has picked up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and sharpens his growing skills among some of the finest Chinese martial artists today.

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