ONE Championship has added a flyweight banger to its debut in Georgia. ONE 169: Atlanta hits the State Farm Enviornment on Friday, November 8. Former ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Adriano Moraes will meet with No. 3-ranked contender Danny Kingad for the primary time since 2017.
Moraes had been on the prime of the flyweight mountain for a very long time, even turning away Demetrious Johnson in his first try on the crown. Nevertheless, Johnson rebounded in fashion to say the gold. Of their trilogy match at ONE Struggle Evening 10, Johnson bested Moraes for a second time.
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The Brazilian has been absent from the scene since that loss. At ONE 169, Moraes returns to reestablish himself as the highest contender for the crown. However Kingad shall be out for revenge as he tries to get again within the win column.
Kingad has been a staple within the division for years however has come up quick twice in claiming gold. In 2017, Kingad was submitted by Moraes for the undisputed crown. In 2019, he took āMighty Mouseā to the restrict however misplaced a unanimous choice within the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix closing.
In latest outings, Kingad has struggled to get back-to-back wins and has exchanged wins and losses over his final six matches. Moraes will give him a chance to bounce again in a significant method. A win over the previous king would even their sequence and elevate him within the chase for gold.
ONE 169: Atlanta has a star-studded lineup for one among fallās largest occasions. ONE 169 emanates from the State Farm Enviornment on Friday, November 8. Tickets for the occasion are on sale now by way of Ticketmaster.
