Dubai: South American MMA Champion Luis Santos, a veteran of 61 fights, will challenge unbeaten One FC champion Ben Askren for the ONE FC Welterweight World title in the Philippines on Friday.
The 35-year-old mixed martial artist, who is on a seven-fight win streak, will test the grappling skills of Askren, five years his junior.
Askren, 30, also represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games in China and is currently ranked as the No. 5 welterweight in the world by Fight! Magazine.
The event, which will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, the Philippines. will also feature three featherweaight division fights between Pakistan’s Bashir Ahmad and Singapore’s Amir Khan; locally based mixed martial artists, Edward Kelly and Jimmy Yabo and Filipino Wang Ya Wei against Indonesia’s Sunoto.
The event will be broadcast live by Physique TV, the region’s first and only 24 hour HD television channel dedicated to fitness, healthy living, nutrition and action sports,
It will be available to TV audiences in the UAE exclusively on Physique TV through Du and Elife packages.
Peter Einstein, Physique TV General Manager said: “With every LIVE ONE Championship event that we telecast, Physique TV is not only bringing an exclusive access to our viewers, but we are also providing them an unparalleled coverage by having our MMA analysts deliver a unique recount of the action with Arabic commentary.”
CEO OF ONE Championship, Victor Cui, stated, “ONE: VALOR OF CHAMPIONS is set to be the biggest night of mixed martial arts action in the Philippines!
“The main event will feature two of the top welterweights in the world battling for supremacy when the best wrestler in mixed martial arts, Ben Askren, takes on 61-win veteran Luis Santos.
“Get ready for a night of adrenaline-pumping, heart-stopping mixed martial arts action as ONE: VALOR OF CHAMPIONS goes live around the world!”
Physique TV’s panel of MMA experts will also give their insights and predictions in a pre-fight show.
