ONE Championship kicked off the promotion’s 2022 schedule on Friday in Singapore, and strawweight champ [autotag]Jing Nan Xiong[/autotag] was able to retain her belt, while lightweight prospect [autotag]Saygid Izagakhmaev[/autotag] announced his arrival to the promotion in emphatic fashion.
The action took place in the featured bouts of “ONE Championship: Heavy Hitters,” which streamed on B/R Live from Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Xiong (17-2) was dominant in the main event, outstriking grappling specialist [autotag]Ayaka Miura[/autotag] (11-4) over the course of five rounds and cruising to a unanimous decision to notch the sixth consecutive defense of her strawweight belt.
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Meanwhile, Khabib Nurmagomedov protege Izagakhmaev (20-2) was perhaps even more dominant in his second-round submission win over [autotag]James Nakashima[/autotag] (12-3). While Nakashima had some early moments of success on the feet, Izagakhmaev quickly settled into his own rhythm before dragging the action to the floor and scoring a second-round submission via arm-triangle choke, as well as a $50,000 bonus for his efforts.
After the win, Izagakhmaev boldly called out MMA legends Shinya Aoki and Eddie Alvarez.
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You can check out a replay of the event in the video above.
Complete MMA results from ‘ONE Championship: Heavy Hitters’ include:
MAIN CARD (B/R Live, 7:30 a.m. ET)
- Champ Jing Nan Xiong def. Ayaka Miura via unanimous decision – to defend strawweight title
- Saygid Izagakhmaev def. James Nakashima via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 2:17
- [autotag]Senzo Ikeda[/autotag] def. [autotag]Elipitua Siregar[/autotag] via knockout (strikes) – Round 3, 2:00
PRELIMINARY CARD (B/R Live, 6:30 a.m. ET)
- [autotag]Tiffany Teo[/autotag] def. [autotag]Meng Bo[/autotag] via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:45
- [autotag]Shuya Kamikubo[/autotag] def. [autotag]Troy Worthen[/autotag] via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:36