It’s been a spectacular year for Singapore-based promotion ONE Championship. With big-name signings and a packed schedule of events encompassing MMA, kickboxing and Muay Thai, 2019 has been the biggest year in ONE Championship history.
The promotion has served up more than its fair share of spectacular finishes over the course of the year, as the stars of Asian MMA have delivered a plethora of eye-catching knockouts to wow the fans across the region.
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In Part 1 of ONE’s official countdown of their Top 10 Knockouts of the Year, we recap the finishes that occupy spots 10 to 7 on their list, as [autotag]Thanh Le[/autotag], [autotag]Yuya Wakamatsu[/autotag], [autotag]Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev[/autotag] and [autotag]Niu Kang Kang[/autotag] registered highlight-reel finishes in their respective bouts.
The No. 8 KO from Arslanaliev was perhaps one of the most significant of the year, as the Turk proved that he belonged with ONE’s lightweight elite by handing Singaporean knockout artist Amir Khan his first knockout defeat at “ONE: Enter The Dragon” in May.
The victory propelled Arslanaliev into the final of the ONE lightweight grand prix tournament, where he eventually lost out to reigning ONE lightweight champion Christian Lee for the grand prix title. But despite his loss in the final, it cemented “Dagi” as one of the most dangerous fighters in ONE’s lightweight class.
Recap the first four entries in ONE’s Top 10 countdown via the video player above, or on YouTube here.
ONE Championship’s Knockouts of the Year 2019 – 7-10:
- Niu Kang Kang (vs. Sunoto)
- Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev (vs. Amir Khan)
- Yuya Wakamatsu (vs. Geje Eustaquio)
- Thanh Le (vs. Yusup Saadulaev)