2 months ago
Argentinian dynamo Hector "La Arana" Almonacid has spent years building toward his ONE Championship debut, and it has finally arrived.
The 24-year-old makes his promotional bow against Brazilian standout Pedro "Guerreiro" Dantas in a featherweight MMA battle, which opens ONE Fight Night 47: Stamp vs. Flores on Prime Video, airing live in U.S. primetime from Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium this Friday, September 4.
Long before any of that, though, it all began much closer to home.
Almonacid was born and raised in Rio Gallegos, Argentina, and by his own account, life among his friends in the neighborhood was a good one growing up. He practiced taekwondo as a kid during that stretch, eventually working his way up to a red belt.
At 8 years old, his parents separated, and he was raised by his mother alongside his younger brother. It was not always an easy road from there, but the structure he had already found on the mats gave him something steady to return to.
#almonacid #championship #guerreiro
The 24-year-old makes his promotional bow against Brazilian standout Pedro "Guerreiro" Dantas in a featherweight MMA battle, which opens ONE Fight Night 47: Stamp vs. Flores on Prime Video, airing live in U.S. primetime from Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium this Friday, September 4.
Long before any of that, though, it all began much closer to home.
Almonacid was born and raised in Rio Gallegos, Argentina, and by his own account, life among his friends in the neighborhood was a good one growing up. He practiced taekwondo as a kid during that stretch, eventually working his way up to a red belt.
At 8 years old, his parents separated, and he was raised by his mother alongside his younger brother. It was not always an easy road from there, but the structure he had already found on the mats gave him something steady to return to.
#almonacid #championship #guerreiro
3 months ago
ONE Championship has unveiled four thrilling MMA and submission grappling contests for ONE Fight Night 47 on Prime Video, adding another layer of excitement to what promises to be a spectacular night of martial arts action.
The event takes place on Friday, September 4, live in U.S. primetime from the iconic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Gilbert Nakatani faces Nazareth "The Northstar" Lalthazuala in strawweight MMA, Gabriela "Gabi" Fujimoto takes on Macarena Aragon in women's atomweight MMA, Hector "La Arana" Almonacid meets Pedro "Guerreiro" Dantas in featherweight MMA, and Rafael Lovato Jr. locks horns with Pawel Jaworski in a middleweight submission grappling matchup.
The strawweight MMA fight between Nakatani and Lalthazuala is a classic clash of experience against explosive momentum.
Nakatani is a 32-year-old California native from Aragon Training Academy with nine career MMA victories, seven coming via finish, who has spent his ONE Championship tenure testing himself against tough opposition.
#nakatani #lalthazuala #submission
The event takes place on Friday, September 4, live in U.S. primetime from the iconic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Gilbert Nakatani faces Nazareth "The Northstar" Lalthazuala in strawweight MMA, Gabriela "Gabi" Fujimoto takes on Macarena Aragon in women's atomweight MMA, Hector "La Arana" Almonacid meets Pedro "Guerreiro" Dantas in featherweight MMA, and Rafael Lovato Jr. locks horns with Pawel Jaworski in a middleweight submission grappling matchup.
The strawweight MMA fight between Nakatani and Lalthazuala is a classic clash of experience against explosive momentum.
Nakatani is a 32-year-old California native from Aragon Training Academy with nine career MMA victories, seven coming via finish, who has spent his ONE Championship tenure testing himself against tough opposition.
#nakatani #lalthazuala #submission
