Liu "Spirit Dragon" Mengyang has unfinished business with Masaaki Noiri, and the ultimate prize waiting at the end of the tournament makes the stakes even higher.
The 23-year-old Chinese striking sensation faces the former ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion in the highly anticipated main event of ONE SAMURAI 2 on Saturday, August 8. The blockbuster event broadcasts from the EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo, ******* an, streaming live via live.onefc.com.
The high-stakes bout serves as a quarterfinal matchup in the prestigious ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament, with the eventual winner of the 8-man bracket earning a guaranteed World ******* le shot against reigning ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion Superbon.
When these two elite strikers last met in December 2024, Liu announced himself to the world in the most spectacular fashion possible.
Inside the opening 20 seconds, the Chinese powerhouse dropped Noiri to the canvas before expertly controlling the remainder of the contest to earn a unanimous decision. It was a shocking result that stunned the kickboxing ecosphere and firmly established Liu as one of the division's premier forces.
#kickboxing #World #featherweight #stakes
The 23-year-old Chinese striking sensation faces the former ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion in the highly anticipated main event of ONE SAMURAI 2 on Saturday, August 8. The blockbuster event broadcasts from the EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo, ******* an, streaming live via live.onefc.com.
The high-stakes bout serves as a quarterfinal matchup in the prestigious ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament, with the eventual winner of the 8-man bracket earning a guaranteed World ******* le shot against reigning ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion Superbon.
When these two elite strikers last met in December 2024, Liu announced himself to the world in the most spectacular fashion possible.
Inside the opening 20 seconds, the Chinese powerhouse dropped Noiri to the canvas before expertly controlling the remainder of the contest to earn a unanimous decision. It was a shocking result that stunned the kickboxing ecosphere and firmly established Liu as one of the division's premier forces.
#kickboxing #World #featherweight #stakes
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