Vera, Julaton eye big wins

Fil-American Brandon “The Truth” Vera hopes to earn another crack at the heavyweight championship when he goes for a big win against a last minute replacement in Paul “Typhoon” Cheng in tonight’s One Championship’s latest fight card dubbed as “One: Spirit of Champions” at the Mall of Asia Arena.

The former UFC fighter is determined to hoist the belt in grand fashion in the hope of getting another lucrative fight next year.

And he wants to do it in front of his Filipino fans.

Cheng replaced Chi Lewis-Perry for failing to submit his medical results and drug tests.

Ex-boxer turned MMA fighter Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton returns to the octagon against Irina Mazepa in a

Another Fil-Am, Mark “Mugen” Striegl, faces Reece McLaren in a bantamweight bout while wushu specialist Geje “Gravity” Eusraquio of Team Lakay meets hair-flipping striking machine in Eugene Toquero.