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ONE confirms Geje – Bunrad rematch

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FORMER world title contender Geje Eustaquio formally gets a rematch against Thai tormentor Anatpong Bunrad while two more fighters were included in the stacked One Championsh­ip fight card slated later this month in Singapore.

One Championsh­ip announced the Eustaquio – Bunrad bout and the match – up between Indonesian national grappling champion Jeremy Meciaz who’s making his ONE debut against Chen “Rock Man” Lei will complete the Dynasty of Heroes set on May 26 at the

Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Dynasty of Heroes features a spectacula­r main event bout with women’s Aatomweigh­t world champion Angela Lee of Singapore taking on rising star Istela Nunes of Brazil.

In the co-main event, welterweig­ht world champion Ben Askren returns to the cage to defend his title against young Malaysian welterweig­ht standout Agilan Thani.

The flyweight Eustaquio is one of the most efficient wushu practition­ers in the Philippine­s with solid striking and grappling skills which led him to big wins over the course of his career in ONE.

Eustaquio hones his craft with his worldclass teammates of the famed Team Lakay and known for his ability to keep his composure while facing adversity.

Bunrad is one of the most talented offensive fighters in the promotion defeating highlyrega­rded flyweight Eustaquio in their first encounter at ONE: Valor of Champions in 2015, taking a razor thin split decision.

The Thai fighter utilizes lightning quick and powerful strikes to subdue his opponents, but also possesses solid submission skills to round out his overall game.

Also seeing action is unbeaten 28-year-old ChenLei of Changsha, China who is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practition­er and the Shanghai Open BJJ Champion.

His ability to grapple has led Chen to four straight victories as a profession­al martial artist.

Chen’s opponent, 25year-old Meciaz is making his profession­al debut.

Both fighters are talented grapplers with unique styles, and are great additions to the growing ONE roster. The two are set to face off on the preliminar­y card at a catchweigh­t of 69.0kg. Roderick Osis

 ?? Photo by Larry Fabian ?? HIGH VELOCITY WARRIORS. New breed of MMA warriors slug it out with their high velocity kicks and punches during the TLC XIII in Kapangan recently.
Photo by Larry Fabian HIGH VELOCITY WARRIORS. New breed of MMA warriors slug it out with their high velocity kicks and punches during the TLC XIII in Kapangan recently.

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