Filipino mixed martial artist Lito Adiwang
MANILA – Mixed martial artist Lito Adiwang will be the first Filipino athlete announced to compete for 2021 as he will be part of ONE: Unbreakable.
Team Lakay, Adiwang's stable, announced on Friday night that he is scheduled to take on Hexigetu of China in the fight card.
The Filipino mixed martial artist, formerly the fifth-ranked strawweight by ONE Championship, came from a tough defeat to Japan's Hiroba Minowa at One: Inside the Matrix 3 last October.
While Adiwang is asking for a rematch considering that the bout ended in a split decision win by Minowa, he has to first take on Hexigetu, who is also looking to sneak into the world rankings, which means one step closer to challenging his Lakay teammate Joshua Pacio for the ONE strawweight championship.
The main event of ONE: Unbreakable is Alaverdi Ramazanov's defense of his ONE kickboxing bantamweight title against Asanan Praanekpanansri, known in the muay thai circle as Capitan Petchyindee Academy.
ONE: Unbreakable is set to be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on January 22. (PNA)
