ONE Championship has added two more MMA matchups to ONE Fight Night 48 on Prime Video.
Joshua “Flyin Hawaiian” Perreira meets Antonio “The Flash” Cesar in a flyweight MMA clash, and Lee “The Flash” Seung Cheol takes on Karen Ghazaryan in a strawweight MMA tilt at ONE Fight Night 48.
Both bouts go down live in U.S. primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, October 2.
The card is headlined by the heavyweight MMA main event between undefeated Turkish behemoth Shamil Erdogan and British powerhouse Paul “King of the North” Elliott. Also, America’s top Muay Thai fighter Luke “The Chef” Lessei will face English striker Charlie Guest in a featherweight Muay Thai contest.
Perreira Gets His Shot at Cesar After Spinning Backfist Knockout
Perreira arrives at ONE Fight Night 48 on a high. The 29-year-old Ohio-based fighter is a perfect 6-0 with all six wins coming via finish, and his most recent performance produced one of the year’s most spectacular results: a 38-second spinning backfist knockout of Gilbert Nakatani.
He was originally booked to face Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang at ONE Fight Night 45 in July, but an injury forced him out of the contest. Cesar replaced him, giving the all-around finishing threat a new challenge that is arguably more significant than the one originally planned.
Cesar, 22, enters the battle on a nine-fight winning streak with a 14-2 career record. He stepped in on late notice for his ONE Championship debut and immediately turned heads by defeating Filipino fan favorite Adiwang via unanimous decision, a result that announced the young Brazilian as a genuine flyweight contender in emphatic fashion.
Lee Brings 13-Bout Winning Streak Into ONE Fight Night 48
Lee claimed four consecutive ONE Friday Fights victories to earn a US$100,000 main roster contract, then continued his winning ways with back-to-back victories over Fabio Henrique and Bokang “Little Giant” Masunyane.
His 6-0 promotional record and 13-1 career mark make him one of the division’s most compelling unbeaten forces, and a win over Ghazaryan would keep the streak alive against a fighter with serious finishing credentials.
Ghazaryan, 25, brings the kind of killer instinct that makes him dangerous at every range. An explosive striker who pursues knockouts with big shots both on the feet and on the ground, all five of his career victories have come via stoppage.
The Armenian’s ONE Championship debut ended in a submission loss to Japan’s Hiroba Minowa, but the response since that setback reflects a fighter who has processed the lesson and continued to develop his game.