#Kairat Akhmetov

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Demetrious Johnson interested in fighting Kairat Akhmetov?

Will it be a good fight?

Reigning ONE flyweight world champion, Demetrious Johnson, may not be heading for retirement after all. After his recent unanimous decision victory over long-time rival Adriano Moraes at ONE Fight Night 10, Johnson had entertained talks of potentially hanging up his gloves for good. However, those discussions quickly came to a stop when a new challenger emerged on the scene—former ONE flyweight…

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'ONE: Winter Warriors II' results: Danny Kingad vs Kairat Akhmetov, Kevin Belingon vs Kwon Won Il

‘ONE: Winter Warriors II’ results: Danny Kingad vs Kairat Akhmetov, Kevin Belingon vs Kwon Won Il

promotion: ONE Championshiptitle: “ONE: Winter Warriors II” venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singaporedate: December 17, 2021judges: Tomas Genberg (Sweden), David Ooi (Singapore), Mohamad Sulaiman (Singapore) . BOUT #WIN (County)LOSS (Country)DETAILSLEAD CARD1 Joseph Lasiri Italy / Morocco Asahi Shinagawa JapanSport: Muay ThaiMethod: KnockoutTime & Round: 2:05 of Round 1Referee:…

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ONE Winter Warriors 2 Press Conference: Danny Kingad vs Kairat Akhmetov

About This Sports Courier MMA Video: Danny Kingad vs Kairat Akhmetov press conference. Footage courtesy of and provided by ONE Championship to TSC News TV and The Sports Courier.

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Kairat Akhmetov vs Adriano Moraes 1 - ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions

Kairat Akhmetov (23-0) took the ONE Championship flyweight title from Adriano Moraes (15-2) almost two years ago. Since then, Akhmetov has been MIA. Not sure if he’s been hurt, busy, or just hasn’t been getting booked but he hasn’t fought (at least for ONE) since winning the title. Moraes has won two straight via sub since dropping the title. The two will now fight again in the co-main event of  ONE Championship: Kings and Conquerors this Friday (August 4).

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Moraes-DJ World Title Fight To Headline ONE Championship's April 7 Event On American Prime Time

The long-awaited showdown between ONE Championship's best flyweight mixed martial artists is officially set for 2021.

ONE Flyweight World Champion Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes will defend his strap against ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson.

The main event of the yet-to-be-named show will air during prime time in the United States through ONE’s partner channel, TNT, on Wednesday, 7 April.

The bout has been a long time coming in The Home Of Martial Arts.

Moraes last competed in January 2019 when he defeated former belt-holder Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio to claim the ONE Flyweight World Title. Prior to that fight, he defeated the likes of #2-ranked contender Danny “The King” Kingad and #3-ranked contender and former flyweight king Kairat “The Kazakh” Akhmetov.

Johnson, meanwhile, last saw action in October 2019 when he defeated Kingad in the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Championship Final, earning his rightful shot at Moraes.

On the same 7 April card, North American mixed martial arts great Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez will return to the Circle against #3-ranked lightweight contender Iuri Lapicus.

After falling in his promotional debut, Alvarez redeemed himself with a submission win over Filipino icon Eduard “Landslide” Folayang.

“The Underground Kid” has made his ONE World Championship intentions clear since joining the promotion, and a win over the Lapicus could see him enter the top-five lightweight ranks and get closer to a shot at reigning king Christian “The Warrior” Lee.

Finally, ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang “The Iron Man” Jitmuangnon will take on British striking sensation Jacob Smith.

Rodtang and Smith will clash in a non-World Title Muay Thai bout that will introduce the electrifying sport to a wider North American audience.

In the meantime, catch all the action from ONE Championship’s next event, the previously recorded ONE: UNBREAKABLE II, next Friday, 29 January, by downloading the ONE Super App or tuning in meWATCH at 8:30 p.m. Singapore Standard Time (SGT).

Read More From ONE Championship:

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logo.png ONE CHAMPIONSHIP HOLDS INAUGURAL EVENT IN SURABAYA, INDONESIA WITH ONE: CONQUEST OF KINGS KAIRAT AKHMETOV RETURNS TO FACE ADRIANO MORAES IN FLYWEIGHT TITLE UNIFICATION  KAIRAT AKHMETOV RETURNS TO FACE ADRIANO MORAES IN FLYWEIGHT TITLE UNIFICATION June 21, 2017Surabaya, Indonesia: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced its inaugural event in Surabaya, Indonesia which is set to take place 29 July at the GOR Kertajaya Arena.

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Kairat Akhmetov Kalahkan Danny Kingad, Ini Hasil Lengkap ONE: Winter Warriors II

ONE Championship kembali dengan ajang tarung bebas (MMA) bertajuk ONE: Winter Warriors II. Event ini digelar di Singapore Indoor Stadium, Jumat (18/12/2021) malam WIB. source https://www.bola.net/olahraga_lain_lain/kairat-akhmetov-kalahkan-danny-kingad-ini-hasil-lengkap-one-winter-warriors-ii-9c0bd0.html

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Kairat Akhmetov puts on a striking clinic to win at ONE: Collision Course II ... https://albahuth.info/?p=19887&feed_id=66170

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Kazakhstan vs South Korea: Kairat Akhmetov, Dae Hwan Kim fight at ‘ONE: Collision Course 2’ in Singapore

Kazakhstan vs South Korea: Kairat Akhmetov, Dae Hwan Kim fight at ‘ONE: Collision Course 2’ in Singapore

Kairat Akhmetov, Mohamad Akhmetov, Dae Hwan Kim (©ONE Championship) Kairat “The Kazakh” Akhmetov (Кайрат Ахметов), 33, of Kazakhstan was one of the winners at “ONE: Collision Course 2,” the last ONE Championship event in 2020. It was the Kazakh mixed martial artist’s fifth victory in the Singapore-based martial arts promotion. Akhmetov trains at Alarn MMA Pro Team and Tiger Muay Thai. He is a…

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Kazakhstan's Kairat Akhmetov earns 5th ONE Championship win, beats Dae Hwan Kim at 'ONE: Collision Course 2' in Singapore

Kazakhstan’s Kairat Akhmetov earns 5th ONE Championship win, beats Dae Hwan Kim at ‘ONE: Collision Course 2’ in Singapore

  Kairat “The Kazakh” Akhmetov, 33, of Kazakhstan was one of the winners at “ONE: Collision Course 2,” the last ONE Championship event in 2020. It was the Kazakh mixed martial artist’s fifth victory in the Singapore-based martial arts promotion. Akhmetov trains at Alarn MMA Pro Team and Tiger Muay Thai. He is a former ONE Flyweight World Champion. Featuring four MMA fights and two Muay Thai…

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Danny Kingad eyes another title shot

#PHnews: Danny Kingad eyes another title shot

MANILA – Filipino mixed martial arts sensation Danny Kingad has expressed his desire to fight again for the ONE flyweight title.

Kingad said on Wednesday he is ready to challenge the winner of the Adriano Moraes - Demetrious Johnson clash on February 24 for Moraes' championship belt.

"I would love to fight the winner of that fight sometime in the near future," he said.

Johnson, a former flyweight champ at the Ultimate Fighting Championship, set up a title showdown against Moraes for the ONE Championship gold after beating Kingad in the final of the ONE Flyweight Grand Prix, which took place at ONE: Century in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2019.

Kingad's first loss in his career actually came against Moraes when the latter submitted the former through a rear-naked choke in their title showdown at ONE: Legends of the World in Pasay City on Nov. 10, 2017.

He, however, said he has learned from those defeats and is ready for a rematch against either Moraes or Johnson.

“I believe I’ve changed a lot since facing either of them, and they will be surprised,” Kingad said.

On what kind of Kingad would show up if he gets a title shot outright will depend on how the prolonged hiatus has affected him much, fitness-wise.

In what would have been his first match since January, Kingad was scheduled to face former champ Kairat Akhmetov at ONE: Big Bang 1 on December 4, but on November 30, ONE announced that the match was called off after one of Kingad's cornermen tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019.

Taking Kingad's place on short notice was former ONE bantamweight title challenger Kim Dae-Hwan.

Akhmetov currently ranks third among flyweights and Kim already fought in a catchweight clash earlier this month, but the match will only be shown on Christmas night when ONE broadcasts ONE: Collision Course 2.

Meanwhile, Kingad said he would spend the holidays with his family in Baguio but he will quickly return to training after New Year's Day. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Danny Kingad eyes another title shot." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1125582 (accessed December 24, 2020 at 03:55PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Danny Kingad eyes another title shot." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1125582 (archived).

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Akhmetov is all praises for Kingad ahead of battle between top flyweights #SootinClaimon.Com

#SootinClaimon.Com : ขอบคุณแหล่งข้อมูล : หนังสือพิมพ์ The Nation.

Akhmetov is all praises for Kingad ahead of battle between top flyweights (nationthailand.com)

Akhmetov is all praises for Kingad ahead of battle between top flyweights

Nov 26. 2020

 Former ONE Flyweight World Champion Kairat “The Kazakh” Akhmetov has nothing but kind words for his next adversary before they both step…

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The Russian Village That Raised ONE Super Series Contender Jamal Yusupov

When Jamal “Kherow” Yusupov enters the ONE Championship Circle against Samy “AK47” Sana this Friday, 25 December, he won’t be stepping inside alone. 

In the previously recorded main event of ONE: COLLISION COURSE II, Yusupov will be carrying memories of the villagers who helped raise him during his youth on a farmstead in Telman, Dagestan. 

“In Telman, everyone knew each other. It felt like one big family,” the Russian recalled. 

“People in Telman just got on with their lives – kids went to school, while parents worked on a state farm trying to make an honest living.” 

But adults weren’t the only ones who had to till the land of the state farm. Even kids did their part, and Yusupov was no different. 

“When you live in a village, everyone has a task to do,” he continued. “Mine was looking after the house and our livestock.” 

Yusupov and his family got by with just the basics, but the Dagestani felt like it was always enough. He didn't have the tangibles that many other kids are afforded while growing up, but he owned something more important. 

“We had clothes to wear, and we had food to eat. I could not always get stuff that I wanted, like toys or trendy sneakers, but I was part of a big family, and I was happy,” he said. 

That family extended beyond the farm fences and into the larger village around him, where he was free to experience his childhood as he saw fit. 

“Kids at school got along well and my childhood was fairly carefree. We used to stay outside ’til late and we played on the streets, but there were no criminal gangs and no turf wars,” Yusupov said. 

“I know that in big cities like Makhachkala, kids from rival schools used to fight each other, but our village life was very different, with more respect and more peace.” 

Yusupov will now take the qualities that his village instilled in him and let them shine on the biggest stage for Muay Thai athletes – ONE Super Series. 

Catch Yusupov vs. Sana at the previously recorded ONE: COLLISION COURSE II this Friday, 25 December, by downloading the ONE Super App.  

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Interim Flyweight Title Bout Tops One Championship ‘Global Superheroes’ on Jan. 26

Kairat Akhmetov and Geje Eustaquio will square off for the interim flyweight crown in the headliner at One Championship “Global Superheroes” on Jan. 26. from Recent News on Sherdog.com http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Interim-Flyweight-Title-Bout-Tops-One-Championship-Global-Superheroes-on-Jan-26-130985

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Demetrious Johnson And Eddie Alvarez return to ONE Championship Dawn Of Heroes

Demetrious Johnson And Eddie Alvarez return to ONE Championship Dawn Of Heroes - https://mmauk.net/2019/06/10/demetrious-johnson-and-eddie-alvarez-return-to-one-championship-dawn-of-heroes/

Demetrious Johnson And Eddie Alvarez return to ONE Championship Dawn Of Heroes

10 June 2019 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced ONE: DAWN OF HEROES, set for Friday, 2 August. The Mall of Asia Arena in Manila will play host to another electrifying evening of world-class martial arts action. Once again, the world’s greatest martial arts athletes will descend upon the ONE Championship global stage to showcase their incredible skills. In the main event, reigning ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Jonathan “The General” Haggerty of the United Kingdom will defend his title against Rodtang “Iron Man” Jitmuangnon of Thailand.

Haggerty is already an accomplished martial artist despite his relative youth. He began training in Muay Thai at the age of 7 under the watchful eye of his father, John, who was himself an active competitor.

Haggerty quickly racked up multiple accolades in the sport of Muay Thai as an amateur becoming a three-time English Champion, three-time British Champion, and winning a European title as well. As a professional, he has dominated almost everyone he has faced to date, winning almost all of his bouts via knockout while facing the sport’s elite.

Last May in Jakarta, Haggerty captured the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship after a stunning performance, upsetting former titleholder Sam-A Gaiyanghadao. He is now set to defend his title against Rodtang Jitmuangnon.

Like many Thai warriors before him, two-time Omnoi Stadium Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang started training at a young age when he was just 7 years old. He had his first professional Muay Thai bout at the age of 10.

Rodtang initially trained at a small camp in his hometown of Pattalung, but soon began traveling to the famed Jitmuangnon Camp in Bangkok in pursuit of better training. He would make the move permanent in order to train full-time and pursue his dreams of becoming a World Champion.

Rodtang was highly successful, compiling over 250 wins by the time he turned 21, and he even won the prestigious Omnoi Stadium World Title twice.

Seeking redemption, multiple-time World Champion Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez of the United States returns to action against former ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard “Landslide” Folayang of the Philippines.

A four-time Lightweight World Champion, Alvarez is not just an incredibly exciting martial artist – he is also the only man in history to have claimed World Titles in both of North America’s leading promotions. Now that he is on the global stage, he is intent on cementing his status as an all-time great by capturing the ONE Lightweight World Championship to become the first man to conquer the three largest organizations on the planet.

He hit a stumbling block in his ONE Championship debut however, when he ran into Russian knockout artist Timofey Nastyukhin. Now Alvarez is on the comeback trail, and will need to defeat Filipino icon Folayang if he hopes to reinvigorate his chances at the ONE World Title.

Folayang, on the other hand, is the former ONE Lightweight World Champion. Born in Baguio City, he joined the Philippines Wushu Team, and won several gold medals to become a national hero. “Landslide” then transitioned to mixed martial arts under the instruction of Mark Sangiao at Team Lakay, and captured a Filipino Welterweight Championship in his June 2007 debut. Folayang made his promotional debut in the main event of ONE Championship’s inaugural show in September 2011.

Five years later, he returned to Singapore to capture the ONE Lightweight World Title, defeating the legendary Shinya Aoki. After losing the title, and then regaining it once more, Folayang defended the belt last March in a rematch with the Japanese warrior. The Filipino unfortunately fell via first round submission.

Up next for Folayang is perhaps the most difficult test of his career in the form of lightweight great Alvarez.

In a ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Semi-final round, American sensation Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson takes on Tatsumitsu “The Sweeper” Wada of Japan.

A 12-time Flyweight World Champion, Johnson is widely considered one of the greatest pound-for-pound mixed martial artists of all time. In 2018, after completely dominating the highly-competitive North American scene with a record-setting run of 11 World Title defenses, Johnson decided to make ONE Championship his new home as part of a landmark deal.

Johnson made his ONE Championship debut last March when he took on Yuya Wakamatsu. “Mighty Mouse” overcame a spirited effort from his opponent to win by submission in the second round, advancing to the tournament semi-finals. Now, another Japanese warrior in Wada awaits.

Wada started his training with karate at his father’s insistence, and he later added judo to his growing skill set in high school before taking second place in a state tournament.

Wada was inspired to train to compete in mixed martial arts after watching some events on television, and he began training at the famed Yoshida Dojo after relocating to Tokyo in search of better training.

Nicknamed “The Sweeper,” he went a stellar 11-1 while twice capturing the Flyweight World Title in Japan’s DEEP organization and took an eight-bout winning streak into his ONE Championship debut. In his most recent outing, Wada overcame a spirited effort from Cuba’s Gustavo Balart, advancing to the semi-final round of the tournament to face Johnson.

In another ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Semi-final bout, the Philippines’ Danny “The King” Kingadgoes up against former ONE World Champion Kairat “The Kazakh” Akhmetov of Kazakhstan.

Kingad is from Sadanga in the Mountain Province, but he went to school in Baguio. He began training in wushu at the famed Team Lakay in 2012, and went on to win gold medals in several local tournaments. Inspired by the success of his esteemed teammates such as former ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard Folayang, he then turned his attention to the cage. Kingad made a successful start to his professional career in 2014, debuting with ONE Championship on the way to an impressive 8-0 record.

This earned him a shot at the ONE Flyweight World Championship against Adriano Moraes, but the Igorot warrior unfortunately failed in his first bid at World Title glory. Now, “The King” is back on the title hunt, but will have to get past former champion Akhmetov in order to clinch a tournament finals berth.

Akhmetov is a three-time National Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion in Kazakhstan. He also took to taekwondo, winning a regional championship.

In May 2010, he started his professional cage career in perfect fashion, taking the Eastern European scene by storm and winning his first 22 bouts. He then signed with ONE Championship in November 2015, with his first bout in the organization being against ONE Flyweight World Championship Adriano Moraes for the coveted belt. After five grueling rounds, Akhmetov won the title via split decision in a thrilling affair and reached the pinnacle of his career. He then lost the title in an immediate rematch with Moraes two years later, after a lengthy recovery period from a debilitating back injury.

Akhmetov now has the chance to make his way back to title contention as a contestant in the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix. He will have to defeat Kingad first however, who stands firmly in his way.

In a ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix Semi-final bout, former ONE Featherweight World Champion Honorio “The Rock” Banario of the Philippines steps in for the injured Lowen Tynanes to take on Russia’s Timofey Nastyukhin. Both men are looking to advance to the final round of the high-profile tournament.

Banario is a top contender at lightweight who has won six of his last eight contests in the division. He possesses immense power in his hands, particularly his left hook, which has led to five big victories by knockout throughout his career. A member of Baguio City’s famed Team Lakay, Banario faces one of his toughest opponents to date in Nastyukhin.

Nastyukhin, who shocked the world when he defeated Eddie Alvarez in the first round of the tournament via knockout, is a man on a mission. With only Banario standing in his way to the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix Finals, the Russian stalwart will bring his heavy firepower to the ONE Circle, as he looks to end matters early and secure a finals berth.

Former ONE World Title Challenger Reece “Lightning” McLaren of Australia is back in action, this time taking on Japan’s Yuya “Little Piranha” Wakamatsu in a flyweight contest.

Both McLaren and Wakamatsu are looking to bounce back after early exits in the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix last March in Tokyo. A victory for either means redemption, and moving further up the flyweight ladder.

McLaren, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, is known in the ONE Circle for his incredible grappling skills. Wakamatsu, on the other hand, is a former Pancrase Flyweight Tournament Champion. This matchup features two high-level martial arts athletes both at the top of their game.

Multiple-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion Leandro “Brodinho” Issa of Brazil will face Japanese mixed martial arts standout Daichi Takenaka in a bantamweight contest.

Issa, from the famed Evolve Fight Team, has won most of his bouts via submission, in a career spanning over 20 professional bouts since 2006. The combat sports veteran has seen his fair share of tough challenges from the world’s top promotions. Conversely, Takenaka is one of the fastest rising stars on the local Japanese mixed martial arts circuit. A victory for Takenaka here could legitimize him as a top contender in the division.

Japanese women’s mixed martial arts sensation Ayaka Miura is back in action, following a successful ONE Championship debut last February to take on former ONE World Title Challenger Samara Marituba” Santos of Brazil. Meanwhile, Neunglanlek Jitmuangnon of Thailand takes on Chris Shaw of Scotland in a ONE Super Series Muay Thai contest.

ONE: DAWN OF HEROES Friday, 2 August 2019 Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines

ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship Jonathan Haggerty (C) vs Rodtang Jitmuangnon ONE Super Series Muay Thai (4oz. gloves): 61.2kg

Eduard Folayang vs Eddie Alvarez Mixed Martial Arts: 77.1kg

ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Semi-Finals Demetrious Johnson vs Tatsumitsu Wada Mixed Martial Arts: 61.2kg

ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Semi-Finals Danny Kingad vs Kairat Akhmetov Mixed Martial Arts: 61.2kg

ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix Semi-Finals Honorio Banario vs Timofey Nastyukhin Mixed Martial Arts: 77.1kg

Reece McLaren vs Yuya Wakamatsu Mixed Martial Arts: 61.2kg

Leandro Issa vs Daichi Takenaka Mixed Martial Arts: 65.8kg

Ayaka Miura vs Samara Santos Mixed Martial Arts: 56.7kg

Neunglanlek Jitmuangnon vs Chris Shaw ONE Super Series Muay Thai (4oz. gloves): 65.8kg

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Team Lakay's Danny Kingad to face Kairat Akhmetov at 'ONE: Big Bang' in Singapore

Team Lakay’s Danny Kingad to face Kairat Akhmetov at ‘ONE: Big Bang’ in Singapore

Danny Kingad (©ONE Championship)

Danny “The King” Kingad, 24, of Baguio City, Philippines is one of the two Filipino mixed martial artists competing at “ONE: Big Bang.” This will be the Igorot MMA fighter’s 13th fight in the Singapore-based martial arts promotion ONE Championship.

Featuring four MMA matches and two kickboxing contests, “ONE: Big Bang” will take place at the Singapore Indoor…