ONE: Tigers of Asia is set for Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 9 and the full 12-fight card was released Thursday with reigning middleweight champion Igor Svirid set to defend his crown against Vitaly Bigdash in the main event. Malaysian stars Ann Osman , Ev Ting, Peter Davis and Gianni Subba will all be in action at Stadium Putra, while there is also a return to the ONE cage for Filipino featherweights Eric Kelly and Honorio Banario , who will both be fighting for the first time in 2015. Svirid (10-1) and Bigdash (7-0) were initially set to face off in Shanghai earlier this month in what would have been the Kazakh’s first defense of the title he won by beating Leandro Ataides with a first-round knockout last year. RELATED > Ben Askren and Luis Santos to Rematch at ONE: Pride of Lions in November That fight has now been rescheduled for Oct. 9 and will see the undefeated Russian looking to become only the second-ever ONE 185-pound champion.
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ONE Championship Releases Full ‘ONE: Tigers of Asia’ Kuala Lumpur Fight Card – MMA Weekly