Shinya Aoki vs. Arnaud Lepont set for ONE FC 6: Rise Of Kings | MMA News
By: Chris Taylor
One Fighting Championship announced they will hold their sixth event this October and that the event will be headlined by Shinya Aoki vs. Arnaud Lepont.
ONE FC 6: Rise of Kings is set to take place on October 6th from Kallang, Singapore, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The event will likely be available via live stream on the ONE FC official website.
Shinya Aoki (30-6-1) is a former champion in multiple organizations, and owns 19 career submission wins. He was on a seven-fight win streak before his recent loss to Eddie Alvarez in Bellator.
Arnaud Lepont (9-1) is currently riding a six-fight win streak and holds 7 career victories by way of submission.
Following ONE FC 5: Pride of a Nation, the promotion announced that three title fights will be contested at the October event. Eric Kelly will face Honorio Banario for the 145-pound title. Kelly defeated Jens Pulver via TKO this weekend in the Philippines.
Also, it was announced that Ole Laursen will face Zorobabel Moreira for the lightweight title at the October 6 event.
Stay tuned to bjpenn.com for all your ONE FC news and updates.
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correct me if im wrong, but i thought lw fight was to be ole laursen vs eduard folayang?
Arnaud is going to take this one, I can’t wait! much love xo