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| Two former world champions Edward Folayang and Eddie Alvarez Photo courtesy: ONEFC.com via Tiebreaker Times |
Cordillera- This coming August will be one of the most anticipated dream fight for the two world renowned champions former ONE Lightweight World Champion Edward "Landslide" Folayang against ex-UFC World Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez at the mall of Asia for One Championship:Dawn of Heroes.
The two champions are at a very intriguing crossroad as they are both coming from a loss. Folayang got choked out by Shinya Aoki while Alvarez got stopped by Timofey Nastyukin last March.
Both champions are determined for a win on this fight because it's their only ticket to be considered a potential opponent for Christian Lee, the reigning One Championship lightweight king. Lee captured the belt from Aoki on a knock out last May.
Ifugao pride Folayang became a national hero when he won several gold medals for the Philippines Wushu Team then shifted to mixed martial arts to be trained by Mark Sangiao of Team Lakay where he debuted in June 2017 capturing Filipino Welterweight Championship. He then made his promotional debut in September 2011 in the main event of One Championship's inaugural show.
Came 2016, Folayang captured ONE Lightweight World Title by defeating the legendary Shinya Aoki. After losing and regaining the title, he defended the belt in a rematch with the Japanese legend but lost on a submission on the first round last March.
Meanwhile, Alvarez is so far the best Martial artist in history who claimed World Titles in both America's leading promotions. Now he intends to keep his status being the all time great by capturing the One Lightweight World Championship. But now that he's on a comeback trail after losing on a knockout against Rusisan Timothy Nastyukhin, he needs to defeat Folayang if he hopes to restore his chances at the One World Title.
This is indeed a battle of two former world champions which is going to be a huge test for both fighters.
