The fight is on: Cordilleran fighters VS the World at ONE Championship: Legends of the World

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Baguio City - A night of Legends is set for tonight's  boxing match as two world reigning title holders will collide inside the octagon, one to defend and one to capture at One Championship:Legends of the World.

ONE lightweight champion Eduard "The Landslide" Folayang will defend his title against featherweight champion Martin "The Situ-Asian" Nguyen.

Martin Nguyen is hungry for another world title and dared to challenge the Igorot martial arts superstar Eduard Folayang of Team Lakay for the ONE Lightweight World Championship in the main event of ONE: Legend of the World tonight a the Mall of Asia Arena.

But the Igorot champion is ready and motivated to defend not only his name as the tiltleholder but also his division.

"Papasukin yung division ko, so as much as possible, you are not only defending your name but also your division," Folayang said in an interview.

The much awaited MMA bout will also feature three other fighters from the Cordillera under Team Lakay.

Co-main events will also feature Danny "King" Kingad who will be challenging One Championship flyweight king Adriano Moraes from Brazil.

22-year-old Kingad is a professional MMA fighter with and unbeaten record and dreams to become a world champion someday.

"This has been my dream for such a long time. All the opponents I have faced have brought me to this moment. All my experience has led me to this. Every athlete dreams of becoming a world champion, and now I have the opportunity." Kingad said.

Another exciting Igorot fighters lined up for the One Championship event are Kevin "The Silencer" Belingon, who will go head-to-head with Kevin Chung for the Bantamweight division and Joshua Pacio vs Roy Doliquez.

Also in the undercard is the only Igorota fighter on the lists Gina Iniong who will be fighting Priscilla Lumban of Indonesia.

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