Tang Kai Stops Shamil Gasanov in Fourth Round to Retain ONE Featherweight Title
The cross-discipline card on Prime Video sharpened the title picture across MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, plus submission grappling.
Overview
- Tang Kai, who retained his featherweight belt Friday at Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium, finished Shamil Gasanov by TKO at 2:41 of round four.
- The champion improved to 20-3 and secured a reported US$50,000 bonus for the performance.
- ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling titleholder Diogo “Baby Shark” Reis moved up to bantamweight and outpointed Yuki Takahashi by unanimous decision to reach 95-12.
- Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang blitzed Eko Roni Saputra for a 34-second TKO in his bantamweight outing, then said he plans to return to flyweight.
- Fabio Henrique beat former strawweight champion Yosuke Saruta by second-round TKO after Saruta damaged his left elbow on a takedown attempt.