Former Two-Division ONE World Champion Aung La N Sang To Rematch Undefeated Contender Shamil Erdogan
Two Blockbuster Bouts Featuring Regional Athletes Announced
January 29, 2025 – Doha, Qatar: ONE Championship, the world’s largest martial arts organization, in partnership with Visit Qatar, today added four explosive matchups to ONE 171: Qatar, presented by Visit Qatar which emanates live from Lusail Sports Arena on Thursday, February 20.
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ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion Kade Ruotolo will put his unblemished professional MMA record on the line as he squares off against unbeaten debutant Nicolas Vigna.
Undefeated middleweight MMA contender Shamil Erdogan will face former ONE Light Heavyweight and Middleweight MMA World Champion Aung La N Sang in a highly anticipated rematch.
Then, regional stars take to the Circle for the very first time.
Abdullo Khodzhaev and Wilian Poles will square off in a lightweight MMA bout, and IBJJF World Champion Zayed Alkatheeri will take on Jarrah Al Hazza in a flyweight submission grappling match.
ONE Championship would like to thank official ONE 171 Presenting Partner Visit Qatar, Official Media Partner Media City Qatar and Official Telecom Partner Ooredoo, as well as Official Energy Drink Partner Monster Energy, Official Blockchain Partner Sui, and Official Venue Partner Lusail Sports Arena.
ONE 171: Qatar
Lusail Sports Arena
Thursday, February 20
ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Championship
(C) Jonathan Haggerty vs. (1) Wei Rui
ONE Strawweight MMA World Championship
(C) Joshua Pacio vs. (IC) Jarred Brooks
Welterweight MMA
Roberto Soldic vs. Dagi Arslanaliev
Middleweight MMA
Shamil Erdogan vs. Aung La N Sang
Bantamweight MMA
Bibiano Fernandes vs. Kevin Belingon
Featherweight MMA
(3) Shamil Gasanov vs. (4) Martin Nguyen
Lightweight MMA
Kade Ruotolo vs. Nicolas Vigna
Heavyweight MMA
Mauro Cerilli vs. Kirill Grishenko
Bantamweight Muay Thai
Jake Peacock vs. Shinji Suzuki
Bantamweight Kickboxing
(2) Ilias Ennahachi vs. (3) Petchtanong Petchfergus
Atomweight MMA
(5) Ayaka Miura vs. Ritu Phogat
Flyweight Submission Grappling
Zayed Alkatheeri vs. Jarrah Al Hazza
Lightweight MMA
Abdullo Khodzhaev vs. Wilian Poles
*Note: Fights and bout order subject to change.
About ONE Championship™
ONE is the world’s largest martial arts organization, ranking among the world’s top-five sports properties for viewership and engagement with a cumulative reach of over 400 million fans, according to Nielsen. ONE produces and distributes world-class events across more than 190 countries, featuring martial artists and World Champions from over 80 nations and all styles of martial arts including MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and more. ONE can be viewed on many of the largest global free-to-air and digital broadcasters, including Prime Video, Sky Sports, Globo, beIN SPORTS, Channel 7 HD, Seven Network, SuperSport, DAZN, La Liga TV, Claro Sports, Star Sports, iQIYI, One Sports, U-NEXT, Coupang, NET TV, Vidio, Mediapro, Skynet, Mediacorp, Match TV, and more.
About Visit Qatar
Visit Qatar is the main arm of Qatar Tourism, the regulatory body of the tourism sector in Qatar. Visit Qatar’s mission is to promote and expand tourism in Qatar by cultivating its rich culture, developing thrilling attractions, enhancing Qatar’s calendar, becoming the leading MICE destination in the region, diversifying events and luxury experiences. Visit Qatar is rooted in Service Excellence, boosting the entire tourism value chain, and increasing local and international visitor demand in Qatar. Through Visit Qatar’s network of international offices in priority markets, cutting-edge digital platforms, and marketing campaigns, Visit Qatar is expanding Qatar’s presence globally and enhancing the tourism sector.
