ONE Fighting Championships will visit the city of Taipei for the first time on July 11th as ONE FC 18: War of Dragons will come from the National Taiwan University Sports Center in Taipei City, Taiwan.
The event was officially announced by ONE FC officials yesterday and tickets for the event recently went on sale.
Along with announcing the event, ONE FC officials announced four fights on the card with the matchups being Paul Cheng vs. Mahmoud Hassan, Koji Ando vs. Rafael Nunes, Jake Butler vs. Mohammed Ali, and Koetsu Okazaki vs. Yusup Saadulaev.
“After wowing sold out audiences across Asia, Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organization will be broadcast live from Taiwan for the first time on 11 July,” ONE FC CEO Victor Cui said. “Fans in Taiwan have been clamoring for a live MMA event in their country and ONE FC will now bring world-class mixed martial arts action to Taipei City for the first time! Fans in Taiwan will pack the National Taiwan University Sports Center for one of the most anticipated sporting events of the year!”
The current ONE FC 18: War of Dragons fight card is below and more fights will be announced in the coming weeks by the organization.
Paul Cheng (4-1) vs. Mahmoud Hassan (1-3)
Koji Ando (8-3-2) vs. Rafael Nunes (10-0)
Jake Butler (3-1) vs. Mohammed Ali (9-6)
Koetsu Okazaki (9-3-1) vs. Yusup Saadulaev (13-3-1)