Roger Gracie recently signed with ONE FC and his debut with the promotion is now set as he will meet James McSweeney at ONE FC 23: Warriors Way on December 5th.
ONE FC officials announced the fight booking in a press release on Monday and in addition, they also announced Kevin Belingon vs. Koetsu Okazaki, Honorio Banario vs. Herbert Burns, and Jake Butler vs. Sylvain Potard.
ONE FC 23: Warriors Way will come from Mall of Asia Arena in Manila on December 5th and will be headlined by bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes defending the title against Dae Hwan Kim.
“ONE Fighting Championship is set to end the year with a blast by making ONE FC: WARRIOR’S WAY the biggest and most exciting MMA event of 2014! We have added some truly massive fights on the already astounding fight card,” ONE FC CEO Victor Cui said. “Team Lakay warriors Kevin Belingon and Honorio Banario seek redemption inside the ONE FC cage while Filipino-American Brandon Vera makes his debut. Fans can definitely expect an unforgettable night of world class and adrenaline-pumping mixed martial arts action!”
The current ONE FC 23: Warriors Way fight card is below.
Bibiano Fernandes (16-3) vs. Dae Hwan Kim (10-0-1)
Brandon Vera (12-7, 1NC) vs. Igor Subora (5-1)
Roger Gracie (6-2) vs. James McSweeney (14-11)
Kevin Belingon (12-4) vs. Koetsu Okazaki (10-3-1)
Honorio Banario (8-4) vs. Herbert Burns (4-0)
Jake Butler (4-1) vs. Sylvain Potard (7-4)