The main event for ONE Championship 30: Dynasty of Champions is now set as middleweight champion Igor Svirid will make his first title defense against Vitaly Bigdash.
The fight booking was announced on late Thursday by ONE Championship.
ONE Championship 30: Dynasty of Champions will come from the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai on September 1 and ticket information will be available on the ONE Championship website.
“Shanghai will be ONE Championship’s next destination and we are excited to bring our world-class brand of MMA action to the colorful city of Shanghai! Shanghai is the largest city in China by population and as such, it serves as the perfect setting for our second event in the country,” ONE Championship CEO Victor Cui said. “We want our events to resonate with fight fans and give them the best experience, one that they can truly enjoy. ONE: DYNASTY OF CHAMPIONS (SHANGHAI) is shaping up to be another intense fight night. Fans in Shanghai will finally get their wish and experience our live show for the first time ever this 1 September. Brace yourselves for a night of explosive, adrenaline-pumping action as the arena will be packed to the rafters!”
Svirid (10-1) won the inaugural ONE Championship middleweight title last year when he defeated Leandro Ataides in 17 seconds by TKO. It was his second straight victory to come in the first round and he has won ten in a row since dropping his pro debut in 2011. Bigdash (7-0) will be making his ONE Championship debut in this fight and is coming off a submission win in March against Magomed Magomedkerimov. All of his wins have come by stoppage and four of them have come by submission.
More details on ONE Championship 30: Dynasty of Champion will be announced by the promotion shortly.