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MANILA, Philippines – ONE Championship stakes another of its vacant titles at its “Ascent to Power” event on May 6 as Brazil’s Roger Gracie faces Russian prospect Michal Pasternak for the promotion’s inaugural light heavyweight championship.
ONE Championship announced the fight booking on Thursday, April 28 after the company publicly confirmed the cancellation of the championship clash between middleweight kingpin Vitaly Bigdash and Aleksei Butorin.
Bigdash was forced to pull out of the title defense against Butorin due to an undisclosed injury.
Gracie (7-2) will be competing for the first time since scoring a third-round stoppage victory over James McSweeney in his December 2014 promotional debut.
The 34-year-old Brazilian owns notable victories over the likes of Kevin Randleman, Trevor Prangley, Keith Jardine and Anthony Smith.
In the other corner, Pasternak is undefeated in 11 fights and made a statement in his first ONE Championship appearance by outpointing Rafael Silva this past December.
The light heavyweight title encounter between Gracie and Pasternak is slotted on the card’s co-headliner, while the atomweight championship showdown between Angela Lee and Mei Yamaguchi is promoted to main event.
ONE: Ascent to Power takes place at the 12,000-seater Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. – Rappler.com
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