Danny Kingad marches toward throne in ONE: Big Bang

Danny “The King” Kingad believes it is his destiny to one day follow in the footsteps of his former world champion stablemates from Team Lakay. 

Now, the second-ranked flyweight will tempt fate against third-ranked Kairat “The Kazakh” Akhmetov at ONE Championship: Big Bang at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, December 4. 

Kingad is coming off a win over Xie “The Hunter” Wei in January and a win over Akhmetov may put him in line for the ONE flyweight world title, which will be disputed by current champ Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes and ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson sometime in the future.

Kingad and Akhmetov were initially scheduled to square off in the semifinals of the ONE Flyweight Grand Prix last year, but “The Kazakh” had to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury. 

Kingad eventually beat Reece “Lightning” McLaren in the semis, though he lost to Johnson via unanimous decision in the finals. 

Now “The King” looks to continue to build his case for glory as he finally takes on the former world champion, who won two bouts prior to his injury. 

Also returning to action is Catalan Fighting System standout Jomary “The Zamboanginian Fighter” Torres as she battles Ritu “The Indian Tigress” Phogat in the curtain raiser of the evening. 

In the main event, ONE light heavyweight kickboxing world champion Roman Kryklia will defend his world title against Murat “The Butcher” Aygun. – Rappler.com