"Gonna be epic" - Fans make their picks, barely hold their excitement for impending ONE 168: Denver card
For the first time in over a year, ONE Championship is back on American soil on Sept. 6 at the Ball Arena in Colorado for the stacked ONE 168: Denver card, which will be headlined by two world title fights.
The ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title match between Jonathan Haggerty and Superlek Kiatmoo9 is the main event of the card, while the ONE lightweight submission grappling world title fight between Kade Ruotolo and Mikey Musumeci is the co-main event.
ONE Championship added more anticipation for fans, as it reminded them that the card goes down in less than two weeks through a recent Instagram post:
"Just two weeks away until ONE returns to the USA! π€© Which fight at ONE 168: Denver are you most looking forward to?"
Fans could not contain their excitement, as users @djrichone, @liontamer3d, @limktg_7132, @cashcocktails, @coach_gmma, @laurenz.deverala, and @americaroot.mma expressed their eagerness to watch the event through their comments:
"Haggerty vs superler, Harrison vs seksan, Ruotolo vs. Musumeci π₯π₯ππΌ"
"That no gi grappling bout is going to be epic"
"Let's Gooooo Superlek πΉπβ‘οΈ, Aung La π²π²π and Ten Pow πΊπΈπ₯·πΎ!! π₯π₯"
"I can't wait to be there gonna be epic"
"@jhaggerty_ #AndStill"
"It is on. Let's do this! πͺπ»"
"One of the strongest cards of all time π"
Aung La N Sang, Liam Harrison, and John Lineker included on loaded ONE 168: Denver card
Aside from the four world champions featured in the card's main and co-main events, other promotional stars are also ready to put on a show in front of American fans.
Other notable names included on the card are former two-division MMA world champion Aung La N Sang, former ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title challenger Liam Harrison, and former ONE bantamweight MMA world champion John Lineker.
ONE 168: Denver will air live from the Ball Arena in U.S. primetime on Sept. 6. Tickets for the event are available on Ticketmaster.