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Undefeated prospect Akbar Abdullaev returns to the legendary Lumpinee Boxing Stadium on May 3 seeking his third straight finish under the ONE Championship banner.
Making his promotional debut at ONE Fight Night 8 last year, 'Bakal' piqued the interest of fight fans with his 44-second knockout of Oh Ho Taek. Four months later, he demanded their attention with another incredible sub-one-minute destruction, this time against Ecuadorian standout Aaron Carnate at ONE Fight Night 12.
"Spin to win. Akbar Abdullaev and Halil Amir throw down in an explosive MMA featherweight showdown at ONE Fight Night 22!"
Now sitting at 10-0 in his mixed martial arts career, Akbar Abdullaev is ready for a step up in competition. He'll get exactly that at ONE Fight Night 22 on Prime Video when he meets another undefeated brawler — Halil Amir.
Amir, like his opponent, holds a perfect record with 10 straight victories, three of them coming in ONE Championship.
Halil Amir ready to snap the streak of Akbar Abdullaev and extend his own to 11-0
Since breaking onto the scene at ONE on Prime Video 2, Halil Amir immediately established himself as a legitimate threat in the lightweight MMA division, scoring a vicious second-round knockout against Timofey Nastyukhin. Months later, he followed up his memorable debut with a solid sophomore performance, dispatching Maurice Abevi with a dominant three-round showing at ONE Fight Night 9.
Since then, 'No Mercy' showed exactly that against Ahmed Mujtaba, putting away the former Pakistani MMA champion at the end of the opening round of the ONE Fight Night 16 scrap.
Who leaves with their 'O' intact when two of ONE Championship's most exciting undefeated prospects square off on martial arts' biggest global stage?
ONE Championship fans in the United States can watch ONE Fight Night 22 live and for free via Amazon Prime Video in U.S. primetime on Friday, May 3.