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Korean fighter Lee Do-gyeom to make ONE Championship debut Friday

Published: 05 Apr. 2023, 16:19 Updated: 03 Jan. 2024, 16:14

Lee Do-gyeom, left, with Guilherme Antunes. [ONE CHAMPIONSHIP]

Korean fighter Lee Do-gyeom is set to make his ONE Championship debut as he takes on Guilherme Antunes of Brazil at ONE Friday Fights 12 in Thailand on Friday.

ONE Friday Fights is a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship — a Singaporean combat sports promotion founded in 2011 that has featured mixed martial arts (MMA), kickboxing, Muay Thai and various combat sports across 236 events in 24 countries.

Lee, who competes in the featherweight class, has participated in multiple fighting leagues.

The 33-year-old fighter became a champion at the Universal Reality Combat Championship in 2015 as well as at the UAE Warriors in 2020. He most recently competed in the Professional Fighters League in 2022.

Lee’s opponent Antunes previously competed in Muay Thai and is also a prominent MMA fighter, as he has yet to lose a fight in his five bouts since his MMA debut in 2019.

The Brazilian fighter has four knockouts for an 80 KO percentage, while Lee has five knockouts out of eight fights.

Antunes is also strong in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, as he used the rear naked choke to win his latest fight.

The MMA fight between the two takes place at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday.

BY PAIK JI-HWAN [[email protected]]