ONE Fighting Championship announces date and location for ONE FC 5

By Thinesh John

The Singapore-based promotion announced earlier today that ONE FC 5, is set to go down on August 31st at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Manilla, Philippines.

The announcement was made through the promotion’s official Facebook page.

Although details are scarce at the moment, Filipino fighter Ole ‘Iron Fist’ Laursen is expected to headline the event. Laursen will be competing for the 3rd time in the ONE FC cage, following his most recent controversial win over Team Lakay’s Eduard Folayang at ONE FC 3: War of the Lions.

Phil ‘The New York Badass’ Baroni is also expected to have a place on the ONE FC 5 fight card. The American was originally booked to face Roger Huerta at ONE FC 4: Destiny of Warriors, but was replaced by Evolve MMA’s Zorobabel Moreira instead.

Be sure to check back regularly for more details.

Related articles

Comments

Charalampos Grigoriou is Cyprus’ UFC Trailblazer

In a recent episode of the Couch Warrior Podcast, host Mike welcomed Charalampos Grigoriou, who recently won a contract during season 7 of Dana White's Contender Series after knocking out Cameron Smotherman one minute into the fight. The conversation delved into Grigoriou's martial arts journey, his feelings on representing Cyprus and Greece, and future plans. 

UFC 295 Preview & Analysis

UFC 295 is finally upon us and will mark the 30th anniversary of the world's biggest and best MMA promotion. Taking place in the...

UFC Paris and Smith vs Eubank Jr 2 Review

The latest MMASucka podcast is now live on YouTube, Spotify, Apple podcasts and all good podcast platforms! UFC Paris is now one for the books...

Latest articles