Elipitua Siregar raises his hands ahead of his fight against Senzo Ikeda at ONE: HEAVY HITTERS in January in Singapore (-/ONE Championship)
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ndonesian wrestling ace Elipitua Siregar will make a return to ONE Championship’s Circle when he takes on Filipino striker Robin Catalan at ONE 157 on May 20 in Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The strawweight mixed martial arts (MMA) fight was originally scheduled to take place this January. However, Catalan had to withdraw due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
As a result, Siregar faced Senzo Ikeda whose initial opponent also had to withdraw from their bout. The 26-year-old Indonesian suffered a third-round technical knockout (TKO) after displaying adept grappling and wrestling skills in the previous two rounds.
Siregar will be looking to get a fifth career victory in MMA while trying to avenge the losses his compatriots suffered against Catalan. The 31-year-old Filipino previously defeated Adrian Mattheis and Stefer Rahardian inside ONE Championship’s Circle.
ONE 157 will feature a pair of Muay Thai world title bout as ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion Petchmorakot Petchyindee defends his gold against French challenger Jimmy Vienot.
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Petchmorakot, who has 163 victories under his belt, captured the division’s inaugural title in 2020 and has successfully defended it twice. Meanwhile, the 26-year-old challenger is a former Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai world champion, a former WBC world champion and a two-time WMC world champion.
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In the ONE 157 co-main event, Prajanchai PK.Saenchai will make his first ONE strawweight Muay Thai world title defense against Italian challenger Joseph “The
Hurricane” Lasiri.
Their matchup was originally scheduled for ONE: LIGHTS OUT in March, but Lasiri suffered an injury during training, prompting the bout to be postponed.
In addition to those World Title affairs, ONE 157 will include the quarterfinal rounds of the ONE flyweight Muay Thai grand prix, a heavyweight kickboxing clash between surging strikers Rade Opacic and Guto Inocente, as well as the MMA debut of Muay Thai sensation Nat “Wondergirl” Jaroonsak.
Main Card for ONE 157: Petchmorakot vs. Vienot
- Petchmorakot Petchyindee vs. Jimmy Vienot (ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Title)
- Prajanchai PK.Saenchai vs. Joseph Lasiri (ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Title)
- Rodtang Jitmuangnon vs. Jacob Smith (Flyweight Muay Thai GP Quarterfinal)
- Garry Tonon vs. Tye Ruotolo (lightweight – submission grappling)
- Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida vs. Hugo Cunha (mixed martial arts – heavyweight)
- Shinya Aoki vs. Kade Ruotolo (lightweight – submission grappling)
- Jonathan Haggerty vs. Walter Goncalves (Flyweight Muay Thai GP Quarterfinal)
Lead Card for ONE 157: Petchmorakot vs. Vienot
- Rade Opacic vs. Guto Inocente (kickboxing – heavyweight)
- Asha Roka vs. Alyse Anderson (mixed martial arts – women’s atomweight)
- Superlek Kiatmoo9 vs. Taiki Naito (Flyweight Muay Thai GP Quarterfinal)
- Savvas Michael vs. Amir Naseri (Flyweight Muay Thai GP Quarterfinal)
- Davit Kiria vs. Mohammed Boutasaa (kickboxing – featherweight)
- Nat “Wondergirl” Jaroonsak vs. Zeba Bano (mixed martial arts – women’s strawweight)
- Panpayak Jitmuangnon vs. Josue Cruz (Flyweight Muay Thai GP alternate bout)
- Sherzod Kabutov vs. Denis Puric (Flyweight Muay Thai GP alternate bout)
- Elipitua Siregar vs. Robin Catalan (mixed martial arts – strawweight)
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