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(From left to right) Bokang Masunyane, Hiroba Minowa, Janet Todd and Lara Fernandez are some fighters you need to look out for at ONE 159. (Images courtesy: ONE Championship, @larafdz13 on Instagram)
(From left to right) Bokang Masunyane, Hiroba Minowa, Janet Todd and Lara Fernandez are some fighters you need to look out for at ONE 159. (Images courtesy: ONE Championship, @larafdz13 on Instagram)

#2. ONE 159 main card strawweight MMA bout - Bokang Masunyane vs. Hiroba Minowa

Get ready to be energized by these two strawweight stalwarts. ONE 159 will see an epic clash between two of the most dynamic and exciting 125-pound fighters on the planet.

Bokang 'Little Giant' Masunyane is the epitome of explosiveness and athleticism. In a division filled with explosive fighters, not a lot can match Masunyane's explosiveness in grappling and striking.

With freestyle wrestling as his foundation, 'Little Giant' blitzes his opponents like a freight train. His break-neck pace in grappling also opens his opponents up to his powerful strikes.

As for Hiroba Minowa, he is one of the toughest men to ever compete in ONE's strawweight division. Having never been knocked out or submitted in his 16-fight career, this well-rounded and tough Japanese will be a nightmare to deal with. He can strike and grapple with the best of the best.

With both fighters coming off losses to ONE strawweight world title challenger Jarred 'The Monkey God' Brooks, expect a highly-intense battle throughout. Fighters coming off losses are almost always extra motivated to get back in the winning column. ONE 159 will have a barnburner on its main card.


#1. ONE 159 atomweight Muay Thai co-main event - Janet Todd vs. Lara Fernandez

If there's any fight that you need to keep an eye out for at ONE 159 aside from the main event, it's this one. This ONE interim atomweight Muay Thai world championship bout is a kickboxing fan's dream.

Janet Todd, the reigning ONE atomweight kickboxing world champion, is looking to win another belt in another sport by vying for the Muay Thai strap. She is, by and large, one of the most complete female kickboxers active today. Her speed, technique, timing, distance control and accuracy is second to none.

Though her opponent, Lara Fernandez, is making her ONE Championship debut at ONE 159, she is not without world championship experience. Fernandez is the reigning WBC Muay Thai flyweight world champion and ISKA super featherweight world champion.

The stakes couldn't be higher on this one. Not only will the winner of this bout receive a new ONE Championship interim belt, she will also have a guaranteed world title unification bout in the future.

Undisputed atomweight Muay Thai queen Allycia Hellen Rodrigues just came off her hiatus due to pregnancy and is currently getting ready for her return. She will have quite the challenge waiting for her.

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