Ben Woolliss Set for Sky Sports Return After Electrifying ONE Debut

Following his remarkable debut in the ONE Championship, Britain's Ben Woolliss is scheduled to return to the ring on May 16, with the event being broadcast live on Sky Sports. Woolliss will face off against Petchtanong Petchfergus in a bantamweight kickboxing match at the Lumpinee Stadium in Thailand, which will air on Sky Sports in the early hours of Saturday, May 16. This bout will see Woolliss pitted against a former ONE bantamweight kickboxing world champion, Petchfergus, on ONE Fight Night 43. Despite battling long-term health issues, Woolliss, hailing from Grimsby, signed with ONE and made his promotional debut just last month. He accepted his first match on short notice, merely nine days prior, against former ONE bantamweight MMA world champion John Lineker in a featherweight kickboxing contest. Lineker is infamous for his formidable punching power, but Woolliss emerged victorious with a spectacular one-round stoppage, defeating "Hands of Stone" with a series of damaging low kicks. The main event on May 16 will feature Chinese star Tang Kai as he defends his ONE featherweight MMA world title for the second time against Shamil "The Cobra" Gasanov. Tang Kai has dominated the featherweight MMA division, while Gasanov boasts a near-flawless record, leveraging his impressive stand-up skills, grappling prowess, and submission expertise to overwhelm his opponents. After avenging his sole career loss, "The Cobra" is now poised to strike and may prove unbeatable.