Britain's Ben Woolliss is gearing up for his second outing with ONE Championship, scheduled to take place on May 16, with live coverage on Sky Sports. Woolliss will face off against Petchtanong Petchfergus in a bantamweight kickboxing match at the Lumpinee Stadium in Thailand, airing on Sky Sports in the early hours of Saturday, May 16. This highly anticipated bout on ONE Fight Night 43 will see Woolliss pitted against a former ONE bantamweight kickboxing world champion, Petchfergus.
Despite battling long-term health issues, Woolliss, hailing from Grimsby, recently signed with ONE and made a remarkable promotional debut just last month. On short notice of nine days, Woolliss accepted his first assignment, taking on former ONE bantamweight MMA world champion John Lineker in a featherweight kickboxing clash. Lineker, renowned for his formidable punching power, was defeated by Woolliss in a stunning one-round stoppage, courtesy of Woolliss's damaging low kicks. The main event on May 16 features Chinese sensation Tang Kai as he defends his ONE featherweight MMA world title for the second time against Shamil "The Cobra" Gasanov.
Tang Kai has been on a tear, dominating every featherweight MMA opponent in his path, while Gasanov boasts a near-flawless record, leveraging his stand-up prowess, grappling skills, and submission expertise to overpower his opponents. Having avenged his sole career loss, "The Cobra" is now poised to strike, potentially unstoppable in his current form.