Former bantamweight world champions Kevin Belingon and Bibiano Fernandes will run it back for the fifth time with their bout included in the blockbuster ONE 172:Qatar on February 20, 2025.
The clash between Fernandes and Belingon will officially mark the final fight of “The Flash’s” lengthy and decorated career.
A former 11-time ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion with 15 thrilling appearances in the world’s largest martial arts organization, the Brazilian is one of the most respected veterans in the game today, having employed his elite ground skills to establish himself as an all-time great.
He’ll face a very familiar foe in his send-off fight. Belingon and Fernandes have clashed four times before, with “The Flash” holding a 3-1 advantage.
Belingon is also an established ONE superstar with loads of experience at the highest level of MMA.
Back in 2018, the Filipino won the ONE Interim Bantamweight MMA World Title with an impressive victory over Nguyen and would subsequently defeat Fernandes in his next fight to unify the gold.
Both men are undoubtedly hungry to put their stamp on this years-long rivalry – and fans can look forward to an all-out war for as long as it lasts.
The Belingon – Fernandes match – up are just some of the few marquee bouts to ONE 17 with
Croatian sensation Roberto Soldic making his highly anticipated return to the Circle to face Turkish knockout artist Dagi Arslanaliev, a former lightweight contender making his welterweight MMA debut.
Currently third ranked featherweight MMA contender Shamil Gasanov will square off against the #4-ranked featherweight MMA contender and former two-division titleholder Martin Nguyen.
ONE 171: Qatar will also feature two massive World Title bouts.
ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Jonathan Haggerty will defend his gold against #1-ranked bantamweight kickboxing contender Wei Rui, while ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion Joshua Pacio returns to face interim titleholder Jarred Brooks in a World Championship unification bout. ONE
