ONE Championship: Adriano Moraes to face Danny Kingad in flyweight ‘title eliminator’
- Pair will be hoping victory leaves them as the leading contender to face champion Demetrious Johnson
Two of the top flyweights on the roster, Adriano Moraes and Danny Kingad will face off at ONE 169 in Atlanta on November 8 in what could be a title eliminator.
Moraes (20-5) first became the ONE Championship flyweight champion in 2014, but went on to both lose and regain the title on two occasions each.
However, his reign was ended by a pair of losses to UFC legend Demetrious Johnson.
Moraes has not fought since his loss to Johnson at ONE Fight Night 10 in Denver last year but remains the No 1 ranked fighter in the flyweight division and could secure a fourth fight against champion Johnson with victory over Kingad.
Kingad (15-4) first fought Moraes in 2017 and was submitted late in the first round.
It was the only time the Filipino has ever fought for the title but is ranked No 3 and has been a top contender in the flyweight division for nearly a decade.
He is coming off a decision loss to Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE 165 earlier this year.
