ONE Championship: Chinese fighters Sanlang Gexi, Lan Jiacheng added to ONE Friday 68 bill
- Jarred Brooks and Gustavo Balart will battle each other for the interim strawweight title at ONE Fight Night 24
Chinese fighters Sanlang Gexi and Lan Jiacheng will compete at ONE Friday Fights 68 as they look to earn multi-bout contracts with ONE Championship.
Gexi is set to face Kohei Wakabayashi in a catchweight mixed martial arts (MMA) contest that pits China against Japan in a bout set at 143lbs (64kg).
A breakout star as an amateur in Japan, Wakabayashi enjoyed success with Pancrase and boasts a very impressive 14-2 record but is coming off a loss to Changy Kara-Ool at ONE Friday Fights 56. He will be fighting for ONE Championship for the first time.
Lan will fight Kaito Sakaguchi in a catchweight kickboxing match. The Chinese fighter has been competing regularly in Thailand, fighting on local events such as RWS and Thai Fight.
Sakaguchi is a former Rise featherweight title challenger and also fought for the Shoot Boxing featherweight belt in Japan. The 22-year-old has 14 wins from his 19 fights and both men will be making their ONE Championship debut in this bout which is set for 132lbs (60kg).
Meanwhile, Jarred Brooks and Gustavo Balart will battle each other for the interim strawweight title at ONE Fight Night 24, because of the continued absence of Joshua Pacio.
