VITALY BIGDASH IS CROWNED NEW ONE MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION, Photos

The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), in partnership with Tune Talk, delivered yet another evening of world-class mixed martial arts action. The world’s most exciting MMA organization rocked Stadium Putra with 11 electrifying bouts at ONE: TIGERS OF ASIA. In the main event, Vitaly Bigdash shocked former champion Igor Svirid to nab the middleweight title.

In an intense main event showdown of elite middleweights, Russia’s Vitaly Bigdash weathered an early storm from former champion Igor Svirid of Kazakhstan to win via referee stoppage. Svirid stormed the gates at the opening bell, rocking Bigdash with huge bombs which staggered the Russian on numerous occasions. Bigdash however survived the onslaught and finished off Svirid a few minutes into the second round with a knee and a punch combination, followed by hammer fists on the ground.

“I know he is a very good fighter, a strong fighter, but I just wanted to go with the flow,” said Bigdash. With the victory, Bigdash is crowned the new ONE Middleweight World Champion.

Official results for ONE: TIGERS OF ASIA

ONE Middleweight World Championship bout: Vitaly Bigdash defeats Igor Svirid by TKO (Strikes) at 0:36 minutes of round 2

Female flyweight bout: Irina Mazepa defeats Ann Osman by TKO (Strikes) at 3:05 minutes of round 1

Featherweight bout: Ev Ting defeats Honorio Banario by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 0:56 minutes of round 1

Lightweight bout: Adrian Pang defeats Peter Davis by TKO (Strike) at 0:48 minutes of round 1

Featherweight bout: Eric Kelly defeats Hiroshige Tanaka by Unanimous Decision

Flyweight bout: Riku Shibuya defeats Eugene Toquero by Unanimous Decision

Bantamweight bout: Dae Hwan Kim defeats Teng Li Ge by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:08 minutes of round 2

Flyweight bout: Gianni Subba defeats Almiro Barros by Unanimous Decision

Featherweight bout: Keanu Subba defeats Florian Garel by TKO (Strikes) at 4:51 minutes of round 1

Bantamweight bout: Saiful Merican defeats Melvin Yeoh by TKO (Strikes) at 1:10 minutes of round 2

Welterweight bout: Agilan Thani defeats Hisham Hiba by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:05 minutes of round 1