Alain Ngalani (born July 7, 1975) is a Cameroonian-born Hong Konger

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and

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who most recently fought for

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, where he competed in the

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division. He is a four-time Muay Thai World Champion.

Biography and career

Ngalani started learning

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at the age of six, following his brothers. He started showing ability early, winning back-to-back junior tournaments in Cameroon and all over Africa. He was influenced by his mother, who loved the sport and wanted her boys to learn discipline and focus their energy positively. As a youth he cut down his judo training in order to study other styles such as

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(

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, Koshiki and

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, Sanda and

. Later he picked up other disciplines like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and

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in preparation for fighting in MMA competitions. In addition to martial arts, he worked as a bodyguard for VIPs and high-profile personalities in

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before immigrating to

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in 2001.

Move to Hong Kong and Planet Battle

While based in Hong Kong, he travelled to Thailand, Japan and Mainland China to win numerous titles. When the "Planet Battle" promotion was formed in 2008, Ngalani became a regular fighter for the organization. After defeating Michael McDonald at ''Planet Battle I'' in June 2008, he went on to compete in the 8-man tournament at ''Planet Battle II'' in November 2008. Ngalani, who was ordered by doctors not to fight due to a severely injured right knee, lost to

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via

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with a knee in the quarter-final. He then bounced back by knocking out

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at ''Planet Battle III'' on June 6, 2009. At ''Planet Battle IV'' on October 7, 2009, Ngalani defeated

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via decision, and then on March 26, 2010, he stopped Carter Williams with low kicks at ''Planet Battle V''. Ngalani could not continue after getting knocked down with an alleged punch to the back of his head against

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in 2011. The match was for the IKA Super Heavyweight World Championship and was considered a no contest.

ONE Championship

Alain Ngalani briefly moved back to kickboxing, competing in the ONE Super Series, where he lost to Tarik Khbabez by third-round technical knockout at '' ONE Championship: Pinnacle of Power'' on June 23, 2018. On October 6, 2018 at '' ONE Championship: Kingdom of Heroes'', his fight with Andre Meunier ended in a no contest when he was on the receiving end of an accidental low blow.

Mixed martial arts career

ONE Championship

2013

On September 13, 2013, Ngalani switched from striking to mixed martial arts, debuting with a 31-second spinning heel kick KO win over Mahmoud Hassan at '' ONE FC: Champions & Warriors''. However, he went without a win in his next three contests as he lost to Paul Cheng by verbal submission at '' ONE FC: Moment of Truth'' on December 6, 2013.

2014

On May 30, 2014, Ngalani faced Chi Lewis-Parry at '' ONE FC: Honor and Glory''. The fight ended in a no contest when Lewis-Parry landed an inadvertent groin strike. He lost their rematch at '' ONE FC: War of Dragons'' by first-round knockout via ground-and-pound elbows.

2015

Ngalani got back to his winning ways with a first-round TKO win over Igor Subora at '' ONE Championship: Pride of Lions'' on November 13, 2015.

2016

On August 13, 2016, he was stopped by Alexandre Machado in the second round at '' ONE Championship: Heroes of the World''.

2017

He broke the ONE record for fastest heavyweight knockout when he stopped BJJ and judo black belt Hideki Sekine in 11 seconds at '' ONE Championship: Total Victory'' on September 16, 2017. On November 3, 2017, Ngalani faced

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in the ONE Championship's first-ever

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superfight at '' ONE Championship: Hero's Dream'', where he lost by submission via guillotine choke.

2018

On March 24, 2018, he recorded his first decision win over Ariunbold Tur-Ochir at '' ONE Championship: Iron Will''.

2019

Ngalani returned to mixed martial arts on March 8, 2019, where he lost to Mauro Cerilli by first-round TKO at '' ONE Championship: Reign of Valor''.

2020

On April 28, 2020, news surfaced that Ngalani was scheduled to face

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, who was making his ONE debut. Their bout never materialized as Belfort parted ways with ONE in June 2021 without ever having fought for the promotion.

2021

On January 12, 2021, ONE Championship announced that Ngalani would instead face Senegalese wrestling champion Oumar Kane in the latter's promotional debut at '' ONE Championship: Unbreakable 2'' on January 29, 2021. Ngalani lost by first-round technical knockout. Ngalani faced ONE promotional newcomer Thomas Narmo at '' ONE Championship: Battleground 2'' on August 13, 2021. After a groin kick committed by Ngalani, Narmo was unable to continue and the bout was declared a no contest.

Titles

* International Kickboxing Association ** 2011 IKA Super Heavyweight World Champion. * Planet Battle ** 2010 Planet Battle Heavyweight World Champion ** 2009 Planet Battle Heavyweight World Champion * World Professional Muaythai Federation ** 2004 WPMF

Heavyweight World Champion,

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** 2004 King's Birthday Cup runner-up,

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** 2004

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Heavyweight Champion,

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( WMC) ** Khru in

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( FIKO, UFABA) ** 2006 Kuoshu All-Style Martial Arts World Champion ** Black belt in

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** 2003 King of Sanda,

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** Gyoshi 2nd dan black belt in Koshiki Karate

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