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''ONE 162: Zhang vs. Di Bella'' was a
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event produced by
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that took place on October 21, 2022 at the
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in
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, Malaysia.


Background

The event marked the promotion's 17th visit to Kuala Lumpur and first since ONE: Mark of Greatness in December 2019. The event was first time in the two years the organization has hosted an event outside Singapore. A ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship bout for the vacant title between Zhang Peimian and Jonathan Di Bella headlined the event. Former champion
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao Wacharit Chuabram (; born October 13, 1983), known professionally as Sam-A Gaiyanghadao (), is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer who currently competes in ONE Championship. He is a former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion ...
announced retired from international competition after returning to Thailand from Singapore and where he had coached at
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. Former Glory Welterweight Champion
Nieky Holzken Nicolaas Hubertus Holzken (born December 16, 1983) is a Dutch kickboxer and professional boxer currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the Lightweight#Kickboxing, Lightweight division. He is the former Glory (kickboxing)#Glory ...
and former
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challenger
Islam Murtazaev Islam Murtazaev (Russian: Ислам Муртазаев; born April 13, 1991) is a Russian kickboxer and mixed martial artist. As of March 2023, he is ranked as the fourth best middleweight in the world by Beyond Kickboxing. Biography and care ...
were previously scheduled to meet in a lightweight kickboxing bout at ONE: X, but Murtazaev pulled out from the card due to the
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, all Russian athletes were removed from the card as a result of the Singaporean government banning them from entering the country and the bout was postponed to this date. In turn, Holzken withdrew from the bout due to an injured and was replaced by Constantin Rusu. A flyweight muay thai bout between Chorfah Tor.Sangtiennoi and Denis Purić was scheduled to take place at the event. However, Chorfah withdraw due to has sustained an injury during training at the Sangtiennoi Camp and was replaced by Tagir Khalilov. At the weigh-ins, Tagir Khalilov, Constantin Rusu and
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all failed hydration test and were forced to take catchweights. Khalilov weighed in at 137.5 lbs, 2.5 pounds over the limit, Balart came in at 130.75 lbs, 5.75 lbs over the strawweight limit, and Rusu at 173.25 lbs, 3.25 pounds over the limit.


Results


Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Performance of the Night: Eko Roni Saputra


See also

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2022 in ONE Championship The year 2022 was the 12th year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts, kickboxing, Muay Thai and submission grappling promotion based in Singapore and later, the Cayman Islands. List of events ONE Championship ONE on ...
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List of ONE Championship events This is a list of events held and scheduled by the ONE Championship (ONE), a mixed martial arts promotion based in Singapore. ONE's inaugural event, ''ONE FC 1: Champion vs. Champion'', took place on September 3, 2011. Scheduled events Past e ...
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List of current ONE fighters The ONE Championship (formerly known as "ONE Fighting Championship") promotion was started in 2011. This list is an up-to-date roster of those fighters currently under contract with the ONE Championship brand. Fighters are organized by weight clas ...


References

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