One of China’s main strikers has formally signed a contract with ONE Championship.
Multi-time Okay-1 World Champion Wei Rui is taken into account one of many high pound-for-pound kickboxers on the planet at present and has signed with the world’s largest martial arts group.
The 34-year-old stated of the blockbuster deal:
“I’ve competed in quite a few nationwide and worldwide occasions. Despite the success and recognition I’ve achieved in China, I’m nonetheless searching for alternatives to compete in opposition to the perfect fighters on the perfect platform. ONE Championship is the perfect Martial arts promotion. It’s the right platform for me.”
After making a reputation for himself on China’s Sanda circuit and profitable quite a few regional titles, Wei turned to kickboxing to check his abilities in opposition to the world’s finest strikers.
The Henan native made his skilled debut in 2013 and spent the primary few years of his kickboxing profession dominating in Chinese workforce competitions.
Way’s finest second got here in February 2017, when he received the Okay-1 World Grand Prix Lightweight Championship Tournament and captured the Japanese promotion’s light-weight belt. In the method, he grew to become China’s first ever Okay-1 world champion.
Despite lacking out on gold in March 2018, Wei hasn’t misplaced a match since that fateful evening in Tokyo, Japan. In truth, he is on a 20-game profitable streak.
All of which has led the Chinese celebrity to ONE Championship, the place he has wins over extremely regarded kickboxers Wang Pengfei, Kongnapa Weerasakrek and Okura Sasaki.
Way is at the moment anticipated to compete within the bantamweight kickboxing division of ONE Championship, which is dominated by two-sport king Jonathan “The General” Haggerty.
No date has been set for Way’s promotional debut, however followers ought to anticipate to see him compete within the coming months.
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