ONE Championship middleweight contender Leandro Ataides will be back in action on Friday, July 30, at ONE: Battleground.
Standing across the Circle will be Aung La N Sang, who he will meet in a pivotal clash to see who can make their case for a rematch against ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight World Champion Reinier De Ridder.
The Brazilian has shown his skills inside the Circle on numerous occasions and posts a 73% finishing rate.
Most would expect the majority of those finishes to come by way of submissions. After all, Ataides is a gold medalist in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2005. However, the amazing athlete has instead shown his power more often than not when the bell rings.
That power brought him close to taking on Aung La N Sang for the gold, but De Ridder edged out the Brazilian on the scorecards to steal his spot.
After coming so close to a second title shot, Ataides will be prepared to get his coveted rematch with the now-champion. But first will be a meeting with "The Burmese Python."
The clash between two veterans will be sure to test both men. In a volatile middleweight division, one highlight-reel victory could be enough to earn either contender that coveted spot as the top contender.
Ahead of his co-main event clash, re-live Ataides' spectacular flying knee knockout against Mohamed Ali.
ONE: Battleground airs live on Friday, July 30, at 8:30 a.m. EST/5:30 a.m. PST on Bleacher Report, Bleacher Report YouTube, and the Bleacher Report app.
INSANE FLYING KNEE 🤯 Leandro Ataides CRUSHES Mohamed Ali
Before Brazilian juggernaut Leandro Ataides squares off with former two-division king Aung La N Sang at ONE: BATTLEGROUND, relive "Wolf's" EXPLOSIVE middlewe...
