ONE Battleground III: Jenelyn Olsim of Team Lakay to fight Bi Nguyen

ONE Championship has revealed more fights for ONE: Battleground III. Bi Nguyen, will be making her return to the ONE Championship circle when she fights Jenelyn Olsim of Team Lakay at the event.

Bi Nguyen will look to build off her victory over wrestling sensation Ritu Phogat, but standing in her way is Team Lakay’s Jenelyn Olsim, who is making her atomweight debut.

Nguyen is currently 6-6 in her professional MMA career and snapped a three-fight losing streak with her win against Ritu Phogat.

Jenelyn Olsim, meanwhile, comes into the fight with a record of 4-2 to her name and had picked up a submission win over Maira Mazar back in March, 2021 at ONE Championship. She had competed at the ONE Warrior Series as well before this.

Also Read: Bi Nguyen ends the undefeated run of Ritu Phogat, wins at ONE: Dangal

The main event features striking maestros Sitthichai “Killer Kid” Sitsongpeenong and Tawanchai PK.Saenchai Muaythaigym, who’ve agreed to meet in a ONE Super Series featherweight Muay Thai contest after their original opponents were forced to withdraw.

The winner of this showdown could line himself up for a World Title opportunity – Sitthichai against featherweight Muay Thai king Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy or Tawanchai moving down a weight class to challenge bantamweight Muay Thai titleholder Nong-O Gaiyanghadao.

In the co-main event, newly signed Chinese mixed martial artist “The Prince” Banma Duoji will make his highly anticipated promotional debut.

Banma, one of his nation’s fastest-rising stars, will be eager to make a strong first impression when he takes on former ONE Strawweight World Champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke.

ONE: BATTLEGROUND III, a previously recorded show that airs from the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, 27 August.

ONE: BATTLEGROUND III Fight Card:

• Sitthichai vs. Tawanchai (Muay Thai – featherweight)
• Dejdamrong vs. Banma Duoji (mixed martial arts – catchweight of 57.7 kilograms)
• Dae Hwan Kim vs. Xie Wei (mixed martial arts – flyweight)
• Bi Nguyen vs. Jenelyn Olsim (mixed martial arts – atomweight)
• Tial Thang vs. Song Min Jong (mixed martial arts – bantamweight)
• Purev Otgonjargal vs. Ben Royle (mixed martial arts – bantamweight)

What are your predictions? Let us know in the comments below.

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