Stephen Loman vs. Shoko Sato added to ONE X fight Card

16 March 2022

Team Lakay star Stephen Loman is set to make his return to ONE Championship as he will be fighting Shoko Sato at ONE X on March 26, 2022. The announcement was made by ONE Championship last day and the addition comes to a card that is already stacked from top to bottom.

Loman, who is currently ranked #3 in the Bantamweight division of ONE Championship, will be looking to continue his impressive run in the promotion. He made his debut in ONE Championship with an impressive knockout win over Yusup Saadulaev at ONE: Winter Warriors II. It was this win that took him closer to the top spot in the ONE Bantamweight division.

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Elsewhere, Shoko Sato is an experienced name in the MMA circuit with a record of 32-14 to his name. The Japanese star is 3-1 in ONE Championship with his only loss coming against Fabricio Andrade. At the same time, Sato holds a victory over Kwon Won II who is ranked second in the Bantamweight rankings.

He is currently coming off a win against Yasuhiro Kawamura outside ONE Championship and will be looking to break into the Bantamweight rankings with a win over Loman at ONE X.

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ONE X happens on March 26, 2022, and will be headlined by the ONE Atomweight title showdown between Angela Lee and Stamp Fairtex. Apart from Loman, Team Lakay will also have Eduard Folayang and Lito Adiwang on the card.

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