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Exclusive | ONE Championship: Reinier de Ridder’s title fight off Prime Video 3 card in Malaysia, source says

  • John Lineker’s bantamweight MMA title defence against Fabricio Andrade is new main event for October 22’s return to Kuala Lumpur
  • Two-division champ De Ridder likely to be booked on another card this year, with more title fights to be added to Prime Video 3

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Reinier de Ridder celebrates with his ONE middleweight MMA title after submitting Vitaly Bigdash at ONE 159 in Singapore. Photos: ONE Championship
Nicolas Atkin

Reinier de Ridder’s middleweight title defence has been scratched from next month’s ONE on Prime Video 3 card in Kuala Lumpur, a source told the Post.

The undefeated Dutchman’s opponent, Russian newcomer Shamil Abdulaev, has not been medically cleared to compete, the source said.

John Lineker’s bantamweight MMA title defence against fellow Brazilian Fabricio Andrade will now serve as the October 22 card’s main event.

John Lineker (left) will defend his bantamweight MMA title against Fabricio Andrade in Kuala Lumpur.
John Lineker (left) will defend his bantamweight MMA title against Fabricio Andrade in Kuala Lumpur.

More title fights will be added to the card at Axiata Arena, the source said, and will be announced later.

Two division champion De Ridder (16-0) is likely to fight on another Prime Video card later this year.

Reinier de Ridder chokes out Vitaly Bigdash to retain his middleweight MMA title at ONE 159.
Reinier de Ridder chokes out Vitaly Bigdash to retain his middleweight MMA title at ONE 159.

ONE on Prime Video 2, which will take place on a Saturday morning local time and be broadcast in US prime time on Amazon’s streaming service in the US and Canada and on pay-per-view in most other regions, is part of a double header of events marking the martial arts promotion’s return to Malaysia for the first time since December 2019.

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