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Training out of Team Lakay, reigning ONE Bantamweight World Champion Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon, 31, of the Philippines will defend his belt from Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes, 38, of Brazil at “ONE: A New Era.” It will be the third time they are facing each other in the ONE Championship cage.

Belingon and Fernandes had their official face-off during the official kick-off press conference for “ONE: A New Era” on March 28, 2019 at the Ritz Carlton in Tokyo, Japan. During the event, the Filipino defending champion said, “This is my first time fighting in Japan and I’m very happy to be here.”

“I know how important this third fight is with Bibiano,” Belingon continued. “I’ve trained very hard and fans will be happy with my performance. Looking back at our previous encounters, I know my opponent well now.”

“I think he knows who I am also,” the Team Lakay fighter added. “I’m looking forward to putting on another show and hopefully get the knockout.”

Taking place at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on March 31, 2019, “ONE: A New Era” is the first ever ONE Championship event to take place in Japan. The fight card will feature 11 mixed martial arts bouts and four ONE Super Series matches, which include two kickboxing contests and two Muay Thai contests.

The 12th bout of the evening is the trilogy bout between Belingon and Fernandes. It is one of the three co-main events, which are all title bouts.

Ken Hasegawa, 32, of Japan will challenge reigning ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight World Champion “The Burmese Python” Aung La N Sang, 33, of Myanmar in a rematch. They will compete for the Burmese fighter’s middleweight belt.

Reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion “The Unstoppable” Angela Lee, 22, of Singapore will compete for her second belt. She will challenge reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan, 31, of China.