Unbeaten Umarov Makes ONE Debut Against Dantas on Dec. 18
ONE Championship has an unbeaten newcomer ready to face a fighter who already knows the promotion. Aldan Umarov makes his debut against Pedro Dantas at ONE Fight Night 50 on Dec. 18.
Lumpinee Stadium on Dec. 18
ONE Fight Night 50 takes place at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. In the United States it airs live on Amazon Prime. Cageside Press says it was first with the news of this bout.
The card list in the report mixes several rule sets and does not include the Dantas-Umarov bout. The listed fights are:
- Diogo Reis vs. Bebeto Oliveira, for the ONE flyweight submission grappling world title
- Suablack Tor Pran49 vs. Jordan Estupian, flyweight Muay Thai
- Bampara Kouyate vs. Ricardo Bravo, featherweight Muay Thai
- Selina Flores vs. Kana, atomweight Muay Thai
- Ferrari Fairtex vs. Denis Souza Jr., bantamweight kickboxing
- Maurice Abevi vs. Dzhabir Dzhabrailov, welterweight MMA
Umarov and the unbeaten mark
Umarov is 4-0. He won those fights across Octagon and WLF MMA, and he now steps onto a larger stage. The report says moving up to ONE means a different level of competition, and that he wants to show his perfect record is more than a collection of wins.
The report frames the stakes as mutual: Dantas wants to establish himself in ONE, and Umarov wants to keep his streak alive.
Dantas, back for a third ONE fight
Dantas stands at 7-1 and enters the ONE cage for the third time. His promotional MMA record there is 1-1.
Dantas has fought for ONE twice already, so he knows the promotion, and the report calls that valuable experience. It adds that experience alone may not hand Umarov the first loss of his career.
Dantas, for his part, is described as unwilling to become a stepping stone for an undefeated prospect.
Source: Cageside Press