ONE Championship 4 World Title Fights Announced For ONE INSIDE THE MATRIX On 30 October

The biggest martial arts event of the year has an official date.

On Monday, ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced that 4 World Title bouts featuring the promotion’s top stars will headline ONE: INSIDE THE MATRIX on 30 October.

In the main event, two-division ONE World Champion Aung La “The Burmese Python” N Sang will defend the ONE Middleweight World Title against Reinier “The Dutch Knight” De Ridder.

The last time Aung La N Sang stepped inside the Circle was at ONE: CENTURY PART II in October 2019, where he defeated heavyweight king Brandon “The Truth” Vera via second-round knockout to retain the ONE Light Heavyweight World Title.

Since then, “The Burmese Python” has been eyeing a showdown with several top contenders – including De Ridder.
De Ridder, a black belt judoka with phenomenal striking, owns a perfect 12-0 record. Most recently, he beat five-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Leandro “Wolf” Ataides in February to earn his shot at the Myanmar icon.

ONE: INSIDE THE MATRIX will also feature the highly anticipated return of ONE Lightweight World Champion Christian “The Warrior” Lee.

Lee had a spectacular 2019, which saw him knock out Japanese martial arts legend Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki to claim the ONE Lightweight World Title before ripping through Turkish juggernaut Saygid “Dagi” Guseyn Arslanaliev on short notice to claim the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix Championship.

Now, the newlywed will make his inaugural ONE Lightweight World Title defense, and it will come against the division’s top-ranked contender, Iuri Lapicus.