SUMMARY
- ONE Championship's flagship event, ONE 166 will take place in Qatar.
- Reinier de Ridder will take on Russian fighter Anatoly Malykhin for the ONE MMA Middleweight Championship.
ONE Championship’s historic on-ground debut in Qatar goes down this Friday, March 1. The highly anticipated ONE 166: Qatar takes place at the Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail and is headlined by three blockbuster World Title rematches.
Reinier de Ridder defends his ONE Middleweight MMA World Title against two-weight MMA king Anatoly Malykhin at the top of the bill. At the pre-fight press conference on Tuesday night, ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong could barely contain his excitement.
“Qatar truly has become one of my favorite countries in the entire world. The Qatari history, the culture, the tradition, the kindness of the people is truly remarkable. I’ve had the good fortune of traveling all over the Middle East, and all over the world with ONE Championship, and I can’t speak highly enough of Qatar,” he said.
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“Qatar represents the very best in the world, just like ONE Championship represents the very best in the world. And here, our World Champions, three World Title fights, unbelievable title fights, that I’m so excited for.”
ONE 166: Qatar will mark the promotion’s long-awaited return to the Middle East, its first show in the region since 2014.
ONE 166: Qatar will be beamed into more than 190 countries
You might be wondering how to watch ONE 166: Qatar. Well, we’ve got you covered. Fans in India can catch all the action live on Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports Select 2 on March 1. The show will kick off at 6pm India Standard Time (IST). In the United States of America, fans can catch the event live on Amazon Prime.
The card will also stream on ONE’s YouTube channel, Facebook page, and official ONE Championship website on March 1 on 7:30 am est/4:30 am pst. In UK, fans can watch the event live on March 1, on 12:30 am GMT. In Singapore, ONE fans can tune in at 8:30 pm SGT on March 1.
India will be represented by former ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion Arjan Bhullar. “Singh” will look to stake his claim to a shot at World Title redemption when he faces fellow contender Amir Aliakbari in a high-stakes showdown. In the main event, Reinier de Ridder will take on Anatoly Malykhin.
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ONE Championship has been forming relationships with some of the biggest broadcasters in the world across all continents and, as such, its shows are now beamed into more than 190 countries across the globe. It most recently announced a new partnership with sports broadcasting giant Sky Sports to bring its shows to the United Kingdom, before announcing U-NEXT as its new Japanese broadcaster in recent weeks.