Folayang set for One return as he leads four Filipinos in Macau event

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By Ivan Saldajeno

MANILA--Eduard Folayang is staying at One Championship.

The "Landslide", who recently re-signed with the MMA outfit, will mark his return to the cage at its first fight card in Macau on Aug. 13.

To be called "One: Heroes of the World", Folayang leads a four-man Filipino contingent at One's first event at the Cotai Arena.

Folayang, who holds an impressive 15-5 MMA record, faces fellow veteran Adrian Pang of Australia.

Folayang's Team Lakay stablemate, former One featherweight champ Honorio Banario, is also scheduled for a match in Macau as he takes on another veteran in Hong Kong's Eddie Ng.

Another member of Team Lakay, undefeated Joshua Pacio, battles Thailand's Kritsada Kongsrichai.

A fourth member of the Philippine team, Jimmy Yabo, takes on China's Ma Jia Wen.

Brazilian Adriano Moraes gets a virtual second crack for the One flyweight championship as he battles Andrew Leone in the main event for the interim title.

Moraes, who lost his belt to Kairat Akhmetov in a close and controversial split decision defeat, takes on Leone in the headliner that will decide who will take care of the belt while Akhmetov is out of action.

The winner will immediately take on Akhmetov in a unification match, and history could be on either Moraes or Leone's side as interim champs are 2-0 against the reigning champs in unification fights.

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