Lakay teammates Folayang, Pacio join Belingon in One: Reign of Kings

Eduard Folayang returns to action at One: Reign of Kings. Mike Romero (file photo)
By Ivan Saldajeno

MANILA--Kevin Belingon will have two of his fellow Team Lakay fighters joining him in the locker room as he challenges Martin Nguyen for the interim One bantamweight championship at One: Reign of Kings at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on July 27.

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Former One lightweight champion Eduard Folayang and rising star Joshua Pacio will be featured in the undercard of the MMA event that will have the Belingon-Nguyen match as the main event.

Folayang will battle debuting Aziz Pahrudinov of Russia, while Pacio will take on Thailand's Pongsiri Mitsatit.

Four Filipinos will actually fight in One: Reign of Kings as Rene Catalan battles Stefer Rahardian in a strawweight battle.

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