World News – UA – Eduard Folayang makes career in ONE: Into The Matrix

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino mixed martial arts veteran Eduard Folayang will fight to keep his career alive when he takes on Antonio Caruso in ONE: Into The Matrix in Singapore tonight

Having lost three of his last four ONE Championship outings, Folayang faces an inescapable situation against Australia’s Caruso to stay competitive in the promotion’s stacked lightweight division

Although critics have ruled him out, Baguio-based stable team fighter Lakay remains confident in his skills

« Martial arts is my life, it’s my passion. I will do my best to do another title race, and God willing, I will accomplish it, » he added

Folayang is a two-time former ONE Lightweight World Champion, but has recently fallen into a losing crisis in his recent outings

Already at 35, Folayang will try to take advantage of his experience against the young Caruso, 29

Folayang and Caruso will face off in the second fight of the night in Inside the Matrix, which includes four title fights

The event in Singapore, which will feature 250 fans physically present in the arena, will be headlined by Aung La N Sang defending his ONE middleweight world title against Reinier De Ridder

Other title fights include the Women’s Strawweight World Championship between title list Xiong Jing Nan and challenger Tiffany Teo, the featherweight world championship fight between champion Martin Nguyen and Thanh The and list of World Lightweight Championship titles Christian Lee defending his belt against Iuri Lapicus

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