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Filipino-American striker Sean Climaco will be back in action in the ONE Championship ring as he takes on Akif Guluzada at ONE Fight Night 31: Kongthoranee vs Nong-O II next week.

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Filipino mixed martial artist Carlo Bumina-ang is confident that he can hang with the best of them, three fights deep in the ONE Championship main roster. 

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Another Filipino will try to make some noise in ONE Championship. 

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Filipino mixed martial artist Carlo Bumina-ang had a dominant return to the ONE Fighting Championship ring, winning via technical knockout over Mauro Mastromarini in their bantamweight bout at the ONE Fight Night 30 in Thailand.

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Filipino mixed martial artist Carlo Bumina-ang will try to make it two wins in a row as he returns to action at ONE Fight Night 30 Saturday in Thailand.

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ONE MMA world champions Joshua Pacio and Denice Zamboanga are backing compatriot Eduard Folayang in his return to action at ONE 172.

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In his first ONE Fighting Championship match in a year and a half, Filipino mixed martial arts legend Eduard Folayang is bent on bringing his A game to Japan.

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Filipino-American striker Sean Climaco will be back in action in the ONE Championship ring as he takes on Akif Guluzada at ONE Fight Night 31: Kongthoranee vs Nong-O II next week.

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Filipino mixed martial artist Carlo Bumina-ang is confident that he can hang with the best of them, three fights deep in the ONE Championship main roster. 

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Filipino mixed martial artist Carlo Bumina-ang will try to make it two wins in a row as he returns to action at ONE Fight Night 30 Saturday in Thailand.

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ONE MMA world champions Joshua Pacio and Denice Zamboanga are backing compatriot Eduard Folayang in his return to action at ONE 172.

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