ONE Fighting Night 3 major fighting event ended on October 22. Russian player Shamil Gasanov performed extremely strongly in his cage debut. He defeated Kim Jae Woong in just 2 minutes and 9 seconds in the first round to win. While Gazanov continued his complete victory, he also launched a call for the featherweight active world champion Tang Kai .
You should know that although Jin Kuaixiong had lost to Tang Kai before, he is still the second player in the featherweight category. Not only did Gasanov get the chance to fight against Jin Caixiong in his debut, but he also easily defeated his opponent without any bloodshed, which shows his strength. And what is even more surprising is that all seven ends of his career were achieved by subduing his opponents in the first round, and Gassanov's achievements in softening the softness of his career were enough to shock any player of the level.
In the post-match interview, Gasanov also confidently said: "No matter who it is, even if it is Tang Kai, I can easily smash them in any round!" After defeating Jin Juxiong, Gasanov will inevitably enter the top five featherweight rankings, and has a very good chance to replace Jin Juxiong, ranking second in the level, and the first one is former champion Thanh Le, who was just defeated by Tang Kai. So although Gasanov only played one game in the ONE Championship, he has theoretically entered the championship challenge circle.
It is also worth mentioning that in ONE Fighting Night 2 on October 1, Ilya Freymanov, who also came from Russia, also made his debut in the first round of the ONE Championship, TKO Martin Nguyen, jumped to third in the featherweight category. Moreover, he also launched a war against Tang Kai as soon as possible after the game.
Both Russian strong men entered the world rankings in one battle, and even ended their opponents in one round, and both performed amazingly and received a bonus of 50,000 US dollars. It can be said that their arrival subverted the entire featherweight force pattern, and it is even more confusing who Tang Kai’s next challenger is.
Since Tang Kai just finished the game not long ago, and Fremanov and Gasanov both played one game in the cage, one of them is likely to have a duel with Gary To, who is currently ranked fifth, to compete for the championship challenge. It is also possible that the two Russian players will directly confront each other and determine the strongest challenger. But no matter what, it is certain that the intensity of competition at the featherweight level is no longer comparable, and Tang Kai will face a strong challenge no matter who he faces.
