Balyko trains in Phuket at the Tiger Muay Thai and MMA camp, which conducts a rigorous selection process among athletes from around the world each year. The fight will take place under Muay Thai rules at the adjacent weight of 150 pounds. Balyko is 30 years old, his record in Muay Thai and kickboxing is 20-9-1.
Balyko’s opponent is 21-year-old Thai Yod PK Saenchai, who fought two fights under the auspices of ONE. He won the first fight by decision and the second by knockout. His professional record is 177-35-15.
The second Russian fighter on the ONE Friday Fights 33 card is Tuvan Torepchi Dongak. Dongak, 23, is the holder of the titles of champion of Russia and world champion in kickboxing, international master of sports. In March this year, Torepchi Dongak became the first representative from Tuva to join the ONE League.
He lost the first fight by a judge’s decision, but in June the athlete was able to rehabilitate – he won ahead of schedule by technical knockout against the Russian pankration champion Ivan Oreshkin and received a bonus for his exceptional performance. This will be Dongak’s third appearance in the ONE League in the past six months. The Russian’s opponent is 24-year-old Nepalese fighter Rabindra Dant, for whom this will be his first fight in ONE.
The fight will take place under MMA rules in the ONE flyweight category (61.2 kg). For Dongak, this will be only the second fight under MMA rules, and the opponent already has five victories and no defeats.
The broadcast of the ONE Friday Fights 33 tournament will begin on Friday at 3:30 p.m. Moscow time on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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