Zhang Lipeng won big and then cashed in big at ONE’s latest show.
The veteran lightweight needed just 36 seconds to dust Ruslan Emilbek Uulu at Friday’s ONE Championship: Only the Brave event in Singapore as he landed a two-punch combination that sent Emilbek Uulu crashing to the mat.
Watch the amazing finish in this video.
Afterwards, it was announced on the broadcast that Zhang was awarded with a $50,000 prize for his highlight-reel knockout.
Money in the bank! #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship#ONEOnlyTheBrave | How To Watch: https://t.co/xAruwVtftU pic.twitter.com/hXYznkAiNr
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) January 28, 2022
Zhang has now won three straight fights and he is on a 23-2-1 tear since parting ways with the UFC in 2015.
Rade Opacic, a heavyweight kickboxer, and Hiroyuki Takahara (welterweight) were also making waves at the ONE cage.
Opacic attacked Francesco Xhaja’s body and a series of punches forced a third knockdown. In the second round, Opacic was stopped by an automatic TKO. A $50,000 bonus was also awarded to Opacic for the powerful finish.
BODY SHOTS HIT DIFFERENT Rade Opacic finishes Francesko Xhaja with a pair of crushing blows to the body! #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship#ONEOnlyTheBrave | How To Watch: https://t.co/xAruwVtftU pic.twitter.com/gmq8ZUuzz0
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) January 28, 2022
Tetsuka’s finish saw him put short-notice replacement Edson Marques away with a stinging left hand and he capped off his performance with a lively celebration.
Hiroyuki Tetsuka FLATTENS Edson Marques… and hits a backflip! @Hiro_tgfc #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship#ONEOnlyTheBrave | How To Watch: https://t.co/xAruwVtftU pic.twitter.com/xigxlyN0jJ
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) January 28, 2022
That’s two straight wins now for Tetsuka.
Marques was stepping in on less than a week’s notice as a replacement for Zebaztian Kadestam, who was forced to withdraw due to a non-COVID-related illness.
