Danny “The King” Kingad of Baguio City, Philippines earned his sixth win as a professional mixed martial artist at “ONE: Visions of Victory” at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on March 9, 2018. It was his fourth win under the ONE Championship banner.
Kingad defeated Sotir “The Trouble” Kichukov of Bulgaria via unanimous decision. It was a redemptive win for the Igorot mixed martial artist who just came from a loss to ONE Flyweight World Champion Adriano Moraes.
With an incredible display of strength, Kingad impressed with a high-level striking and grappling performance after three fierce back-and-forth rounds. Enjoying most of the bout uncorking his lashing hooks and scoring successful takedowns, he wore down Kichukov with hard blows from dominant positions.
Despite Kingad’s menacing advances, Kichukov did not go down easily as he fished for submission finishes both in the second and third rounds. However, Kingad powered himself out of Kichukov’s attempts and outlasted his opponent to earn the unanimous decision.
After losing to Kingad, Kichukov now has 13 wins and 8 losses. The fighter from Baguio City now has 6 wins and 1 loss.
On November 20, 2014, Kingad made his professional MMA debut at “Rock ‘N Rumble Year 2” where he defeated Reymond Doliguez via unanimous decision. On October 24, 2015, Kingad earned another unanimous decision victory against Jiar Castillo in a Spartacus MMA event.
On April 15, 2016, Kingad made his ONE Championship debut at “ONE: Global Rivals”. He knocked out Muhamad Haidar via punches at 2:20 of Round 1.
On December 2, 2016, Kingad won his second ONE Championship bout. He submitted Eugene Toquero at “ONE: Age of Domination” via armbar at 4:36 of Round 1.
On April 21, 2017, Kingad won a ONE Championship bout for the third time. He won via unanimous decision at “ONE: Kings of Destiny” over Muhammad Aiman.
With an undefeated record, Kingad challenged Moraes at “ONE: Legends of the World”. The reigning ONE Flyweight World Champion submitted his Igorot opponent via rear-naked choke, which marked the first professional MMA loss of the challenger.
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