Lightweight grand prix bout among additions to ONE Championship 88
A lightweight grand prix quarterfinal bout between former featherweight champ Honorio Banario (14-7) and undefeated Hawaiian Lowen Tynanes (9-0) is among a handful of additions to this month’s ONE Championship 88 in the Philippines.
Promotion officials today announced the new contests for the Jan. 25 event, which takes place at Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. The main card streams on the ONE Championship app following prelims on Facebook and Twitter.
The night’s previously announced main event sees flyweight champ Geje Eustaquio in a trilogy bout with former champ Adriano Moraes.
“The Rock” Banario has enjoyed a career resurgence since moving up to lightweight, going 6-1 in his past seven appearances after suffering through a disappointing five-fight losing streak. He now meets Tynanes, a former King of the Cage lightweight champion who now returns to action for the first time since April 2016.
Additional matchups added to the card also include flyweights Danny Kingad (8-1) vs. Tatsumitsu Wada (20-9-2), featherweights Sung Jong Lee (4-3) vs. Tang Kai (8-2) and strawweights Himanshu Kaushik (3-3) vs. Egi Rozten (2-1).
With the additions, the MMA portion of ONE Championship 88 now includes:
- Champ Geje Eustaquio vs. Adriano Moraes – for flyweight title
- Honorio Banario vs. Lowen Tynanes – lightweight grand prix quarterfinal
- Danny Kingad vs. Tatsumitsu Wada
- Sung Jong Lee vs. Tang Kai
- Himanshu Kaushik vs. Egi Rozten
For more on ONE Championship 88, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
