The seminfinal matchups are in place for the One Championship
atomweight grand prix.
Seo Hee
Ham will square off against Nong Stamp,
while Ritu Phogat
will meet Itsuki
Hirata in the other half of the bracket, the Singapore-based
promotion recently announced. Fan voting voting determined the
semifinal pairings.
The former Rizin atomweight queen, Ham earned a controversial
split-decision triumph over Denice
Zamboanga in the quarterfinals on Sept. 3. The One Championship
competition committee reviewed the fight but
ultimately elected not to oveturn the result. Ham has won her
last seven outings dating back to June 2017.
The 23-year-old Stamp avenged a previous submission loss to
Alyona
Rassohyna in her quarterfinal bout, as she captured a
split-decision triumph in the rematch. The Fairtex Gym product is
6-1 as a pro, with all of her bouts coming under the One
banner.
Inda’s Phogat outpointed Meng Bo in the
round of eight at One “Empower” to advance to the semifinals. The
Evovle MMA export has been victorious in six of seven professional
outings while competing solely for One Championship.
Hirata improved to 5-0 with a decision win against Alyse
Anderson in her quarterfinal matchup. It was the first time the
22-year-old Tokyo native has gone the distance in her burgeoning
professional career.