The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace will finally make his long-awaited
mixed martial arts debut.
It appears that 13-time world jiu-jitsu champion Marcus
Almeida has a new opponent for his One
Championship debut. A few days ago, the Singapore-based
promotion announced that ‘Buchecha’ was scheduled to face Thomas
Narmo. Now, MMA Fighting first reported that the Norwegian
fighter is out of the clash and Almeida will lock horns with Glory
alum Anderson
Silva at “One: Revolution” in Singapore on Sept. 24. Sherdog’s
own sources confirmed the news. The reason Narmo pulled out of the
fight is currently undisclosed.
Two-time ADCC gold medalist Almeida (0-0, 0-0 One) has long made
preparations for his MMA debut. In April, the 31-year-old Brazilian
was attached to face Oumar Kane
at One on TNT 1 before One paired him with Ji Won
Kang. In August, the
American Top Team representative was scheduled to collide with
Narmo. Now, ‘Buchecha’ got a fourth matchup for his MMA
crossover.
Silva (3-1 MMA, 0-0 One) has been fighting under the One banner
since 2019, competing in the kickboxing heavyweight division, where
he achieved two victories and three defeats. The 35-year old’s
latest MMA fight dates May 2018, where he stopped Julio
Cesar with punches in the first frame at WOCS 50. None of his
bouts have made it to the judges’ scorecards, nor has ‘Braddock’
fought past the second round.
The “One: Revolution” event will go down at the Singapore Indoor
Stadium on Sept. 24. In the headliner, Christian
Lee (15-3) will put his lightweight championship on the line
against Rae Yoon Ok
(15-3). In the co-main event, Capitan Petchyindee Academy takes on
Mehdi Zatout in a kickboxing affair for the bantamweight belt. The
card also features a strawweight title clash between defending
titleholder Joshua
Pacio (18-3) and former divisional kingpin Yosuke
Saruta (21-9-3).