One Championship: ‘Survivor’ star Bi ‘Killer Bee’ Nguyen in smashing Manila debut as home hero Joshua Pacio reclaims title
- The former reality TV personality punishes Indonesia’s Dwi Ani Retno Wulan to win their atomweight clash 3:55 in the first round
- Strawweight Pacio wrests crown back off Yosuke Saruta with a brilliant head kick that knocks the Japanese off his feet in the fourth
One-time Survivor reality TV star Bi “Killer Bee” Nguyen introduced herself to the world of One Championship in no uncertain terms on Friday night in Manila, punishing Indonesia’s Dwi Ani Retno Wulan with a ground and pound that brought their atomweight fight to an end with 3.55 gone in the first.
There was a look into the future, post fight, but one that came focused by reality.
“I truly admire [Japanese veteran] Mei Yamaguchi, I want to challenge myself against Angela Lee,” said the 29-year-old Nguyen. “But I need to pay my dues a little more, take one more fight against whomever One wants to give me, finish it the way I want to finish and earn a shot against anyone in the top four.”
So much for the formal introduction.
The One: Roots of Honour card turned to full on party by the end of the night, with a successful and stunning featherweight title defence for Australia’s Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen (12-3) over the veteran Narantungalag “Tungaa” Jadambaa (14-6), an ankle kick buttering the Mongolian up and, when he stumbled, a flying knee knocking him out at 1.07 of the second.
