Buchecha vs. Reug Reug off ONE Championship: Reloaded, Rescheduled
The bout between Buchecha and Reug Reug has been rescheduled for another card, ONE Championship announced this morning. The two were scheduled to fight on this weekend’s ONE Championship: Reloaded card this weekend on April 22nd.
Reug Reug and Buchecha were originally scheduled to fight on April 7, 2021 before Buchecha pulled out of the bout. A year later and several fights later, the two were rebooked to fight on ONE Championship: Reloaded before the latest rescheduling a year later.
Also, the matchup between Buchecha and Reug Reug has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later event 👊#WeAreONE #ONEChampionship
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) April 18, 2022
ONE Championship did not say which card Buchecha vs. Reug Reug would be rebooked to and will provide that at a later date. The fight is an old school stylistic matchup in a modern mma age. Similar to UFC 1 and it’s matchmaking, Buchecha is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champion and Reug Reug is a champion from Senegalese wrestling. The matchup pits two grappling styles against each other which is what has fans clamoring for the fight to actually happen.
ONE Championship: Reloaded still stacked
Regardless of the rebooking of Reug Reug and Buchecha, ONE Championship: Reloaded is still a great card.
Atop the card, Regian Eersel is defending his welterweight title against Arian Sadikovic in a kickboxing bout. The co-main event is for the women’s vacant flyweight Muay Thai title featuring Smilla Sundell and Jackie Buntan.
In addition to that, Jarred Brooks and Bokang Masunyane are fighting in a title eliminator for a shot against champion Joshua Paciao.
Also on the card, UK Muay Thai sensation, Liam Harrison, takes on Thailand’s Thanousin on the main card as well.
While ONE Championship: Reloaded lost the fantastic style versus style matchup in Buchecha vs. Reug Reug, the card is still fantastically loaded with great fights that you don’t want to miss.
Stay posted to My MMA News for all the latest ONE Championship news including the rebooking of Buchecha and Reug Reug. Thanks for reading!
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