Interim flyweight title fight headlines 'ONE Championship 68: Global Superheroes'

An interim flyweight title will be up for grabs in this month’s “ONE Championship 68: Global Superheroes” main event.

Officials today announced the fight and rematch between ex-champion Kairat Akhmetov (21-1) and former title challenger Geje Eustaquio (9-6).

ONE Championship 69 takes place Jan. 26 at SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Manila, Philippines, and it streams as an online pay-per-view in North America following prelims on Facebook.

Eustaquio, a 28-year-old Filipino fighter, and Akhmetov, a 30-year-old Kazakhstan fighter, first met in September. Akhmetov, who lost his belt a fight prior to current champ Adriano Moraes in a title-eliminator, won the bout via narrow split decision.

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In the co-headliner, Pongsiri Mitsatit (9-0) meets fellow strawweight contender Joshua Pacio (10-2).

The latest ONE Championship 68 card includes:

• Kairat Akhmetov vs. Geje Eustaquio – for interim flyweight title
• Pongsiri Mitsatit vs. Joshua Pacio
• Eric Kelly vs. Rafael Nunes
• Ma Hao Bin vs. Sotir Kichukov
• Yago Bryan vs. Hayato Suzuki
• Bruno Pucci vs. Emilio Urrutia
• Edward Kelly vs. Meas Meu
• Rajinder Singh Meena vs. Zehao Zhang

For more on ONE Championship 68, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.