There are many new people in the fighting arena, and the new forces in the 2021 cage show amazing strength, stirring up the storms and waves, and have created or are about to create their own era.
1. "Legendary Killer" Yin Yulai - won the championship in 3 battles
Yin Yulai only made his round cage debut in April this year, but in the next 5 months, Yin Yulai won three consecutive games and directly reached the top of the lightweight mixed martial arts world championship at rocket-like speed, which was amazing.
In the April 2021 "ONE: Earth-shattering" series of events, Yin Yulai won the title of "Legendary Killer" by defeating former featherweight king Marat Gavrov and "King of the Underground" Eddie Alvarez in a month. Yin Yulai quickly won the right to challenge the world championship by relying on the super willpower and superb boxing skills shown in the competition. On September 24th, "ONE: Groundbreaking", Yin Yulai vs. Lee Seung-yong, with excellent anti-fall ability to prevent the opponent's wrestling attack again and again, gradually accumulated advantages with steady and steady boxing, and finally fought for five rounds, Yin Yulai raised his victorious arm and became the only Korean world champion on the ONE Championship World Championship list.
2. "Prodigy" Li Shenghui - 3 battles won all, all ended
On February 26, "ONE: Fist of Flames", 16-year-old Lee Sung Hye walked into the cage and made her debut against "Thunderstorm" Suniza Srisson. Facing opponents who are stronger and more experienced than herself, Lee Seung Hye showed tenacious fighting spirit and excellent fighting skills, and in the second round, she was naked and twisted to subdue Srison. On July 30, "ONE: Racing on the Battlefield", facing Wang Luping, the 48 kg champion of the Shaanxi Provincial Games, Li Shenghui performed more maturely, implemented ground tactics at the beginning, and won with a down jacket in the first leg.
On September 24, in "ONE: Groundbreaking", Lee Sheng Hui confronted the undefeated Brazilian jiu-jitsu master Vitória Sosa. In this game, Lee Seung-hye's progress in standing technology is remarkable, hitting opponents in a row, and in the second leg, he smashed TKO on the ground to win three consecutive career wins.
3, Jackie Bentan - 3 wins, the momentum is fierce
As a teammate of kickboxing world champion Janet Todd, Jackie Bentan quickly emerged after walking into the cage. In the round cage debut of "ONE: Fist of Flames" on February 26, Bentan used flexible movement and lightning-like fists to knock down the magic girl in the first round, and after three rounds, he defeated his opponent and won the opening red.
On April 29, "ONE: Earth-shattering IV", facing Katrina Vandayeva, who has a height advantage, Bentan dared to fight, gradually mastered the initiative with footwork and boxing, and in the third round, Bentan's heavy punch repeatedly hit the opponent, and finally won the victory with a divergent judgment.
On September 3, "ONE: Heroes of the Towel", Bentan played Daniela Lopez, and after dodging Lopez's elbow at the beginning, Bentan swung Lopez with a left and right combination of punches. After that, Bentan hit his opponent from different angles, and shook his opponent again before the end of the match, winning three consecutive victories in the cage with one blow, becoming the fastest rising star in the field of grassweight Muay Thai.
4. Anatoly Malechin – two games to finish and win the championship challenge
Russia's heavyweight Anatoly Malekhin has so far maintained a perfect unbeaten record with a 100% finishing percentage. On March 5, "ONE: Fist of Flame II", Malehim made his debut against 38-year-old Brazilian star Alexandre Machado. With solid freestyle wrestling skills, Marehin overpowered Machado in a ground fight shortly after the tournament began, followed by consecutive smashes against his opponents in the first round of 3 minutes and 28 seconds.
On September 24, in "ONE: Groundbreaking", Malesin let people see the power of his punches, and knocked out Iran's heavyweight wrestling world champion Amir Ali Akubari with one swing. Amir resisted, but in the face of Malehim's super strong punches, Amir was hit by consecutive shots in the jaw and fell to the ground again. It took Maleshin just 2 minutes and 57 seconds to ko his tenth career victory, which earned him the right to challenge for the heavyweight world championship.
5. Marcus Almeida, the "God of Jiu-Jitsu", surrendered twice, a total of more than 5 minutes
On September 24, "ONE: Groundbreaking", "God of Jiu-Jitsu" Marcus Almeida made his mixed martial arts professional debut, and after quickly dragging KO artist Anderson Silva to the ground, he hit his opponent several times with his ground knee, and then won in just 2 minutes and 55 seconds.
On December 3, "ONE: Winter God of War", Marcus started the second battle of his career, facing South Korea's heavyweight undefeated rising star Kang Ji-won with one-hit KO ability. Marcus used wrestling against Jiang Zhiyuan's heavy punches and dominated the game on the ground. After the bell rings for 2 minutes and 27 seconds, the "God of Jiu-Jitsu" wins with a naked twist. The first round of both battles ended, and Marcus became the fastest rising star in the heavyweight category. "I only played two games, which added up to only 5 minutes, which is still very short. I need more games, more learning, I don't rush, I try to think hard every day and enjoy the battle. ”
Who do you think will be the brightest rising star of 2021 among the five?