In the "ONE:X" large-scale fighting event that ended in March this year, China's Tang Kai's Kim Jae Woong, a South Korean who ranked first in KO in the first leg, ended the top Sino-Korean fighting battle. In recent years, the Korean legion has made a strong rise in the ONE Championships, and the number of Korean men's MMA players in the top five rankings in the world at all levels has reached 3, including the lightweight world champion Ok Rae Yoon. As east Asian fighting forces grow in the cage, a more intense clash between Chinese and Korean players is brewing.
In the 156th issue of the ONE Championship on April 22, China's "ghost" Chen Rui will face South Korea's homegrown champion Song Min Jong, the second time Chen Rui has met a South Korean player after losing to Kwon Won Il, the world's second-ranked in the welterweight.
Song Min-jong previously competed in South Korea's homegrown Road FC and won the welterweight championship, beating Alan Yamaniwa and high-profile South Korean star Yoon Jun Lee. In 2019, Song Minzhong officially signed for the ONE Championship and won two consecutive victories over Alan Philpott and Murata Kodai, followed by the former flyweight world champion Geje Eustaquio. Although he was ultimately decided to lose the game, he posed a lot of threat to the former champion in the game, which was impressive.
Soong Min-chung's most recent match was to defeat Tial Thang, a senior burmese national hero Aung La N Sang, last July, the first defeat of His career.
In the current welterweight rankings, former chickweight world champion Kevin Belingon has suffered four consecutive defeats, and the fifth place is in jeopardy. The winner of the competition between Chen Rui and Song Minzhong will most likely have the opportunity to launch an impact on the world rankings.
Chen Rui called out Bellingon on social media after defeating Mark Abelardo of New Zealand, but received no response. Next, whether Chen Rui has the opportunity to attack the rankings, and whether he can compete with the legendary star, the victory or defeat of this game on April 22 is crucial.