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Kemal
11-06-2013, 09:36
ONE Fighting Championship will return in September for a card featuring the promotion's first flyweight title fight and rubber match between two of Japan's best 125-pounders.

Set for the 125-pound title fight are Yasuhiro Urushitani (20-6-6) and Shinichi Kojima (13-5-5). In ONE FC's nine events so far, only six flyweight bouts have taken place – including one each for Urushitani and Kojima.

ONE FC 10 is set for Sept. 13 in Jakarta, Indonesia, the promotion announced on Monday. It will be the promotion's first trip to Indonesia since ONE FC 2 in February 2012. Jakarta's 15,000-seat Istora Senayan will be the host venue for the event. As with past ONE FC events, the main card will be available as an online pay-per-view ($9.99) following expected free online streaming prelims.

Also on the card are a pair of bouts between fighters from Indonesia and Malaysia when Indonesia’s Stefer Rahardian (0-0) meets Malaysia’s Raymond Tan (1-0) at bantamweight and Vincent Majid (0-0), of Indonesia, takes on Malaysia's Eugenio Tan (1-1) at light heavyweight.

"This event is one of the largest sporting events in the history of Indonesia and features the two best flyweights in Asia squaring off with the first ONE FC flyweight world championship title belt on the line," ONE FC CEO Victor Cui stated. "More than 15,000 fans will pack out the Istora Senayan to witness the greatest sporting spectacle in the world."

Urushitani will meet Kojima for the third time. Both fights between the two took place for Shooto in Tokyo, and both resulted in draws. Urushitani this past month won a split decision against Rey Docyogen at ONE FC 9 in the Philippines to get back in the win column. It was his first fight following a two-fight skid in the UFC, where he lost by TKO to Joseph Benavidez in the promotion's four-man flyweight tournament, then to John Lineker this past November before being cut loose.

Kojima, a former Shooto champion, debuted with ONE FC this past FEbruary and submitted Docyogen in the second round to get back in the win column after a loss in March 2012. Along with the two fights against Urushitani, Kojima has notable fights against Bellator bantamweight champ Eduardo Dantas and UFC flyweight Jussier Formiga, both decision losses.

Rahardian, a jiu-jitsu practitioner, will make his MMA debut against Raymond Tan, who 18 months ago won his pro debut with a TKO of Jim Keong at Malaysian Fighting Championship 3. Majid, an Indonesian judo champion, will make his MMA debut. He also sports four submission grappling championships. Eugenio Tan will be looking to get back in the win column after a loss this past month at Malaysian Fighting Championship 6.

Tickets for ONE FC 10 go on sale Tuesday via Kiostix and range in price from 150,000 Indonesia Rupiah (approximately $15 US) to 2,500,000 Rupiah ($255 US).