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5 Things You Might Not Know About Leandro Issa

Related Topics: Leandro Issa, Daichi Takenaka

Leandro Issa may soon know whether or not the game has passed him by.

The 39-year-old Brazilian will return to the cage for the first time in more than three years and do so under the auspices of One Championship when he meets the once-beaten Artem Belakh in a ONE 162 bantamweight prelim on Friday at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Issa has rattled off four victories across his past six outings. However, he has not competed since Daichi Takenaka put him away with punches in the third round of their ONE “Dawn of Heroes” encounter on Aug.