Bibiano Fernandes defended his ONE Championship 135-pound title with a third round stoppage win over Toni Tauru in Myanmar on Saturday (July 18, 2015). The fight headlined the organization's inaugural event in Yangon and was witnessed by a sold out crowd inside Thuwanna Stadium.
Fernandes implemented a wrestling orientated strategy in the first two rounds as he put Tauru on his back and kept him there. In round three, the Brazilian decided to test his striking and he was rewarded with his first knockout since 2011, as a right uppercut hurt the challenger and a follow-up right hook put him away.