One Championship, the largest fight promotion in all of Asia, announced Thursday that its heavyweight champion will return to his nationality’s roots to defend his title. Brandon Vera will defend his crown against Hideki Sekine in the main event of One: Age of Domination on Dec. 2 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.
Vera, a longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, captured the inaugural One heavyweight title last December when he blew away Paul Cheng with a punch and head kick in just 26 seconds.