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Garry Tonon believes upcoming fight will graduate him from prospect to title contender in ONE Championship

Since the day he decided to move from grappling to mixed martial arts, Garry Tonon has been a prospect worth watching.

Through his first five fights, the Tom DeBlass and Ricardo Almeida Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has wrapped up three submissions and two finishes by TKO with only a single opponent making it to the third round with him.

Following his last win over Yoshiki Nakahara last May, Tonon appeared to be on a fast track towards title contention in ONE Championship but then he ran into several roadblocks that prevented him from competing for the past 18 months.