The 27-year-old Rika, who is of Thai-Japanese parentage, won her previous two fights in One Championship Series last year in Bangkok and in May this year in Singapore while Torres would be making her debut in the tournament. Riki decided to take up martial arts as she was picked on by friends when she was young. You’ll never know what you will get,” Rika said. Chatri Sityodtong CEO and chairman of ONE Championship said his aim is to make the event one of the biggest in the world. “One Championship is still in its early stages and we will try to develop it until it reaches the same level as other major international events,” said Chatri.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 03, 2017 21:45 UTC