Team LAKAY Media Day to boost the team's ONE: A NEW ERA bouts

ONE Championship™ (ONE), held an exclusive media day for Baguio City’s famed Team Lakay which took place at Gloria Maris, Gateway Mall last Thursday, 28 February.

To hype up the upcoming fight for the members of Team Lakay from Baguio, ONE Championship hosted an exlusive Media Day event. Present during the Team Lakay Media day are:

• ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard “Landslide” Folayang
• ONE Bantamweight World Champion Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon
• former ONE Flyweight World Champion Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio
• former ONE Strawweight World Champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio
• former ONE World Title contender Danny “The King” Kingad

Of course the man behind the Lakay team, the legendary Coach Mark Sangiao is also there to boost the morale of his world-class fighters. "We fully expect it to be a tough night for Eduard, Kevin and Danny, but we have trained hard and prepared well for their upcoming assignments so that we can get favorable results. Eduard and Kevin are completely determined keeping their championships, while Danny is out to prove that he is one of the best flyweight competitors in ONE. We are truly happy to be part of this historic event, and we cannot wait to showcase Team Lakay’s brand of martial arts. ”

Folayang will defend his ONE Lightweight World Title against Japanese legend Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki in a much-awaited rematch, after 3 long years, from November 2016's encounter.

[Watch] Eduard Folayang inviting the fans to watch the ONE: A NEW ERA in Japan

Eduard Folayang, ONE Lightweight World Champion, felt that it's a great honor for him that he'll be on the main event card on his first fight in Japan, "Even though for that night, it will be enemy territory for me. I am still very excited to showcase my skills in front of the Japanese fans. Of course, I am also completely focused and determined on keeping the ONE Lightweight World Championship around my waist. I know Shinya Aoki will be coming in very motivated to regain the title, but I have prepared well for this title defense. I will do everything in my power to remain as the champion. I have defeated him before, and I believe I can do it again."

Belingon will put his ONE Bantamweight World Championship on the line against Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes of Brazil in a trilogy match.

[Watch] The Silencer Kevin Belingon seeks the support of ONE Championship fans and to download the ONE Championship Super APP, to stream the ONE events

Kevin Belingon, ONE Bantamweight World Champion, stated: “I am really happy to be part of the biggest ONE Championship card ever, and I am excited to be able to perform for the fans in Japan. This will be the third fight between me and Bibiano Fernandes, and I expect it to be as tough, if not tougher, than our last two meetings. I know Bibiano will be hungry to win back the ONE Bantamweight World Championship, but I am determined to keep the belt with me. If I can beat Bibiano for the second time, I believe it will show that I am a worthy and deserving champion.”

Furthermore, Kingad is booked to take on fellow former ONE World Title challenger Andrew Leone of the United States in a quarter-final bout of the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix.

Folayang, Belingon and Kingad are set to compete at the highly-anticipated ONE: A NEW ERA, which will take place at the iconic Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan set on 31st of March 2019.

Pacio is also slated to return to action as he will face newly-minted ONE Strawweight World Champion Yosuke “Tobizaru” Saruta of Japan in a rematch at ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR, set for 12 April at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.