ONE Championship has finalized the card for ONE Fight Night 49 on Prime Video with the addition of a lightweight kickboxing contest between Bulgarian veteran Bogdan Shumarov and Azerbaijani newcomer Gasham “Tiger” Mammadov.
The show goes down live in U.S. primetime from Bangkok’s iconic Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, November 6, and it will be headlined by a pivotal lightweight MMA tilt between Lucas Gabriel and Magomed Magomedov.
Shumarov, who stands at 5-foot-11, has had a frustrating stretch of near-misses recently. The Bulgarian brings a 19-3 career record and a 3-1 promotional slate into this contest. All of his victories in the world’s largest martial arts organization have ended via knockout, proving that he owns massive power and a finishing instinct.
At one point, the 30-year-old was lined up to face ONE Lightweight Muay Thai and Kickboxing World Champion Regian “The Immortal” Eersel, a matchup that would have been the biggest of his career, only for an injury to derail the contest before it could be made official.
Most recently at ONE SAMURAI 4, he was set to clash with Rukiya “Demolition Man” Anpo in a lightweight kickboxing showdown. However, the Japanese star missed weight, leaving Shumarov without a fight once again through no fault of his own.
November 6 finally gives the Bulgarian an opportunity to step into the ring and deliver the kind of statement performance that puts his name firmly in the World Title conversation.
Standing across from him is a 23-year-old Azerbaijani from Silk Muay Thai who arrives at ONE Fight Night 49 with a 21-3 career record and the ambition of a fighter determined to make an instant impact on the global stage.
At 6-foot-1, Mammadov brings a decent size advantage into this contest, physical tools that can cause real problems for any opponent in the kickboxing format. His ONE Championship debut against an athlete of Shumarov’s caliber and experience is as tough a first assignment as any newcomer could ask for, but the reward for pulling off an upset would be instant and significant.
A victory over a lightweight kickboxing contender in his very first promotional appearance would send Mammadov’s name rippling through the division and establish him as a serious threat from day one.
Take a look at the full card for ONE Fight Night 49 below.
Full Card For ONE Fight Night 49
- Lucas Gabriel vs. Magomed Magomedov (MMA – lightweight)
- Kongthoranee Sor Sommai vs. Taiki Naito (kickboxing – flyweight)
- Lee Seung Cheol vs. Nazareth Lalthazuala (MMA – strawweight)
- Nontachai Jitmuangnon vs. Felipe Lobo (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
- Victoria Souza vs. Magdalena Czaban (MMA – atomweight)
- Zhou Jiaqiang vs. Mamuka Usubyan (kickboxing – featherweight)
- Victor Hugo vs. Devhonte Johnson (submission grappling – openweight)
- Kalandar Tabarov vs. Ilmadi Israilov (MMA – bantamweight)
- Bogdan Shumarov vs. Gasham Mammadov (kickboxing – lightweight)
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