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ONE: EMPOWER made history Friday night, featuring the first all-women’s fight card hosted by a major global martial arts organization.
In the evening’s main event, Xiong Jing Nan took down Michelle Nicolini via unanimous decision, defending her Reigning ONE Women’s Strawweight World Championship.
Alyse Anderson of Michigan, participating in her first-ever ONE Championship event, fell to Itsuki Hirata via unanimous decision. Anderson was previously a nurse working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic before moving to MMA full time.
Jackie Buntan of California defeated Daniela Lopez via unanimous decision in Strawweight Muay Thai, improving her professional MMA record to 3-0.
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