ONE Championship has signed two extra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) grapplers.
MMAmania.com has discovered immediately (Wed., Jul. 12, 2023) that ONE Championship has signed Thalison Soares and Lucas Pinheiro to multi-fight offers. Their opponents and debut are TBD.
Soares, 25, is a BJJ black belt beneath Cicero Costha and is a multi-time IBJJF World Champion, most just lately successful in 2022. One other accomplishment from the Brazilian is that he grew to become a Gi & No GI World champion at each belt degree.
He competes at Roosterweight (127.0 lbs), however it’s unknown what weight he’ll compete for ONE Championship.
In accordance with BJJHeroes.com, the 25-year-old has by no means been submitted in his skilled grappling profession and holds a 28-7 file.
Pinheiro, 29, is a 1st-degree BJJ black belt beneath grappling legend Andre Galvao. He’s a multi-time IBJJF World Champion Gi and No-Gi, IBJJF Pans Champion, CBJJ Brazilian Nationwide Champion, and he obtained first place within the 2022 ADCC Las Vegas Open.
He competes at Rooster and Mild-featherweight (141.1 lbs), however it’s unknown what weight he’ll compete for ONE Championship.
In accordance with BJJheroes.com, he holds a 122-44 file with 52 submission wins.
ONE Combat Night time 12: Kryklia vs. Xhaja goes down this Friday (July 14, 2023) completely on Amazon Prime