Even as world events threaten the existence of her homeland, Alyona Rassohyna looks like a key piece of the One Championship puzzle.
The 32-year-old Ukrainian burst on the global scene in 2021 with a stunning guillotine choke submission of Nong Stamp and appeared poised to make real waves in the Singapore-based organization. Rassohyna entered the One Championship atomweight grand prix with momentum but wound up on the wrong side of a contentious split decision in her rematch with Stamp, then saw her immediate future further clouded by the Russian Federation’s horrific invasion of Ukraine.