The planned heavyweight championship clash for ONE 173 will no longer be happening after reigning titleholder Reug Reug was in a serious car accident. The man known as Oumar Kane was set to defend his crown in a rematch against the man he claimed it from, Anatoly Malykhin, in Japan less than two weeks from now. Tokyo’s Ariake Arena was supposed to feature that fight until an automobile related injury for Reug Reug took place in Dubai and has caused the contest to be postponed.
The November 16th card will no longer feature this heavyweight sequel clash as outlined by ONE Championship officials on social media with the statement reading as follows,
“ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion Reug Reug was involved in a serious car accident.