Aung La N Sang Yushin Okami
Aung La N Sang lands a kick against Yushin Okami at ONE 163 in Singapore ONE Championship

KEY POINTS

  • Aung La N Sang notches a redemption win over Yushin Okami at ONE 163
  • Aung La N Sang has won two of his last three bouts
  • Okami has lost four of his last five bouts

Former two-division ONE champion Aung La N Sang returned to the win column with a dominant first-round stoppage victory over ex-UFC world title challenger Yushin Okami on the main card of ONE 163 on Saturday, November 19 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Aung La N Sang controlled the pace from the opening bell before landing a massive knee that sent Okami crashing to the mat.

The ex-middleweight and light heavyweight champion turned it up from there as he battered Okami with ground-and-pound, forcing veteran referee Herb Dean to step in and call a halt to the action.

The stoppage came in at the 1:43 mark of the opening round.

Aung La N Sang bounced back from his decision loss to Vitaly Bigdash back in February and improved to 28-13 in his career, notching his 13th win under the ONE Championship banner.

Okami, meanwhile, fell to 37-15 and lost four of his last five bouts.

After his win, Aung La N Sang paid tribute to the late Anthony "Rumble" Johnson.

Aung La N Sang
Aung La N Sang pays tribute to the late Anthony "Rumble" Johnson at ONE 163. ONE Championship

Earlier on the card, South Korea's Woo Sung Hoon bounced back from his loss earlier this year by taking out Japan's Yuya Wakamatsu by TKO in the second round.

Kicking off the main card, South Korea's Kwon Won Il stopped Mark "Tyson" Abelardo of New Zealand and the Philippines by TKO at the 3:45 mark of the third round.

Check out the results from the preliminary card below:

  • Heavyweight Kickboxing: Ahmed Krnjic def. Bruno Chaves by unanimous decision
  • Lightweight MMA: Ahmed Mujtaba def. Abraao Amorim by submission (arm triangle) at 4:32 of Round 1
  • Catchweight (57.15 KG) Muay Thai: Asahi Shinagawa def. Rui Botelho by split decision
  • Strawweight Submission Grappling: Bianca Basilio def. Milena Sakumoto by submission (rear-naked Choke) at 0:42 Round 1
  • Featherweight MMA: Kirill Gorobets def. Bruno Pucci by unanimous decision