Champ Vitaly Bigdash vs. Aung La N Sang rematch headlines ONE Championship 56

The middleweight title will be up for grabs next month in ONE Championship 56’s headliner.

Officials today announced a title fight and rematch between champ Vitaly Bigdash (9-0) and Aung La N Sang (19-10).

“ONE Championship 56: Light of a Nation” takes place June 30 at Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, and it streams as an online pay-per-view in North America.

Bigdash, a 32-year-old Russian with eight stoppages in nine career wins, won the title with a TKO victory over Igor Svirid in 2015. He didn’t fight again until this January, when he fought Sang for the first time and picked up his first title defense with a unanimous-decision victory at an event in Indonesia (watch the highlights above).

He now heads to Sang’s home turf for the rematch. Sang, a 32-year-old Burmese fighter, was on a 4-0 run with three stoppage – all under the ONE Championship banner – before his first fight with Bigdash. Prior to signing with ONE Championship, “The Burmese Python” was active with promotions such as CFFC, Bellator and Ring of Combat. He has 18 stoppages in 19 career wins.

Additional ONE Championship 56 bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.

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