Brazil's Bibiano Fernandes ends rivalry with Philippines' Kevin Belingon via rear-naked choke in Japan

 Bibiano Fernandes, Chatri Sityodtong, Kevin Belingon (©ONE Championship)

Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes, 39, of Brazil has put a definitive end to his rivalry with Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon, 31, of the Philippines. The Brazilian mixed martial artist successfully defended his title as the champion of the bantamweight division of ONE Championship at “ONE: Century 世紀” in Tokyo, Japan.

“ONE: Century 世紀” was the second ONE Championship event held in Japan and it marked the martial arts organization’s 100th live event. The combat sports event had two parts with 11 bouts each.

Featuring MMA, Muay Thai and kickboxing matches, “ONE: Century 世紀” took place at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on October 12, 2019. In the third co-main event of the second part, Belingon challenged Fernandes, which was the fourth time they fought each other in the ONE Championship cage.

Kemp Cheng served as the referee. After a brief exchange on the feet, Fernandes immediately shot in for a successful takedown, landing in side control, and controlled Belingon for the majority of the first round.

In the second round, Belingon came out firing but Fernandes was relentless in his pursuit of the takedown. The Filipino challenger left the Brazilian defending champion an opening and the latter swiftly capitalized to take his back.

Cheng put a stop to the title bout after 2 minutes and 16 seconds in the second round. Fernandes submitted Belingon via rear-naked choke.

Winning at “ONE: Century 世紀” improved the professional MMA record of Fernandes to 24 wins and 4 losses. On the other hand, Belingon now has 20 wins and 7 losses.

Fernandes is training out of AMC Pankration. Belingon trains at Team Lakay.

Including Brazil and the Philippines, 18 countries were represented in the two parts of “ONE: Century 世紀.” The others were Algeria, Belarus, China, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United States.

Fernandes was one of the four fighters who represented Brazil. Belingon was one of the five representatives of the Philippines.

Check the complete results of “ONE: Century 世紀” Part 2 on Conan Daily. Watch the highlights on MMA News by Conan Daily.