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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736748919860011325_Jean Claude Saclag.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipino fighter Jean Claude Saclag. Handout/ONE Championship"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Filipino fighter Jean Claude Saclag. <em>Handout/ONE Championship</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Jean Claude Saclag is the latest Filipino fighter to return to action in ONE Championship.</p><p>The former Southeast Asian Games gold medalist will gun for a second win in a row when he takes on Indonesia&#x27;s Fajar in a flyweight MMA bout at ONE Friday Fights 94 on January 17 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.  </p><p>Saclag made a sensational debut last year when he dominated Lee Jun Young of South Korea and won via a first round TKO.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/9/6/jean-claude-saclag-makes-triumphant-debut-at-one-friday-fights-2304">READ: Jean Claude Saclag makes triumphant debut at ONE Friday Fights</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/9/10/mma-jean-claude-saclag-erases-doubts-with-triumphant-one-debut-2212">READ: Jean Claude Saclag erases doubts with triumphant ONE debut</a></div><p>A three-time SEA Games gold medalist in kickboxing, Saclag showed off his striking skill set against Lee, connecting on a variety of punches, front kicks, elbows and knees.</p><p>However, he will have his hands full against Fajar, who has also won a gold medal in the SEA Games in combat sambo as well as a silver in the Asian Games. The 29-year-old Indonesian last fought in ONE Championship in February 2020, beating Egi Rozten via first-round TKO.</p><p>A win for Saclag might bring him closer to claiming a $100,000 contract with ONE Championship.</p><p>Saclag is also looking to start the year on a strong note for Team Lakay, after the famed camp endured a rollercoaster 2024.</p><p>Saclag gets the ball rolling for Mark Sangiao’s stable next week, while Carlo Bumina-ang -- a graduate of the ONE Friday Fights circuit -- sees action three weeks later at ONE Fight Night 28.  </p><p>Bumina-ang takes on Song Min Jong in a three-round bantamweight MMA bout on February 8 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.  </p>

<p>Jean Claude Saclag is the latest Filipino fighter to return to action in ONE Championship.</p>

Jean Claude Saclag is the latest Filipino fighter to return to action in ONE Championship.

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MMA: Jean Claude Saclag returns to action against Indonesian foe

MMA: Jean Claude Saclag returns to action against Indonesian foe

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Published Jan 13, 2025 02:16 PM PHT

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