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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/1739443143197IMG_6239.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Kevin Belingon and Bibiano Fernandes. Handout photo."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Kevin Belingon and Bibiano Fernandes. <em>Handout photo.</em></span></span></span>MANILA — Former ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion Kevin ‘The Silencer’ Belingon could call it a career today and still be one of the most important figures in Philippine mixed martial arts history.</div><p>So why does he insist on competing even after an 18-year career that has seen him carry the flag for the country in some of the biggest fights in the sport?</p><p>It’s pretty simple for Belingon. While other fighters would chalk it up to legacies and challenges, ‘The Silencer’s; reason doesn’t need a lot of explaining.  </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2024/12/21/mma-belingon-warns-fernandes-i-m-still-deadly-1453">MMA: Belingon warns Fernandes - &#x27;I&#x27;m still deadly&#x27;</a></div><p>“For me? I think I’ll be stressed out without MMA, without competition. That’s why even without a fight, I stay active in training. It’s like my body would get sick if I don’t train, hit the pads, or get hit,” Belingon said with a laugh. </p><p>“This sport is in my blood. This has been my life, and that’s why I’m truly excited to compete at a high level again.”  </p><p>Belingon will return to MMA after a lengthy time away from the ONE Circle when he fights rival Bibiano ‘The Flash’ Fernandes for the fifth time at ONE 171: Qatar inside Lusail Sports Arena in Doha on February 20.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/1/26/after-long-road-to-one-s-mountaintop-denice-zamboanga-already-eyeing-next-peak-1139">After long road to ONE&#x27;s mountaintop, Denice Zamboanga already eyeing next peak</a></div>

<p>Former ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion Kevin Belingon could call it a career today and still be one of the most important figures in Philippine MMA history, but The Silencer is still eager to represent Flag and Country.</p>

Former ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion Kevin Belingon could call it a career today and still be one of the most important figures in Philippine MMA history, but The Silencer is still eager to represent Flag and Country.

Kevin ‘The Silencer’ Belingon to face Bibiano ‘The Flash’ Fernandes in ONE 171

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Kevin ‘The Silencer’ Belingon to face Bibiano ‘The Flash’ Fernandes in ONE 171

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Published Feb 13, 2025 07:00 PM PHT

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