Initially scheduled to tackle Jarrah Alhazzaa in a flyweight submission grappling match, the Kuwaiti has withdrawn, with Mohammed Hilal Ahmad Abu Rumuh from Jordan stepping in.
Alketheeri is perhaps making his ONE Championship debut subsequent week, however brings a wealth of expertise and accomplishment to the desk. The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt grew to become the primary Emirati to win a gold medal on the Worldwide Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Pan American Championship on the grownup black belt degree.
The 24-year-old took simply 5 years to achieve black belt underneath Ribamar Santiago and has since gone on to win the AJP Abu Dhabi World Professional.
The finalising of this match now locks within the card for ONE 171: Qatar on the Lusail Sports activities Area subsequent Thursday.
In the principle occasion, ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion Joshua Pacio will sq. off towards interim titleholder Jarred Brooks for the third time in a bid to unify the belts.
Then within the co-main occasion, reigning ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Jonathan Haggerty will defend his gold towards Chinese language icon Wei Rui.You may watch ONE 171: Qatar on Thursday February twentieth at 5pm Mecca on the Lusail Sports activities Area in Qatar. For ticket info, click on right here. Alternatively, you may watch the occasion dwell on BeIn Sports activities or at watch.onefc.com.