Danny Ittiw Kingad (born September 28, 1995) is a Filipino

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, currently competes in the

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division for

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. As of November 24, 2022, he is ranked #3 in the ONE Flyweight rankings.

Background

Kingad was born on September 28, 1995, in

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, Mountain Province, Philippines. After losing his father at the age of eight, Kingad began running with the wrong crowd that led him astray. He would drop out of school on multiple occasions and be found sleeping on the streets.

Mixed martial arts career

ONE Championship

Kingad made his promotional debut against Muhamad Haidar on April 15, 2016, at ONE: Global Rivals. He won the fight via ground and pround technical knockout in the first round. Kingad faced Eugene Toquero on December 2, 2016, at ONE: Age of Domination. He won the fight via an armbar submission in the first round. Kingad faced Muhammad Aiman on April 21, 2017, at ONE: Kings of Destiny. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad faced Adriano Moraes for the ONE Flyweight World Championship on November 10, 2017, at ONE: Legends of the World. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Kingad was scheduled to face Gianni Subba on March 9, 2018, at ONE: Visions of Victory. However, Subba replacing injured Adriano Moraes against Reece McLaren in the main-event and Kingad faced Sotir Kichukov. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad faced Ma Hao Bin on June 23, 2018, at ONE: Pinnacle of Power. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad faced Yuya Wakamatsu on September 22, 2018, at ONE: Conquest of Heroes. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad faced Tatsumitsu Wada on January 25, 2019, at ONE: Hero's Ascent. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix

In the quarterfinals, Kingad was scheduled to face Andrew Leone on March 31, 2019, at ONE: A New Era. However, Leone withdrew from the bout due to an injured. He was replaced by Senzo Ikeda. He won the fight via unanimous decision. In the semifinals, Kingad was scheduled to face Kairat Akhmetov on August 2, 2019, at ONE: Dawn of Heroes. However, Akhmetov forced to pull out due to undisclosed injury and was replaced by Reece McLaren. He won the fight via split decision. In the final, Kingad faced

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on October 13, 2019, at ONE: Century – Part 1. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Post-Grand Prix reign

Kingad faced Xie Wei on January 31, 2020, at ONE: Fire & Fury. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad was scheduled to face Kairat Akhmetov on December 4, 2020, at ONE: Big Bang. However, Kingad forced to withdraw due to cornermen tested positive for

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. The pair was rescheduled on December 3, 2021, and aired on December 17, 2021, at ONE: Winter Warriors II. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad was scheduled to face Gurdarshan Mangat on December 3, 2022, at

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. However, Mangat withdrew due to undisclosed injury and the bout was scrapped. Kingad faced

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on February 25, 2023, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad was scheduled to face Hu Yong on October 7, 2023, at

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. However, Kingad withdraw from the bout due to an ankle injury and was replaced by

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Tournament Runner-up

Kickboxing

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** 2023 Southeast Asian Games Men's Kickboxing Full Contact 60kg – Third place

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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