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Eduard Folayang (born November 22, 1983) is a
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mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...
and wushu practitioner who fights in
ONE Championship ONE Championship (formerly ONE Fighting Championship) is a Singaporean combat sports promotion. Founded on 14 July 2011 by entrepreneur Chatri Sityodtong and former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui, its events have featured mixed ...
, where he is a two-time ONE Lightweight World Champion. He also competed for
Universal Reality Combat Championship Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) is the first and only professional mixed martial arts promotion based in the Philippines. Its inaugural event was held at the Casino Filipino Amphitheater in Parañaque, Philippines on November 23, 20 ...
, where he was the last welterweight champion. Folayang is a member of
Team Lakay Wushu Team Lakay, is a martial arts group based in La Trinidad, Philippines. Officially named Lakay MMA Top Team, it is also known as Lakay Wushu or Lakay MMA. The group was founded in 2003 by mixed martial artist Marquez Sangiao. Sangiao was also hea ...
in
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which has produced numerous Filipino champions in URCC and ONE Championship. Prior to joining Team Lakay Wushu, Folayang was a high school teacher in the
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. The Baguio native made his first Martial Combat debut on June 17, 2010, defeating Slovak fighter Egon Racz via guillotine choke early in the first round. Folayang has won several international Wushu tournaments, including a gold medal at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games which he won with a spinning back kick KO in the final, a silver medal in the 2006 Doha Asian Games, and bronze medals in both the 2005 World Wushu Championship and the 2002 Busan Asian Games.


Biography

Folayang was born in Baguio on November 22, 1983. His parents are natives of
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. He endured a very tough childhood with his family living in dire poverty for much of his youth. Folayang even lost five of his siblings due to a lack of access to healthcare. Folayang started training wushu and boxing when he was 16 years old under the tutelage of head coach Tony Candelaria, who helped him to improve his skills and discipline. Folayang graduated from the
University of the Cordilleras The University of the Cordilleras (UC or UC-BCF; fil, Unibersidad ng Kordilyeras), formerly known as the Baguio Colleges Foundation (BCF), is a Private university, private research Mixed-sex education, coeducational university in Baguio, Philip ...
in 2006, and passed his exam to become a teacher. He began teaching English and Physical Education, but six months in, decided to quit to pursue his dreams in martial arts. After surviving his own impoverished childhood, Folayang now uses his status to promote and help other charities, including raising money for education for under-privileged Filipino children. Folayang is a Christian.


Mixed martial arts career


URCC/Gorilla Warfare

On June 30, 2007, Folayang made his professional debut in the
Universal Reality Combat Championship Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) is the first and only professional mixed martial arts promotion based in the Philippines. Its inaugural event was held at the Casino Filipino Amphitheater in Parañaque, Philippines on November 23, 20 ...
(URCC), the biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the Philippines. The Baguio native fought undefeated welterweight champion Allan Co and defeated him by TKO in round 1. With the win, Folayang became the new title holder. After 5 wins, Folayang suffered his first defeat at the hands of Guam's
Jon Tuck Jonathan Cruz Tuck (born August 28, 1984) is a Chamorro professional mixed martial artist. Tuck is the first Chamorro native from Guam to be signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and competes at the Lightweight division. His offi ...
via knockout in just 8 seconds on November 21, 2009. This was his second bout in the Gorilla Warfare promotion. Despite having a contract with ONE FC, Folayang was allowed to return to the URCC to fight Brazilian
Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...
champion Wadson Teixeira at URCC Cebu VII: Dominate on January 13, 2012. He won by submission due to elbows in the first round. On December 1, 2012, Folayang returned in the promotion facing Lowen Tynanes. Eduard Folayang loss by a doctor stoppage due to a big cut delivered by Tynanes' elbow.


Martial Combat

Folayang entered the Singapore-based promotion Martial Combat in 2010. On June 17, the multi-titled wushu expert took on Slovakian fighter Egon Racz in the MC – Martial Combat 5 event. Folayang won the match via guillotine choke early in the first round. On July 14, 2010, Folayang fought Mongolian Bao She Ri Gu Leng in a lightweight fight, with the latter's Superfight lightweight title at stake; the event was held at the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. The Filipino fighter won by unanimous decision after 5 round, to become the new champion. On October 16, 2010, Folayang fought South African Muay Thai specialist
Vuyisile Colossa Vuyisile Colossa (born 28 June 1982) is a South African professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer, a 5-time world champion in kickboxing and Muay Thai. He has been a professional competitor in kickboxing since 2002 and a professional M ...
at Martial Combat 12. Folayang won a decision after scoring multiple takedowns in the first two rounds even though Colossa dominated the third round.


ONE Championship

He was originally scheduled to make his
ONE Championship ONE Championship (formerly ONE Fighting Championship) is a Singaporean combat sports promotion. Founded on 14 July 2011 by entrepreneur Chatri Sityodtong and former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui, its events have featured mixed ...
debut against Muay Thai champion-turned MMA fighter
Ole Laursen Ole 'Iron Fist' Laursen (born August 21, 1977) is a Filipino-born Danish Welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, he competed in K-1 and in ONE Championship. Early life Laursen was born in Manila, Philippines to Danish father a ...
at '' ONE FC: Champion vs. Champion'' at the
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on September 3, 2011. Laursen, however, suffered a knee injury in training and was replaced by A Sol Kwon, a
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n on a six fight winning streak. Folayang won the fight via unanimous decision. A rescheduled bout with Ole Laursen took place on March 31, 2012. In a back-and-forth fight, Folayang lost via a controversial split decision, resulting to the crowd booing Laursen after the decision was announced. On July 18, 2012, Folayang defeated Felipe Enomoto via unanimous decision at '' ONE FC: Pride of a Nation'' in Manila, Philippines. Right after the fight ONE FC President Victor Cui announced that Folayang will earn a shot for the first ever ONE FC lightweight belt on October at '' ONE FC: Rise of Kings'' against Zorobabel Moreira. Despite the announcement, Folayang had to pull out of the title fight due to URCC commitments. He was later replaced by former foe Ole Laursen who was again replaced by
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who eventually became the first ever ONE FC Lightweight Champion. However, One FC officials mentioned that Folayang will retain his no.1 contender status and should face the eventual winner Boku. On May 31, 2013, Folayang fought
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and WEC veteran
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at '' ONE FC 9: Rise to Power''. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Coming from a two-fight losing skid, Folayang faced Dutch fighter Vincent Latoel on December 6, 2013, at '' ONE FC: Moment of Truth''. The event took place at the
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, Philippines. For the majority of the fight, Folayang used his takedowns and ground striking offense but was unable to finish his opponent, eventually winning by unanimous decision. In his next fight, Folayang faced former ONE FC lightweight champion
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on May 2, 2014, at '' ONE FC: Rise of Heroes''. He won the bout by unanimous decision. Folayang faced Russian fighter
Timofey Nastyukhin Timofey Nastyukhin (Russian: Тимофей Настюхин; born on November 24, 1989), is a Russian mixed martial artist. He is a former FILA Pankration world champion. He made his MMA debut in 2010 and currently competes in ONE Championship ...
on December 5, 2014, at '' ONE FC 23: Warrior's Way''. Despite entering the fight as a favorite, Folayang lost the fight via KO in the first round after being dropped by a flying knee and then finished by Nastyukhin's soccer kicks.


ONE Lightweight Champion

After picking up two consecutive wins in 2016, Folayang faced
Shinya Aoki is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler currently competing in ONE Championship's and Rizin Fighting Federation's Welterweight division. He also competes in DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former three-time DDT E ...
for the ONE Championship Lightweight title at '' ONE Championship: Defending Honor'' on November 11, 2016, in Singapore. Folayang won the bout and the title via TKO in the third round. On April 21, 2017, Folayang successfully defended his title against Ev Ting at '' ONE 54: Kings of Destiny''. On November 10, 2017, Folayang lost the lightweight title at '' ONE 61: Legends of the World'' to Martin Nguyen via second-round KO, Nguyen would then vacate the title due to injury. After losing his title, Folayang picked up a couple of wins against Kharun Atlangeriev and Aziz Pahrudinov in 2018 and was given a chance to reclaim the belt at '' ONE Championship: Conquest of Champions'' on November 23, 2018, against Singaporean knockout artist Amir Khan. Folayang recaptured the lightweight title by defeating Khan via unanimous decision. On March 31, 2019, Folayang lost the lightweight title again in a rematch with
Shinya Aoki is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler currently competing in ONE Championship's and Rizin Fighting Federation's Welterweight division. He also competes in DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former three-time DDT E ...
at '' ONE Championship: A New Era'' via technical submission.


Post-title reign

Folayang's next fight was at '' ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes'' on August 2, 2019. He faced former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion
Eddie Alvarez Edward "Eddie" Alvarez (born January 11, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight (170 lb) division of ONE Championship. He also formerly competed in the UFC and Bellator MMA, winning world titles ...
. Folayang lost the fight via submission in the first round. Folayang is now expected to face Amarsanaa Tsogookhuu at '' ONE Championship: Masters Of Fate'' on November 8, 2019. After dominating early in the fight with his kicks, an accidental clash of heads in the second round cut Folayang open and rendered him unable to continue. The fight would go to a technical decision and Eduard Folayang won by unanimous decision. Afterwards, Folayang was originally scheduled to face Ahmed Mujtaba at '' ONE Championship: Fire & Fury''. However, Mujtaba would later be replaced by Pieter Buist. On January 31, 2020, Folayang lost to Buist by split decision. Folayang faced Antonio Caruso at '' ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix'' on October 30, 2020. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Folayang was to make a comeback on April 28, 2021, against former
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middleweight contender
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at '' ONE on TNT 4''. However, he was rescheduled instead to have a trilogy match against
Shinya Aoki is a Japanese mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and grappler currently competing in ONE Championship's and Rizin Fighting Federation's Welterweight division. He also competes in DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former three-time DDT E ...
after Akiyama pulled out due to suffering an injury during training camp. He lost the bout in the first round via armbar. Folayang faced
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at ONE Championship: Battleground 2 on August 13, 2021. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Folayang made his ONE Super Series debut against
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under Muay Thai rules at ONE: X on March 26, 2022. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Folayang faced Edson Marques on December 3, 2022, at
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. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round.


Championships and accomplishments


Mixed martial arts

*Martial Combat **Martial Combat Superfight Lightweight Championship (One time) *
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** ONE Lightweight World Championship (Two time) vs.
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and Amir Khan
**(First reign) One successful title defense vs. Ev Ting **Fight of the Night (Three times) vs. A Sol Kwon,
Ole Laursen Ole 'Iron Fist' Laursen (born August 21, 1977) is a Filipino-born Danish Welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, he competed in K-1 and in ONE Championship. Early life Laursen was born in Manila, Philippines to Danish father a ...
and Ev Ting
** Most fights in ONE Championship (23) *
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**URCC Welterweight Championship (One time) **Three successful title defenses *Other ** #1 Pound for Pound MMA fighter in the Philippines


Wushu

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2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 ...
 – Bronze medal * 2005 World Wushu Championships – Bronze medal *
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 – Silver medal *2003 SEA Games  – Gold Medal * 2005 SEA Games – Gold Medal * 2011 SEA Games – Gold Medal


Mixed martial arts record

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Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
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Ole Laursen Ole 'Iron Fist' Laursen (born August 21, 1977) is a Filipino-born Danish Welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, he competed in K-1 and in ONE Championship. Early life Laursen was born in Manila, Philippines to Danish father a ...
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Kallang Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the no ...
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Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ...
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Kallang Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the no ...
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Vuyisile Colossa Vuyisile Colossa (born 28 June 1982) is a South African professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer, a 5-time world champion in kickboxing and Muay Thai. He has been a professional competitor in kickboxing since 2002 and a professional M ...
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Sentosa Sentosa Island, known mononymously as Sentosa, and formerly ''Pulau Belakang Mati'', is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the K ...
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Sentosa Sentosa Island, known mononymously as Sentosa, and formerly ''Pulau Belakang Mati'', is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the K ...
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Sentosa Sentosa Island, known mononymously as Sentosa, and formerly ''Pulau Belakang Mati'', is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the K ...
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Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...
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Jon Tuck Jonathan Cruz Tuck (born August 28, 1984) is a Chamorro professional mixed martial artist. Tuck is the first Chamorro native from Guam to be signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and competes at the Lightweight division. His offi ...
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Saipan Saipan ( ch, Sa’ipan, cal, Seipél, formerly in es, Saipán, and in ja, 彩帆島, Saipan-tō) is the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands, a Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States in the western Pa ...
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Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonw ...
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Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...
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Saipan Saipan ( ch, Sa’ipan, cal, Seipél, formerly in es, Saipán, and in ja, 彩帆島, Saipan-tō) is the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands, a Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States in the western Pa ...
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Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonw ...
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Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...
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Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...
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Taguig Taguig (), officially the City of Taguig ( fil, Lungsod ng Taguig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 886,722 people. Located in the northwestern shores of ...
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John Wayne Parr John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr (born 25 May 1976), also known as JWP, is a retired Australian Muay Thai fighter, kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a former 10-time World Champion and was the ru ...
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Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
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List of current ONE fighters The ONE Championship (formerly known as "ONE Fighting Championship") promotion was started in 2011. This list is an up-to-date roster of those fighters currently under contract with the ONE Championship brand. Fighters are organized by weight clas ...


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