Belingon dominates Chung in ONE bantamweight clash

Kevin Belingon opened up title shot in the ONE Championship bantamweight division after taking a unanimous decision win over Kevin Chung in Legends of the World card Friday at Mall of Asia Arena.

The 30-year-old Belingon (17-5) won his fourth straight fight in the promotion while stopping Chung’s (4-1) win streak at four fights.

“Kevin is a tough fighter, I did what I did,” said Belingon. “I wanted to keep the fight standing, and I just defended his takedown attempts.”

Although the fight lasted all three rounds, Chung never found his rhythm against Belingon who is six years his elder.

Belingon constantly spoiled Chung’s attempts to bring the fight to the ground with knee strikes and timely transitions.

“I defended his takedowns, and it was very tough for me.”

With the win, Belingon could find himself in a fight against Bibiano Fernandes for the bantamweight gold in the near future.