ONE Samurai 1 Features Exciting Women’s MMA Battle Between Ayaka Miura and Chihiro Sawada!

ONE Championship has added three more explosive MMA matchups to the stacked ONE Samurai 1 card, which goes down live on Wednesday, April 29, from Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The event will now feature submission machine Ayaka “Zombie” Miura facing Chihiro Sawada in an all-Japan atomweight MMA clash. Also, strawweight standouts Keito “Pocket Monk” Yamakita and Ryohei Kurosawa collide in another all-Japan showdown, and Japan’s Itsuki “Android 18” Hirata meets Ritu “The Indian Tigress” Phogat in another atomweight MMA battle.

View this post on Instagram The 35-year-old Miura will face the 28-year-old Sawada in a battle between two of the nation’s most dangerous grapplers. Miura, who represents Tribe Tokyo MMA, brings a 16-5 career record with a 9-4 promotional mark into this crucial clash. The third-degree judo black belt has compiled eight submission victories in her nine wins in ONE.

After moving from strawweight to atomweight, Miura has found renewed success. She is now riding a five-fight winning streak that positioned her for a shot at the World Title. Last November at ONE 173 , she was scheduled to challenge undisputed ONE Women’s Atomweight MMA World Champion Denice “The Menace” Zamboanga , but the champion withdrew due to health reasons and the fight was called off.

View this post on Instagram Now, the former ONE World Title challenger faces a dangerous test against Sawada, who brings an 11-1 career record with a 6-1 promotional mark. The 28-year-old possesses a strong wrestling background and has built her reputation on taking opponents to the mat and demolishing them with relentless ground attacks and submissions. Currently riding a three-fight winning streak, Sawada represents a legitimate threat to Miura’s championship aspirations.