Malaysias Agilan Thani (centre) with the medal after beating Canadian James Kouame in the middleweight category during the Mixed Martial Art (MMA) competition in Stadium Negara last night. IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star. January 29, 2016.
PETALING JAYA: Undefeated Agilan “Alligator” Thani (pic) is set to be the second Malaysian mixed martial arts (MMA) exponent to get a shot at the world title.
The 21-year-old will take on ONE welterweight world champion Ben “Funky” Askren at the ONE: Dynasty Of Heroes at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on May 26.
