MMA News: Three Major Takeaways From A Well-Rounded ONE: NextGen Card

Singapore-based ONE Championship has put up great cards throughout its history, and ONE: NextGen is no different.

Here are three big takeaways from the event last Friday, October 29.

Kirill Grishenko Could Be Next Heavyweight Headliner

Kirill Grishenko’s ONE Championship career is off to a great start, further punctuated by his domination of Dustin Joynson on the undercard.

Joynson looked utterly mismatched against Grishenko, with his willpower and toughness the only thing preventing him from being knocked out in the second round.

The 30-year-old was peppering the debuting Canadian with spinning backfists and spinning elbows, most of them landing flush and often.

There were times when the referee had reason to stop the fight, but Joynson responded well enough to prevent it from happening, further continuing the onslaught brought upon him by the Belarusian.

Grishenko should be a prime heavyweight player in the next months, and keeping his win streak going could be the key for a faceoff with heavyweight king Arjan Bhullar.

Jeremy Miado Headed For First Promotional Winning Streak

Jeremy Miado is yet to string a series of victories since joining ONE Championship. but his recent performance could be a sign of great things to come.

"The Jaguar" faced off against Chinese striker Li Tao Miao in a rematch at ONE: NextGen, with Miado winning their first fight memorably after a flying knee from out of nowhere late in the first round won him the fight.

Now training with Thailand-based Marrok Force MMA, a refocused Miado stepped into the ring with his Chinese counterpart once again, but the result was the same as their first fight.

Miado’s strikes showed off the polish that came with working with Marrok Force, throwing punches and kicks that stung Miao repeatedly to led to the fight-ending sequence in the second round.

This new-look Miado looks to be set for a new winning streak after this performance, and it will be interesting who ONE Championship sets him up with next.

Stamp, Phogat More Equally Matched Than Originally Thought

The two top-ranked atomweights are set for a titanic showdown on December 3 event, but their showing in the semifinals proved that this fight could be more evenly matched than expected.

Ritu Phogat’s fight with Jenelyn Olsim went about as much as expected, with "The Indian Tigress” taking control of the Team Lakay standout on the ground thanks to her strong wrestling, winning the fight via unanimous decision.

However, Stamp Fairtex’s fight with Julie Mezabarba was a bit more surprising in the sense that the former two-sport ONE atomweight stuffed all of Mezabarba’s takedown attempts, forcing the Brazilian to trade strikes with her instead.

It came to a point where Stamp found herself on top of Mezabarba and she took full advantage of the position, raining down punches and elbows that showed she can also dominate on the ground.

Stamp’s well-rounded striking was simply too much for Mezabarba to handle and the No. 3-ranked atomweight in the division will look to repeat the same performance against Phogat in the finals.

With a shot at Angela Lee's atomweight title on the line for the winner of the Grand Prix, making a prediction seems irrelevant as both Stamp and Phogat have fair reasons to believe they can win it all.