Masaaki Noiri opens the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament against “Spirit Dragon” Liu Mengyang in a quarterfinal rematch at ONE SAMURAI 2, streaming live from Tokyo’s EBARA WAVE Arena Ota on Saturday, August 8. The winner of the entire eight-man bracket is guaranteed a shot at reigning ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion Superbon. This tournament format gives him no path to Superbon that does not run through his old rival first. He was in line for a Superbon title shot of his own before injury forced the champion to withdraw. Masaaki Noiri chases Superbon rematch dreamBeyond Liu, the entire bracket points toward one destination for Noiri.