ONE Championship: Empower is an upcoming mixed martial arts event scheduled for September 3, 2021 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.
Fight Card
Main Card
Womens Strawweight 57 kg China Xiong Jingnan (c) vs. Brazil Michelle Nicolini Strawweight Championship
Womens Atomweight 52 kg South Korea Seo Hee Ham vs. Philippines Denice Zamboanga Atomweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals
Womens Atomweight 52 kg Ukraine Alyona Rassohyna vs. Thailand Stamp Fairtex Atomweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals
Womens Atomweight 52 kg China Meng Bo vs. India Ritu Phogat Atomweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals
Womens Atomweight 52 kg Japan Itsuki Hirata vs. United States Alyse Anderson Atomweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals
Womens Atomweight 52 kg Spain Cristina Morales vs. France Anissa Meksen Kickboxing
Preliminary Card
Womens Strawweight 57 kg United States Jackie Buntan vs. Argentina Daniela Lopez Muay Thai
Womens Atomweight 52 kg Japan Mei Yamaguchi vs. Brazil Julie Mezabarba Atomweight World Grand Prix Alternate Bout
Background
ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion Xiong Jing Nan will be returning to the ring to defend her belt for the fifth time as she will face Michelle Nicolini May 28. The fight will be the headliner of an all-women card. After her loss to Bi Nguyen at ONE Championship: Dangal, Ritu Phogat was removed from the Women's Atomweight Grand Prix. She was later reinstated in the Atomweight Grand Prix.
Grand Prix. Nguyen was later replaced by Grace Cleveland, Phogat Rejoin Women's Atomweight World Grand Prix. Meksen was rescheduled to face Cristina Morales.
The event will feature the complete opening round of the Women's Atomweight Grand Prix.
Jackie Buntan was scheduled to face Daniela Lopez in a strawweight muay thai bout.
An atomweight bout between Mei Yamaguchi and Julie Mezabarba was scheduled as the opening fight of the card, as well as the World Grand Prix alternate bout.
