Moris Boleian vs Baatarchuluun Gantogtokh Prediction: We Believe in Ex-Champ

On October 20th, ONE Friday Fights 37 will occur at the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Thailand. In one of the bouts, undefeated Armenian fighter and former Russian AMC Fight Nights champion Moris Boleian will share the cage with Mongolian fighter Baatarchuluun Gantogtokh. The bout will take place in the lightweight division.

Boleian is a Russian mixed martial arts fighter, as he was the champion of the AMC Fight Nights promotion. In January 2021, Moris won the title in a fight with Anatoliy Kondratyev. In July of the same year, he defended it against Azizkhon Chorshanbiev (both times Maurice won by triangle choke). Boleian then took a two-year layoff and made a triumphant return to the cage this spring, choking out Brazilian Felipe Silva in the first round at ONE Friday Fights 16. Notably, he is undefeated in his professional career, with all his victories coming via submission (most of which have come in the first round).

The Mongolian fighter is making his ONE debut. Before that, he fought in leagues whose names mean nothing to most MMA fans. Almost all of his wins have come early, and he also won his three previous bouts.

The bookmakers see Moris Boleian as a heavy favorite in this confrontation, and we can agree with them. With all due respect to Baatarchuluun's home country, the level of mixed martial arts is not comparable to that of Russia. At the same time, Gantogtokh did not make a strong impression in the bout we were able to watch, and he even managed to fail once.