ONE Fight Night 10: What’s At Stake For Zebaztian Kadestam

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Former ONE Welterweight World Champion Zebaztian Kadestam will soon find himself in one of the most anticipated bouts in welterweight history. Next month, he faces Roberto Soldic, and the ramifications couldn't be any bigger.

The European heavy hitters meet on the main card of ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes III in ONE Championship's US debut at the sold-out 1stBank Center in Colorado on Saturday, 6 May.

Kadestam has been to the mountaintop once before. In 2018, he won the welterweight title in dramatic fashion by stopping Tyler McGuire with just 30 seconds left on the clock.

After his first successful world title defense, the Swedish standout met an unfortunate skid. He lost his next three outings to Kiamrian Abbasov, Gadzhimurad Abdulaev, and Russian prospect Murad Ramazanov.

He didn't let those results wear him down, though. Kadestam turned his luck around with a dominant two-fight winning streak, knocking out his last two opponents inside the first round.

Now, what awaits "The Bandit" is a potential resurgence to the very top of the division. However, he must overcome the hottest new arrival to ONE Championship in former KSW two-weight king Soldic.

Kadestam expects this welterweight war to be the greatest fight in the division's history, with neither man willing to take a step back. And with Kadestam's record of taking souls when it matters the most, the Stockholm swinger cannot be counted out of the matchup.

Undoubtedly, Kadestam is a fighter's fighter. Regardless of the circumstances that hang in the balance, he just wants to be back among the elite. Should he take the victory, he will take one step closer to reaching the top of the welterweight division once again.