Overview
- The middleweight submission-grappling match is scheduled for November 16 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo as part of ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri.
- Both athletes are slated to make their ONE Championship debuts in the featured grappling attraction.
- Bodoni enters as a two-time ADCC World Champion (2022, 2024) and the first back-to-back winner in the 88-kilogram division.
- Lovato arrives with an ADCC silver medal from 2024, an 11-0 MMA record, and the distinction of winning all four IBJJF majors in both Gi and No-Gi this year.
- Preview coverage highlights Bodoni’s suffocating, methodical guard passing, while Lovato plans to pursue submission openings despite noting he rarely sees Bodoni get submitted.