Overview

• ONE Championship confirmed the bout for Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok with the contest set at 170 pounds.
• Australian standout Lachlan Giles said he accepted the match because Marcelo Garcia is one of his idols, marking his first competitive appearance since ADCC 2022.
• Garcia returns following stomach cancer treatment, having been declared cancer-free before submitting Masakazu Imanari at ONE 170 earlier this year.
• Coverage presents a stylistic contrast between Garcia’s positional, top-control approach and Giles’ modern leg-lock and guard innovations.
• Both competitors are highly decorated, with Garcia owning multiple ADCC and IBJJF titles and Giles famed for a 2019 ADCC absolute bronze that included heavyweight submissions, with each having submitted Ricco Rodriguez.