Soo Chul Kim will be a massive underdog when he takes on Bibiano Fernandes in a bantamweight championship unification bout at ONE FC: Total Domination on Friday, Oct. 18, but it is a role that the 21-year-old Korean revels in. He was not expected to dominate top Filipino bantamweight Kevin Belingon in Manila last August, and he was definitely not expected to become the inaugural ONE FC 135-pound champion by winning a rematch with Leandro Issa in Singapore last October. The victory was his third in succession and led him to win the Fighter of the Year award from top Korean MMA website M-Fight
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ONE FC Champion Soo Chul Kim Revels in Underdog Role Heading into Unification Bout – MMA Weekly