Stephen Loman was added to the Team Lakay roster for ONE's 10th-year anniversary event ONE:X as he faces Japanese contender Shoko Sato on March 26.
Loman will be joining the likes of Eduard Folayang, who will face muay thai legend John Wayne Parr, and Lito Adiwang, who will lock horns with compatriot Jeremy Miado.
The Team Lakay stalwart easily became the No. 3 bantamweight contender after knocking out Yusup Saadulaev in his promotional debut last December to improve at 14-2 record.
Prior to ONE Championship, Loman used to dominate the bantamweight division in Bahrain-based promotion BRAVE Combat Federation as its longest-reigning champion.
Sato, for his part, last saw action in November 2021 with a first-round technical knockout win against compatriot Yasuhiro Kawamura in Vale Tudo Japan.
The Japanese contender, who has 32 wins and 14 losses at hand, won back-to-back in ONE Championship against the likes of Rafael Silva and now No. 2 Kwon Won Il before suffering a unanimous decision loss to fourth-ranked Fabricio Andrade.