Former ONE lightweight champion Eduard Folayang cannot wait for ONE 158: Tawanchai vs. Larsen as ONE Championship rolls out another solid card from top to bottom Friday, June 3 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Aside from the action-packed main event where Tawanchai PK.Saenchai takes on Niclas Larsen in a ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Title eliminator, Folayang is also on the lookout for four mixed martial arts matches that could potentially steal the show.

The Team Lakay stalwart is rooting no less than his teammate Jenelyn Olsim against Brazilian opponent Julie Mezabarba in their women's atomweight showdown.

In the co-main event, No. 2 ranked bantamweight Kwon Won Il takes on the No. 4 contender Fabricio Andrade.

"This will be a great match. Both of them have experience and they’re excellent knockout artists. Advantage goes to Andrade, especially if the match goes to the ground. I think that’s where Andrade will really get the upper hand," said Folayang. "If this remains on the feet, Kwon Won Il has a shot mainly because his body shots are dangerous."

Though Folayang believes Andrade has the upper hand, Kwon can turn the tables via knockout.

Folayang also gave his take on the controversial first meeting between former strawweight titlist Alex Silva and Adrian Mattheis.

Silva and Mattheis will settle the score on the same card months after the latter won via referee stoppage, a decision that the Brazilian vehemently protested.

For Folayang, he doesn’t have any issues with referee Mohamad Sulaiman stopping the action and believes fighter safety should be of paramount importance.

"If you would look at it, even though Alex Silva recovered in the end, what if Mattheis was allowed to continue to rain down punches on him?" Folayang asked.

"There was a slight moment there where Alex Silva truly got rocked. I think the ref made the right call in ensuring the safety of the athlete. Since we’re talking about the safety of the fighters, I agree with the referee."

That said, Folayang expects Silva to get back at his old tormentor though he doesn't expect it to come easy.

"Just because Alex Silva is a former World Champion that doesn’t mean that it’s going to be easy for him but I’m still taking Alex Silva," he said. "It’s either he tries to dominate through control or finish the fight via submission."

Another crucial MMA bout is the return of the second-seeded flyweight contender Kairat Akhmetov who faces Tatsumitsu Wada.

For the Filipino star, the Kazakh’s raw power – evident in his last match against Danny Kingad – would just be too much for Wada.

"I’m taking Akhmetov. Talking about power, he’s just stronger. I think Wada has a reach advantage but when it comes to power and putting on the pressure, I think Akhmetov takes the cake," said the Team Lakay veteran.

"That’s why I see Akhmetov taking a decision win in this fight. His strength and wrestling will be too much for Wada."