Aslamjon Ortikov Versus Jordan Estupinan, Two More Bouts Added To ONE Fight Night 43
Three new bouts have been added to complete the card for ONE Fight Night 43: Tang vs. Gasanov on Prime Video, live in U.S. primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, May 15.
Undefeated Uzbek flyweight Aslamjon Ortikov finally gets his long-awaited meeting with Colombia’s Jordan Estupinan in Muay Thai, Indonesian wrestling champion Eko Roni Saputra collides with Filipino fan favourite Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang in bantamweight MMA, and Chinese striker Luo Chao faces Brazilian sensation Denis Souza Jr. in featherweight kickboxing.
The Ortikov-Estupinan bout was originally scheduled for ONE Fight Night 42 last month before Estupinan was forced to withdraw through injury. The Colombian arrives at May 15 carrying a 9-1 career record and a point to prove against the toughest opponent of his promotional run to date. Ortikov, 23, is one of the most compelling unbeaten talents in the flyweight Muay Thai division.
He owns a perfect 23-0 professional record backed by nine consecutive promotional wins, four of those by finish, with victories over former top-five contender Dedduanglek Torfunfarm and multiple-time Rajadamnern Stadium Muay Thai World Champion Kongthoranee Sor Sommai already on his slate.
Saputra and Adiwang bring a different kind of drama. Saputra built a seven-fight finishing streak after a difficult promotional debut before a run of setbacks interrupted his momentum, and the 35-year-old Indonesian arrives at ONE Fight Night 43 hungry to recapture the form that once made him one of the most feared names in the flyweight MMA division.
Adiwang, 33, has won four of his last five contests and is coming off a first-round TKO that underlined just how dangerous he remains. It was a result that positions a win here as a potential springboard into the upper reaches of either the flyweight or bantamweight MMA rankings.
Souza Jr. makes his promotional debut in the kickboxing addition. The Brazilian multiple-time South American Champion carries a near-flawless 16-1 slate into his first ONE appearance and faces Luo Chao, a 25-year-old Chinese striker with a 42-11 record and previous appearances in ONE’s developmental Hero Series.
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