Akif Guluzada And Johan Estupinan Bring Unfinished Business To ONE Fight Night 44 On June 26
Akif Guluzada is 5-0 in ONE Championship. Johan “Panda Kick” Estupinan was 5-0 in ONE Championship until two consecutive losses interrupted a rise that had made him one of the most talked-about names in the flyweight division. On June 26, those two trajectories collide.
The Azerbaijani phenom and the Colombian fan favourite meet in flyweight kickboxing at ONE Fight Night 44: Jarvis vs. Rungrawee II on Prime Video, live in U.S. primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Guluzada, 20, trains out of Team Mehdi Zatout and Team Chingiz Allazov and has been one of the most eye-catching fighters in the weekly series since his 2024 debut. He fights equally well from orthodox and southpaw stances, generating the kind of unpredictability that makes him difficult to game-plan against because opponents preparing for one version of Guluzada often meet a different one when the bell rings.
Three back-to-back victories in the weekly series earned him a contract, the third of those wins coming via a spinning elbow knockout of Puengluang Baanramba that became one of the most replayed highlights of the year.
Two unanimous decision wins since over Sean “The One” Climaco and Jaosuayai Mor Krungthepthonburi have maintained the unbeaten run while demonstrating the patience and fight IQ to win when the knockout does not materialise. He arrives at ONE Fight Night 44 as the clearest rising name in the flyweight kickboxing division and the logical candidate to push the top of the rankings.
Estupinan carries the distinction of being the first Colombian athlete to compete in ONE Championship, a trailblazing credential matched by the quality of his early promotional performances. His 5-0 start included a win over Johan “Jojo” Ghazali in 2025 in a result that announced him as a genuine contender. He has built a relentless forward pressure style and constant finishing threat that has made him a crowd favourite from his first appearance.
The two losses that followed have interrupted but not dismantled that identity. He returns to the flyweight kickboxing division at 23 years old with the same instincts intact and the specific motivation of a fighter who knows exactly what he is capable of and needs a result to prove it again.
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