Regian Eersel got his baby back. Seven years after claiming the inaugural ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Title, the Surinamese-Dutch superstar reclaimed the belt he never lost in the ring, defeating Rungrawee “Legatron” Sitsongpeenong by unanimous decision in the main event of The Inner Circle on April 10 at Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium. It was a hard-earned
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao had already knocked Elmehdi El Jamari down twice when the Moroccan turned the fight on its head and sent the 42-year-old legend crashing to the canvas at ONE Fight Night 42. What happened next is the part nobody will forget. Sam-A regrouped, waited, and when El Jamari charged in looking to finish, the
The first fight between these two men lasted 25 minutes, ended in a split decision, and sent shockwaves through the heavyweight division. The rematch is now confirmed, and it will be every bit as significant. ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane will defend his title against former divisional king Anatoly “Sladkiy” Malykhin
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Kompet Sitsarawatsuer has been here long enough to know what a losing run costs. Five straight wins in the ONE Friday Fights series built genuine momentum toward a main roster contract. Then three losses in his last five bouts eroded it. Friday night at Lumpinee Stadium is where he intends to start putting that right.
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Rungrawee “Legatron” Sitsongpeenong has spent years building toward a moment like this. When the call came through in early March confirming he would face Regian “The Immortal” Eersel for the vacant ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Title, the emotion hit him immediately. “I was shocked and stoked at the same time to finally get a shot
Tokyo’s Ariake Arena already had four ONE World Title fights locked in for April 29. Now it has two more reasons to watch. A pair of all-Japanese MMA bouts have been added to ONE SAMURAI 1, the inaugural event in ONE Championship’s new monthly series in Japan. The headline addition pits divisional stalwart Tatsumitsu “The
Gilbert Nakatani spent his first two fights in ONE Championship losing close decisions while carrying a body that was not fully right. He knew what he was capable of. Nobody else could see it yet. Last November, he showed them. A first-round knockout of Eko Roni Saputra at ONE Fight Night 37 changed the conversation,
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The last time Regian Eersel lost the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Title, he was not beaten for it. He won his fight, walked out of Lumpinee Stadium with his hand raised, but had the belt stripped anyway after failing to make weight while hydrated. That is the particular sting he has been carrying into every
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Diego Paez found out his fight was off while getting his hands wrapped. His coach broke the news, and Paez thought it was a joke. It was not. Black Panther had fallen ill on the morning of ONE Fight Night 40, and two months of preparation between them had been wiped out in a matter
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Dante Leon has beaten almost everyone put in front of him across a career that spans multiple organisations and two IBJJF No-Gi World Championships. The one place his resume has a gap is the place he cares about most: a ONE Championship World Title. The 30-year-old Canadian returns to ONE Fight Night 42 on Prime
