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
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao is 42 years old and has a 377-win career record spread across more than three decades of professional competition. He has held the inaugural ONE Flyweight Muay Thai, ONE Strawweight Muay Thai, and ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Titles. And right now, he wants the belt back. The path to that runs through Moroccan
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ONE Friday Fights 150 lands at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok this Friday, April 10, as part of a triple-header evening that also features The Inner Circle and ONE Fight Night 42 on Prime Video, and behind the nine bouts on the card sit stories of sacrifice, hardship, and the drive to build something better. The
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The most decorated fighter in ONE Championship’s striking history returns to action this Friday, April 10, when Regian “The Immortal” Eersel headlines The Inner Circle against Rungrawee “Legatron” Sitsongpeenong for the vacant ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Title, streaming exclusively for members at live.onefc.com from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok. Eersel is 33 years old and has
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Bejenuta “Gladiator” Maximus describes himself as a simple guy from the Republic of Moldova. He started martial arts at 13, began training professionally at 18 or 19, came to Thailand for the first time a year ago, and now finds himself in the main event of ONE Friday Fights 149 on April 3 at Lumpinee
