Marat Grigorian flew to Tokyo expecting to fight. Instead, he left Ariake Arena with a place in a tournament final and a lingering sense of frustration. The three-time Glory Kickboxing World Champion was set to meet “The Handsome White Dragon” Luo Chao in the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament semifinals at ONE SAMURAI 4 on
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Three injuries in quick succession have forced a rewrite of ONE Fight Night 49 on Prime Video. The headliner now belongs to a debutant who has never lost. Alibeg Rasulov, Johan “Panda Kick” Estupinan, and Katsuki Kitano have all been ruled out of the event, which takes place at Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, November
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Most observers saw a close split decision when Wang Junguang beat Prajanchai Pongsuphan PK. The man holding the ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title saw something far more one-sided from his vantage point. Jonathan Di Bella watched “The Warrior” claim that verdict in the strawweight kickboxing main event of The Inner Circle 35 on Friday, October
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Last November, a hospital bed stood between Rodtang “The Iron Man” Jitmuangnon and Nong-O Hama. The two Thai greats were booked for ONE 173 until Rodtang fell ill during fight week and was admitted to hospital. Nearly a year later, the fight is back on as a quarterfinal of the 2026 ONE Flyweight Muay Thai
The action at Lumpinee Stadium will not stop once the lightweight Muay Thai title rematch ends on Friday, October 2. ONE Friday Fights 173 follows The Inner Circle 33 with nine more bouts across Muay Thai and MMA, live in Asia primetime from Bangkok. Nearly every athlete on the card has the same prize in mind. All
Eighty-four seconds was all George “G-Unit” Jarvis got the first time he shared a ring with Regian “The Immortal” Eersel. The Englishman has spent every day since working to make sure the sequel tells a different story. That sequel arrives on Friday, October 2, when Jarvis challenges Eersel for the ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World
It takes immense courage to conquer the world’s most dangerous strikers, but confronting one’s own shortcomings demands a different kind of bravery. The Japanese striking star channels newfound vulnerability into his crucial return in a new weight class at ONE SAMURAI 4 on Saturday, October 17, at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena, where he faces dangerous Bulgarian striker Bogdan
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Not every obstacle in Antonio “The Flash” Cesar’s career came from an opponent across the cage. The Brazilian returns to the global stage for a flyweight MMA clash against Joshua Perreira at ONE Fight Night 48, streaming live in U.S. primetime from Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, October 2. Cesar grew up in Manaus, Brazil, one
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Seksan “The Man Who Yields To No One” Or Kwanmuang rode into the sunset this past Friday, but not before delivering one final vintage display of heart and relentless aggression. The four-time Muay Thai World Champion closed out his three-decade career against longtime rival “Elbow Zombie” Muangthai PK Saenchai in an emotional bantamweight clash at The
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Jonathan Haggerty has tracked this opponent’s career for years, and few men have ever earned this level of respect from the reigning bantamweight kickboxing king. “The General” defends his ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Championship against former divisional titleholder Hiroki Akimoto in the main event of ONE SAMURAI 4 inside Tokyo’s Ariake Arena on Saturday, October 17. That
