ONE Kickboxing

The second belt felt different than the first. When Stella Hemetsberger stood inside Lumpinee Stadium with both the ONE Women’s Strawweight Muay Thai and Kickboxing World Titles, the weight wasn’t just gold and leather — it represented a country’s first double champion, validation of a journey that started on the weekly grind of Friday Fights […]

Jackie Buntan absorbed two knockdowns in the opening round at ONE Fight Night 35 last September, weathered momentum shifts across five brutal rounds, and believed she landed the heavier shots throughout their strawweight Muay Thai war. The scorecards disagreed. Stella Hemetsberger edged her by unanimous decision to claim the vacant ONE World Title, forcing the

Hyu Iwata doesn’t just want to win fights — he wants to hunt the biggest names in combat sports and leave no doubt about his place among the elite. The undefeated Japanese kickboxer has torn through four opponents since his ONE Championship debut last September, finishing three of them with brutal precision that’s caught the

Momentum collides with reinvention March 13 when undefeated Japanese phenom Hyu meets Thai veteran Suablack Tor Pran49 in flyweight kickboxing action at ONE Fight Night 41 on Prime Video. The Lumpinee Stadium showdown pits a 23-year-old karate specialist carrying a perfect 12-0 record against a 29-year-old knockout artist making his divisional debut following strategic career

Six months separated Stella “Always Hungry” Hemetsberger from anonymity and world championship gold. The Austrian striker entered 2025 still building her name through ONE Friday Fights, the weekly series where fighters battle for contracts and recognition. By September, she stood as ONE Women’s Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion, becoming Austria’s first-ever ONE titleholder through sheer

The fourth calf kick proved catastrophic for Tawanchai PK Saenchai, buckling his leg beneath him while sending shockwaves through Bangkok’s legendary Lumpinee Stadium and announcing Liu Mengyang’s arrival among featherweight kickboxing’s elite threats in just 52 seconds. The 22-year-old Chinese striker came to ONE Friday Fights 137: Tawanchai vs. Liu on December 19 with a

Three months of frustration transformed into fuel for Liu Mengyang when Tawanchai PK Saenchai withdrew from their originally scheduled September clash, leaving the 22-year-old Chinese sensation channeling disappointment into dominant destruction of Shadow Singha Mawynn while waiting for his rescheduled opportunity to arrive. That wait ends Friday when Liu finally faces the reigning ONE Featherweight

The first-round knockdowns still haunt Jackie Buntan’s memory from September, twin reminders of what happens when Austria’s aggressive newcomer finds her range early. Now the Filipino-American kickboxing queen gets her opportunity to prove those moments represented temporary vulnerability rather than a changing of the guard when she defends her ONE Women’s Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship

Nine months have passed since Masaaki Noiri’s third-round finish shattered Tawanchai PK Saenchai’s kickboxing dreams at ONE 172 in Saitama, yet the 26-year-old ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion refuses to let one setback define his journey toward two-sport glory. On Friday, December 19, he returns to action against Chinese standout Liu Mengyang in a

Controversial split decisions and heartbreaking setbacks have derailed Zhang Peimian’s momentum since his ONE World Title challenge, yet the 22-year-old Chinese phenom refuses to dwell on circumstances beyond his control. On Friday, December 19, he faces charismatic Thai striker Thongpoon PK Saenchai in a strawweight kickboxing showdown at ONE Friday Fights 137: Tawanchai vs. Liu