ONE Kickboxing

Reiji is 18 years old, unbeaten in ONE Championship, and already the owner of domestic titles in Japan. His next opponent has spent years in the ring with world champions. The Nanseikaikan prospect faces European Kickboxing Champion Rui Botelho in strawweight kickboxing at ONE SAMURAI 5 on Wednesday, November 18, at Tokyo’s EBARA WAVE Arena

Yuki Yoza branded his style boring after their fight. Nabil Anane responded the way a modern fighter often does, by firing off a post that left little room for misunderstanding. The 22-year-old had just outpointed Yoza by unanimous decision in bantamweight kickboxing at ONE SAMURAI 4 on Saturday, October 17, at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. He

Masaaki Noiri had just booked his place in a tournament final, yet the first thing he offered the Tokyo crowd was an apology. A split-decision win, it turns out, was never going to satisfy him. The former ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion edged Mohammad Siasarani over three rounds in the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing

Fresh off another title defense in Tokyo, Jonathan “The General” Haggerty is already thinking about a second belt. The ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion believes the Muay Thai gold he once held is well within reach. Haggerty retained his crown with a third-round stoppage of former titleholder Hiroki Akimoto in the main event of ONE

As a young fight fan in China, Luo Chao watched Marat Grigorian knock out Superbon at a tournament on Chinese soil. On Saturday, he has to stop admiring the Armenian and start trying to beat him. “The Handsome White Dragon” meets the three-time Glory Kickboxing World Champion in a semifinal of the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight

Regian “The Immortal” Eersel has built a career that spans continents, from North America to Asia. Yet one martial arts hotbed remains missing from his resume, and the reigning two-sport king would quite like to fix that. The ONE Lightweight Muay Thai and Kickboxing World Champion will be watching closely when Rukiya “Demolition Man” Anpo

Mohammad Siasarani needed 87 seconds to flatten Kaito with a head kick. Now, he says, another Japanese star has promised to finish him in round two. The 24-year-old faces former ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion Masaaki Noiri in a semifinal of the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament at ONE SAMURAI 4 on Saturday, October

For years, fans called Wang Junguang “China’s Takeru.” On the eve of the Japanese icon’s Hall of Fame induction, the Chinese striker is ready to leave that label behind for good. The 31-year-old faces reigning ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion Prajanchai Pongsuphan PK in a strawweight kickboxing main event at The Inner Circle 35

Sinsamut “Aquaman” Klinmee has grown out a beard, adopted a new nickname, and packed his bags for Japan alongside his closest friends. Now he needs the result to match the mood. The former ONE World Title challenger faces decorated Japanese kickboxer Shintaro Matsukura, who makes his promotional debut, in a lightweight kickboxing showdown at ONE

Most fighters spend fight camp buried in their next opponent’s tape. Marat Grigorian has barely watched a minute of Luo Chao. The three-time Glory Kickboxing World Champion faces “The Handsome White Dragon” in a semifinal of the ONE SAMURAI Featherweight Kickboxing Tournament at ONE SAMURAI 4 on Saturday, October 17, from Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. The