Estupinan Meets Ortikov As ONE Fight Night 42 Gets Two More Additions
ONE Fight Night 42 on Prime Video continues to build, with two more bouts confirmed for the April 10 card at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
The more compelling of the two pits Colombian flyweight Muay Thai sensation Jordan “Panda Kick” Estupinan against unbeaten Uzbek contender Aslamjon Ortikov in a matchup that has genuine title-trajectory implications for whichever man emerges with his momentum intact.
Estupinan, 23, arrived in ONE Championship with all the hallmarks of a future star. He’s aggressive, flashy, and technically sharp. He announced himself with a unanimous decision win over Freddie Haggerty on debut, then followed it up by defeating Russian striker Ali Saldoev. That 2-0 start was halted by Japanese sensation Hyu Iwata last September, who handed the Colombian his first professional defeat. Estupinan needs a statement result, and he is getting one of the hardest possible tests to make it.
Ortikov is 23-0. The TC Muaythai and Sport Club Shakhriyor representative has not been beaten professionally, and across nine ONE Championship appearances has added four finishes to his promotional record. He is versatile enough to win by decision or knockout, consistent enough to have never dropped a fight, and dangerous enough to derail the career trajectory of anyone who underestimates him.
In strawweight MMA, former Shooto Strawweight Champion Hiroba Minowa returns to action against undefeated Armenian newcomer Karen Ghazaryan. Minowa’s early ONE career looked like the beginning of something special — back-to-back wins over Lito Adiwang and former ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion Alex Silva established him as a genuine threat to the gold. The 27-year-old Japanese grappler has since hit a difficult stretch, and a return to winning form on the Prime Video stage would go a long way towards reestablishing his credentials.
Ghazaryan is 5-0 with all five victories coming by stoppage. The 24-year-old from Gavar, Armenia, representing Shahmuradyan Fight Club, has not been taken the distance once in his professional career. That 100 percent finishing rate makes his ONE debut a test Minowa cannot afford to take lightly.
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