Jihin Radzuan And Lito Adiwang Return In Two MMA Additions To ONE Fight Night 45 On July 17
Two fighters chasing redemption and two fighters looking to announce themselves share the same card on July 17 at Lumpinee Stadium.
Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang meets Joshua “Flyin Hawaiian” Perreira in flyweight MMA, and Jihin “Shadow Cat” Radzuan faces Anastasia “Anniemale” Nikolakakos in atomweight MMA at ONE Fight Night 45: Lessei vs. Rabah on Prime Video, live in U.S. primetime from Bangkok, Thailand.
Adiwang’s arc over the past two years has been one of the more compelling in the flyweight division. The 33-year-old Filipino superstar lost to Keito “Pocket Monk” Yamakita last year in a setback that briefly threatened to derail years of hard-built momentum.
His response was to move to flyweight and remind the division why he was feared in the first place, stopping Mauro Mastromarini and Eko Roni Saputra in back-to-back TKOs. Five wins from his last six outings, carrying the same lightning-fast wushu striking and forward pressure that defined his earlier career, Adiwang arrives at July 17 renewed and operating at the top of the division.
Perreira brings his own statement into the flyweight matchup. The 29-year-old stopped Gilbert Nakatani inside the opening round at ONE Fight Night 42 in April, a first-round finish that announced him as a genuinely dangerous finisher with heavy hands and the grappling base to make his striking exchanges unpredictable. He is not walking into this fight to build experience. A win over Adiwang gives him an established name and a direct path up the rankings.
The atomweight pairing is equally loaded with implication. Jihin has been one of the most technically accomplished and longest-serving fighters in the division, her submission instincts, veteran composure, and wins over the likes of Itsuki “Android 18” Hirata and Mei “V.V.” Yamaguchi making her a persistent, difficult opponent for everyone she faces. A third-round TKO over previously unbeaten Gabriela “Gabi” Fujimoto at ONE Fight Night 40 in February was a statement. A win over Nikolakakos would put Jihin back in the world title conversation.
Nikolakakos had every reason to be nervous on her ONE debut. She arrived unknown, stepped straight into a promotional first fight, and knocked out Victoria Souza inside the opening round at ONE Fight Night 41 in March. The Canadian’s conditioning, heavy clinch work, and relentless pace test every opponent who lets her get close, and she carries the full confidence of that debut finish into the biggest fight of her career.
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