Kongklai Sor Sommai Takes On Julio Lobo In ONE Friday Fights 152 Main Event On May 1
ONE Friday Fights 152 lands at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand this Friday, May 1, live in Asia primetime — just two days after ONE SAMURAI 1 in Tokyo. Nine bouts are on the card, with all but one athlete chasing a US$100,000 contract and a permanent spot on ONE’s global roster.
Headlining the action is a bantamweight Muay Thai main event between former 140-pound Omnoi Stadium Muay Thai Champion Kongklai Sor Sommai and Brazilian finisher Julio Lobo.
Kongklai’s career arc is one of the more remarkable in the division. He lost his first ten professional bouts before constructing an 18-fight winning streak built almost entirely on his sledgehammer straight left. Fifteen of those wins came by knockout, and the 27-year-old southpaw has been named Thailand’s Sports Authority Fighter of the Year for his efforts. Three consecutive wins in ONE’s weekly series have placed him in main event territory, and he arrives at May 1 with the kind of one-punch threat that makes every exchange dangerous.
Lobo represents a genuinely credible obstacle. The 31-year-old Brazilian started Muay Thai at 13, relocated to Thailand at his coach’s recommendation, and went on to claim the 140-pound Omnoi Stadium title — making him one of the few foreign fighters in the country to master the clinch at elite Thai standards. His win over Worapon Lukjaoporongtom last November demonstrated he can solve problems and adapt when the fight demands it. He fights, by his own account, for the future of his 10-year-old son Gustavo.
The co-main event delivers a bantamweight Muay Thai rematch between Panrit Lukjaomaesaiwaree and Krisana Dowdenmuaythai. Krisana claimed a unanimous decision in their first meeting at ONE Friday Fights 131 and arrives on a three-fight winning streak, his smooth technical style and sharp left body kick keeping opponents at bay throughout that run. Panrit, who is trained by ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion Superbon Singha Mawynn and carrying 30 career knockouts, comes back with revenge as the only acceptable outcome.
Also on the card, contracted ONE athlete Natalia Diachkova returns to the ring. The ten-time Russian Muay Thai National Champion faces Thailand’s Fahsai at strawweight.
ONE Friday Fights 152 — Full Card:
- Kongklai Sor Sommai vs. Julio Lobo (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
- Panrit Lukjaomaesaiwaree vs. Krisana Dowdenmuaythai (Muay Thai – bantamweight)
- Petchakrit vs. Singsuek Sakanupong (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Face Erawan vs. Payakmuangsing PK Saenchai (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Suajan Sor Isarachot vs. Arsoonnoi Sitjasing (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Tepkamin ThanapolResort vs. Dawit T1 Fight Academy (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Petsamart Muangphaphum vs. Jaipet Phacharagym (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Fahsai vs. Natalia Diachkova (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Slimen Hassaini vs. Go Todoroki (MMA – featherweight)
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