Songchainoi Kiatsongrit has been talking about revenge ever since the majority decision was read. Numsurin Chor Ketwina has been listening, and he is not particularly worried.

The 30-year-old TDed99 fighter meets Songchainoi in the atomweight Muay Thai main event of ONE Friday Fights 160, live in Asia primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, June 26. The winner moves to the front of the queue for a second shot at ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Nadaka, a man both men have failed to defeat.

Numsurin has no illusions about what Songchainoi brings to a rematch. He absorbed a flash knockdown in round one of their first meeting, shrugged it off, and landed a left hook in round two that returned the favour. He is quick to clarify exactly what that round-one moment meant.

“There was a bit of drama in the first round when he clipped me and I went down. Honestly, that was a flash knockdown where the referee could have either counted it or waved it off. Personally, I wasn’t buzzed at all; I just lost my footing. Then in round two, I turned the tables and scored a knockdown of my own by timing a beautiful left hook right to his face,” he said.

The scouting report Numsurin has built on Songchainoi is detailed and honest. He respects the power but identifies a gap in the legs that he intends to exploit.

“Songchainoi is incredibly durable, and he packs the heaviest hands in this division. Having fought him before, I know for a fact that you cannot just stand there, shell up, and block his punches head-on. You have to use your head movement and slip his shots. On the flip side, his weakness is his kicking game — his kicks are still a bit slow and lack real thudding power,” he said.

Numsurin has watched Songchainoi push Nadaka to the limit at ONE SAMURAI 1, and he grants his opponent full credit for the performance. But he does not think the version across from him on Friday is a fundamentally different fighter.

“To be honest, I don’t think Songchainoi has evolved or become any more dangerous since he lost to me. He’s still bringing the exact same style to the table — pressing forward, throwing wild hooks, and just relying on his sheer power. That being said, I have to give it to him, he was absolutely in top form against Nadaka. He put up a way better, more competitive, and more entertaining fight against Nadaka than I did,” he said.

Whatever Songchainoi brings, Numsurin has a plan for it.

“I see the fight going one of two ways. The first scenario is that he comes out swinging and tries to turn it into a dogfight like he always does. But even if he decides to switch things up and play a technical, tactical game, I’m not worried at all. I’ve prepared a game plan for every single scenario,” he said.

The ambition behind Friday’s fight runs deeper than settling the personal score. A finish would send a message that Numsurin is not just the better man between these two, but the most dangerous fighter in the division below Nadaka.

“I know putting Songchainoi away is no easy task. But the moment he slips up, I’m confident that my strikes are fast and explosive enough to make him the first person to get knocked out cold in ONE,” he said.

“I’ve already crushed Songchainoi’s dream of a title shot once, and heading into this rematch, I’m just as confident that I’ll double down on my victory. This win means everything to me because it puts me right back on track for a potential rematch for the gold against Nadaka.”

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