Road To ONE Champion Meets Spanish Pressure Fighter As The Inner Circle Returns On April 3
The Inner Circle returns to Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok this Friday, April 3, with another five-bout card streaming exclusively for members at live.onefc.com — and the main event is built around a clash of styles that should produce genuine fireworks.
Headlining in flyweight Muay Thai is Thailand’s Kaotaem Fairtex against Spain’s Xavier Gonzalez, two fighters who could not be more different in approach and yet are equally dangerous because of it.
Kaotaem is a 2023 Road To ONE: Thailand Season 2 Champion who has carried that winning momentum into ONE Friday Fights, going 3-1 on the circuit with four wins on his current streak. The 21-year-old southpaw from Phetchabun is an elusive, slick mover who retreats to find angles before unloading a sharp straight left and devastating left body kick — a counter-striker who makes opponents pay for every mistake.
Gonzalez is the opposite. The 24-year-old Spaniard who has made Thailand his home since 2019 never takes a backward step. He overwhelms opponents with high-volume boxing combinations that set up body kicks, clinch entries, and sharp elbows, applying relentless pressure until something gives. Fighters who are caught flat-footed against him pay quickly.
The co-main event is the most technically intriguing matchup on the card — a strawweight Muay Thai duel between Thailand’s Aekkalak Sor Samarngarment and fellow Thai Dokmaipa Santiubon that promises precision over power at every exchange.
Aekkalak, 27, is a veteran craftsman with a 63-20 record and a 18th Tiger Cement Tournament title to his name. He is precise with his left body kick, relentless in the clinch, and never wastes a transition without throwing knees. He arrives on a three-fight winning streak outside of ONE, including a devastating straight left knockout.
Dokmaipa is just 21 but brings an 80-21 record and the composure of someone far more experienced. The southpaw out of Santi Ubon carries a left body kick so reliable it arrives at will, combined with sharp footwork and particularly dangerous right and left elbows. He makes his ONE debut on this stage.
Rounding out the card, Jaradchai Maxjandee takes on Thant Zin in flyweight Muay Thai, Tonglampoon FA Group meets Petnamkhong Sor Maneekhot in strawweight Muay Thai, and Zar Mawia faces Taiga Orii in bantamweight MMA.
The Inner Circle April 3 – Full Card:
- Kaotaem Fairtex vs. Xavier Gonzalez (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Aekkalak Sor Samarngarment vs. Dokmaipa Santiubon (kickboxing – strawweight)
- Tonglampoon FA Group vs. Petnamkhong Sor Maneekhot (Muay Thai – strawweight)
- Jaradchai Maxjandee vs. Thant Zin (Muay Thai – flyweight)
- Zar Mawia vs. Taiga Orii (MMA – bantamweight)
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