ONE Championship is bringing a special edition of its weekly Asia primetime event series to the world-famous Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, September 27.
The promotion will broadcast ONE Friday Fights 81 live from the iconic venue, and the show will feature some of the most elite Muay Thai and kickboxing talents on the planet today.
In featherweight Muay Thai action, #2-ranked contender “Smokin” Jo Nattawut will square off against the division’s interim kickboxing king, Superbon. The Thai duo have spent decades competing in the sport, but they have never crossed paths. Now, they will finally collide inside their home country’s most esteemed arena.
Also, multiple-time K-1 World Champion Takeru Segawa will make his return to the world’s largest martial arts organization to face dangerous lethwei stylist Thant Zin in a flyweight kickboxing affair. And former ONE World Champions Hiroki Akimoto and Ilias Ennahachi will go to war in a bantamweight kickboxing showdown.
More blockbuster matchups will be announced in the weeks to come, so be sure to grab your tickets and check back for all the latest news surrounding this September’s colossal martial arts spectacle.