ONE In The Media

Inspirational limb-different fighter Jake Peacock returns to action on February 20 when he takes on Shinji Suzuki at the Lusail Sports Arena in Qatar.

Suzuki and Peacock were originally due to face each other in November but the bout was postponed when that bill was rescheduled. Their Muay Thai bout will now be held on the same bill as the Jonathan Haggerty vs. Wei Rui ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Title fight, live on Sky Sports.

Moroccan fighters scored mixed results in ONE Championship in 2024, with eight fighters participating in 13 bouts across the martial arts organization’s monthly series ONE Fight Nights and numbered cards as well as its weekly series ONE Friday Fights.

In two of the year’s biggest results, former ONE Flyweight Kickboxing world champion Ilias Ennahachi made a triumphant return to ONE Championship, clinching his second win from two bouts at bantamweight while two-division ISKA and WMC world champion Youssef Assouik captured a statement debut victory against an established star.

Oumar Kane wasn’t given the credit or respect many other standouts or champions get when they transition from their respective combat sport to MMA. Fair or not, it didn’t matter in the end.

‘Reug Reug’ was one of the best in his own field prior to taking up MMA in late 2019. The Senegal-born fighter had an undefeated record of 16-0 in “lutte avec frappe,” a sand-arena wrestling style, and was built like The Hulk himself.

ONE Championship’s Takeru Segawa admits 2025 may be his “final chapter” as a career-defining super-fight against Rodtang looms in Japan. The pair will clash under kickboxing rules in the main event of ONE 172 at Saitama Super Arena on March 23.

There is plenty at stake – lose, and the 33-year-old’s run in ONE may be deemed a failure, having lost a decision to flyweight kickboxing champ Superlek Kiatmoo9 on his promotional debut in January.

Liam Harrison was all but on his way out of active competition following his loss to Seksan Or Kwanmuang at ONE 168: Denver. But “Hitman” has his eyes set on at least one more match in ONE Championship.

After some time to rest and recover, the 39-year-old feels reinvigorated for another go under the bright lights.

Marcelo Garcia recently revealed the reason he decided to sign with ONE Championship, setting up a return to professional grappling after more than a decade away from competition. He was at one point one of the best grapplers in the world and he’s since become a legendary figure, often a top pick for the greatest of all time.

Morocco’s Muay Thai star Abedali Zahidi is set to debut at ONE Championship’s weekly fight series ONE Friday Fights this Friday.

Zahidi will face Myanmar’s Tun Min Aung in a catchweight (71.6KG) Muay Thai clash at ONE Friday Fights 88. The event will kick off at 3:30 p.m. (GMT+3) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, November 22.

Anatoly Malykhin, once hailed as the undefeated titan of ONE Championship with three division titles under his belt, faced the unthinkable at ONE 169. In a grueling five-round battle, Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane dethroned the Russian star to claim the ONE Heavyweight MMA World Championship, delivering one of the biggest upsets in recent memory.

Elias Mahmoudi believes his fight with Denis Puric should be a title eliminator for the vacant ONE Championship flyweight Muay Thai belt.

The pair will clash at ONE Fight Night 26 inside Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium on December 7, with their division now in an interesting state of limbo.

Jacob Smith vowed to return for the ONE Championship flyweight Muay Thai title after admitting an elbow from Rodtang Jitmuangnon “changed the fight”.

ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion Kade Ruotolo has claimed his second MMA victory in emphatic fashion by beating Ahmed Mujtaba in just 64 seconds into their MMA lightweight match on Nov. 8 as part of the stacked ONE 169 card, which went down inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

ONE’s Marvin Dittrich scored the third-round TKO with one second left!