ONE In The Media

For as long as ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon has been a top name in ONE Championship, every flyweight fighter under the sun has wanted the Rodtang rub.

Amongst those, Denis Puric has consistently called out the Thai megastar on social media and in post-fight interviews.

After his first win on Muy Thai’s biggest stage, Dubuque’s Luke Lessei will fight again in ONE Championship. Luke “The Chef” Lessei will take on Bampara Kouyata in a featherweight bout at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Smilla “The Hurricane” Sundell overcame her biggest test to date in the ONE Fight Night 22 main event in Bangkok, Thailand as she stopped Natalia Diachkova to continue her staggering rise.

The 19-year-old survived an early onslaught from the Russian knockout artist at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, but turned the tide to produce an emphatic second-round TKO victory.

Smilla Sundell capped off a difficult week with a come-from-behind victory over Natalia Diachkova at ONE Fight Night 22.

Having missed weight ahead of the bout, tipping the scales at 1.5lbs (0.68kg) over, she was stripped of her strawweight Muay Thai title and then endured a torrid opening round at Lumpinee Stadium.

Nico Carrillo will put his 14-fight Muay Thai winning streak on the line against Saemapetch Fairtex, with Britain’s Jonathan Haggerty in line to face the winner.

Scottish knockout artist Carrillo, nicknamed ‘King of the North’ faces Saemapetch (127-20-1), who has been a mainstay of the bantamweight Muay Thai roster at ONE Fight Night 23 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok on Saturday, July 6.

The inaugural ONE women’s strawweight kickboxing world title will be on the line at ONE Fight Night 23: Buntan vs. Meksen on Saturday, July 6.

On that day, French-Algerian legend Anissa Meksen throws down with long-time strawweight Muay Thai contender Jackie Buntan at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Wei Rui makes his ONE Championship debut in Bangkok this weekend, but the Chinese fighter is no rookie.

The 34-year-old, who made his professional debut more than a decade ago, goes into his bantamweight kickboxing contest against Hiroko Akimoto at ONE Fight Night 22 on the back of a 20-fight winning streak.

Kade Ruotolo has been added to the ONE 168 card in Denver, where he will defend his ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Championship against Mikey Musumeci, Sports Illustrated has learned.

ONE 168, which takes place on September 6 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, marks the promotion’s first return to the United States since May of 2023. And there will be must-see bouts on the card.

Muay Thai royalty from opposite ends of the globe are set to collide in a highly anticipated match that the world needs to see. At ONE 168: Denver on Friday, September 6, Liam “Hitman” Harrison will take on “The Man Who Yields To No One” Seksan Or. Kwanmuang in a 140-pound catchweight Muay Thai bout inside the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.

Pitting together two all-action legends of the sport adds further hype to the already immensely stacked card, meaning ONE Championship’s return to the U.S. is guaranteed to be a barnburner.

The lineup for ONE Championship’s return to the United States continues to grow, as the Singapore-based promotion has announced the addition of two new matchups to the Sept. 6 card.

In what is being touted as “one of the biggest submission grappling matches in history” by ONE, flyweight (135-pound) grappling champion Mikey Musumeci will challenge reigning lightweight (170-pound) champ Kade Ruotolo in a superfight. Additionally, veteran muay thai standouts Liam Harrison and Seksan Or Kwanmuang will square off in a 140-pound catchweight pairing.

Flyweight MMA fighter Coopar ‘Rush Dundee’ Royal is hoping to become the next big Australian star to represent on the global stage with ONE Championship.

If ‘Rush’ can get past Kaito Oda at ONE Friday Fights 60 this Friday, his dream could become reality. Royal takes on the Japanese debutant at the historic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 26.