ONE Championship News

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 30, 2026

The fight everyone wanted just got the green light. Two atomweight world champions finally collide under the bright lights. ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues defends her crown against ONE Women’s Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion Phetjeeja at ONE Fight Night 41 on Friday, March 13, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. The event broadcasts live in U.S. primetime on Amazon Prime Video, delivering a dream matchup that fans have been demanding since both women began dominating their respective divisions.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 30, 2026

Hyu Iwata doesn’t do respect tours. The undefeated Japanese striker plans to dismantle Suablack Tor Pran49 and send a message to the entire flyweight kickboxing division. The 23-year-old karate specialist meets the battle-tested Thai veteran in flyweight kickboxing action at ONE Fight Night 41 on Friday, March 13, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. The event broadcasts live in U.S. primetime on Amazon Prime Video, featuring Hyu’s continued march toward championship gold against an opponent who’s earned his stripes the hard way.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 29, 2026

Myanmar’s Thway Lin Htet has one thing on his mind heading into Friday. Hunt the knockout from the opening bell and leave no doubt. The 22-year-old explosive finisher meets Thailand’s Kongchai Chanaidonmueang in a strawweight Muay Thai main event at ONE Friday Fights 140 on January 30 inside Bangkok, Thailand’s iconic Lumpinee Stadium. Both fighters are chasing that life-changing $100,000 contract that comes with elevation to the main roster. Thway Lin Htet carries a 31-2 striking record into this fight, along with a 5-2 promotional mark. Three of those wins came by finish. He made his ONE Friday Fights debut back in 2024 and hasn’t looked back since.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 29, 2026

Defeat tastes bitter when unbeaten records shatter. Carlo Bumina-ang proved that Friday night when he unleashed fury on Marcos Aurelio’s perfect slate. The 31-year-old Filipino powerhouse delivered crushing hooks at ONE Fight Night 39 on Friday, January 24, inside Lumpinee Stadium at Bangkok, Thailand. The Team Lakay standout snapped the Brazilian phenom’s unbeaten record with a TKO at the 50-second mark of round two in their bantamweight MMA showdown.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 28, 2026

Contract dreams fuel another Friday night in Bangkok. ONE Championship returns to Lumpinee Stadium with explosive matchups spanning multiple combat disciplines. ONE Friday Fights 140 goes down on Friday, January 30, inside Lumpinee Stadium at Bangkok, Thailand. The 14-bout card features Muay Thai, kickboxing, MMA, and submission grappling action with $100,000 contracts and main roster spots available for standout performers.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 27, 2026

Promises kept hit different than empty words. Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon walked that talk Friday night in Bangkok. The 22-year-old Thai striker dismantled Abdulla Dayakaev with a second-round knockout at ONE Fight Night 39 on January 24 inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The stoppage came at 2:41 of the second frame when Rambolek slipped under Dayakaev’s combination and ripped a body shot before finishing with a clean hook upstairs.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 27, 2026

Youth meets experience in Bangkok this March. Japanese phenom Hyu tests his championship credentials against veteran Thai striker Suablack Tor Pran49. The flyweight kickboxing clash goes down at ONE Fight Night 41 on Friday, March 13, inside Lumpinee Stadium at Bangkok, Thailand. The event airs live in U.S. primetime and features ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Champion Tye Ruotolo defending his title against Polish sensation Pawel Jaworski.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 26, 2026

Asadula Imangazaliev became the first fighter to finish Kongthoranee Sor Sommai in ONE. The undefeated Russian used devastating body shots that stopped the Thai legend in round two. The 22-year-old delivered a systematic beating at ONE Fight Night 39 on Friday, January 23, inside Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium. He dismantled the three-time Rajadamnern Stadium Muay Thai World Champion before immediately declaring himself ready for the vacant ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 23, 2026

ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane welcomed social media superstar IShowSpeed to Senegal the only way he knows how. With sand beneath their feet and drums echoing across the pit. The Senegalese heavyweight linked up with the famous YouTuber during a stop in Dakar. It was part of Speed’s “Speed Does Africa” series touring 20 African nations. The ONE World Champion gave the American streamer a crash course in Mbapatte. It’s the traditional Senegalese martial art also known as Laamb that shaped his path to championship gold.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 22, 2026

Marcos Aurelio carries an 8-0 record into his ONE Championship debut. But numbers mean nothing against what he believes truly matters. The 21-year-old Brazilian faces Filipino knockout artist Carlo Bumina-ang in bantamweight MMA at ONE Fight Night 39. This happens on Friday, January 23, inside Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium. The event broadcasts live in U.S. primetime on Amazon Prime Video.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 22, 2026

Isi Fitikefu doesn’t care about unblemished records. The Australian-Tongan welterweight has seen perfect slates get shattered before. The 33-year-old meets undefeated American newcomer Chase Mann in welterweight MMA at ONE Fight Night 39 on Friday, January 23, inside Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium. The event broadcasts live in U.S. primetime on Amazon Prime Video.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 21, 2026

Two straight losses put Kongthoranee Sor Sommai in unfamiliar territory. The Thai veteran has never experienced this kind of adversity in ONE Championship. Now he faces undefeated Russian destroyer Asadula Imangazaliev in the ONE Fight Night 39 co-main event on Friday, January 23, inside Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium. The event broadcasts live in U.S. primetime on Amazon Prime Video.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 20, 2026

Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon doesn’t plan on hearing the final bell. The Thai striker has a prediction, and it ends with Abdulla Dayakaev unconscious. The bantamweight Muay Thai contender faces Dayakaev in the ONE Fight Night 39 main event on Friday, January 23, inside Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium. The bout was originally scheduled for November but got pushed back when Dayakaev withdrew due to injury. Now the wait is over.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 20, 2026

Isi Fitikefu‘s competitive fire doesn’t dim when he leaves the gym. The Tongan-Australian welterweight just swaps gloves for paddles. The 33-year-old faces undefeated American Chase Mann at ONE Fight Night 39 on Friday, January 23, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. The welterweight MMA clash broadcasts live in U.S. primetime on Amazon Prime Video. But between training sessions and fight preparation, Fitikefu found an unexpected passion that’s become his mental reset and family bonding time with his wife Dipz Paea and three children Malia, William Ross, and Miya.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 19, 2026

ONE Championship delivers back-to-back action Friday. The weekly ONE Friday Fights series stacks 14 fights before its U.S. primetime event takes over Lumpinee Stadium. Thai veteran Worapon Lukjaoporongtom meets already-contracted Myanmar powerhouse Soe Lin Oo in a bantamweight Muay Thai headliner at ONE Friday Fights 139 on Friday, January 23, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 19, 2026

Injuries forced ONE Championship into last-minute scrambling. The promotion responded with two compelling replacements that maintain Friday’s momentum. Vladimir Kuzmin meets newcomer Mohanad Battbootti in featherweight Muay Thai action while Mohammad Siasarani faces Pedro Dantas in featherweight kickboxing at ONE Fight Night 39 on Friday, January 23, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. The additions fill gaps created when Sean Climaco suffered a foot injury and Lucas Gabriel withdrew from his lightweight MMA bout against Magomed Akaev.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 16, 2026

Johan Ghazali’s return hits a snag before the bell even rings. The teenage phenom won’t get his chance to build momentum. A foot injury forced Sean Climaco to withdraw from ONE Fight Night 39 on Friday, January 23, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium, removing the scheduled flyweight Muay Thai clash with the 19-year-old Malaysian-American sensation. Fans eager to see Ghazali extend his winning streak will have to wait for the matchup between two dynamic strikers.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 15, 2026

Helena Crevar’s rematch carries weight beyond just another win. The 18-year-old phenom gets her chance to settle an old score. The Las Vegas native faces Hawaiian powerhouse Teshya Noelani Alo in a bantamweight submission grappling clash at ONE Fight Night 39 on Friday, January 23, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. The 10-minute bout streams live on Prime Video, with Crevar looking to prove she’s become the youngest ADCC World Championship podium placer in history for good reason.