ONE Championship News
Explosive ONE Friday Fights 137 year-end card revealed
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 14, 2025
ONE Championship closes out 2025 with a stacked card. The promotion’s final event of the year features multiple compelling matchups across striking disciplines. ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai returns to kickboxing on December 19 to face highly touted Chinese star Liu Mengyang at ONE Friday Fights 137 inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The featherweight kickboxing clash headlines the promotion’s final event of 2025 in Asia primetime.
Jo Nattawut vows to "fight to the death" in career defining bout at ONE Friday Fights 137
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 14, 2025
Three straight losses put Jo Nattawut’s back against the wall. The Thai veteran heard every whisper questioning whether his fire burned out. The 36-year-old former ONE World Title challenger meets Mohammad Siasarani in a featherweight Muay Thai clash at ONE Friday Fights 137 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 19. The stakes couldn’t be clearer for a fighter who built his reputation on explosive power and technical excellence.
Jaosuayai makes strawweight debut against "toughest opponent" of his career at ONE Friday Fights 137
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 14, 2025
Defeat changes everything. Jaosuayai Mor Krungthepthonburi watched his five-fight winning streak vanish in October, forcing serious reflection about his future. The 24-year-old Thai knockout artist now drops to strawweight Muay Thai for ONE Friday Fights 137 on December 19, facing former two-sport, two-division ONE World Champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The move represents strategic calculation rather than retreat from competition.
ONE Friday Fights 136 gets new main event after Panpayak withdraws due to illness
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 11, 2025
Panpayak Jitmuangnon won’t be making his kickboxing debut this week. The Thai legend pulled out of ONE Friday Fights 136 on Friday due to illness, forcing ONE Championship to shuffle the deck. Petkhaokradong Lukjaomaesaithong now headlines opposite Ali Kelat at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on December 12. The lightweight Muay Thai clash replaces Panpayak‘s scheduled flyweight kickboxing bout against Zhao Chongyang.
Lucas Gabriel finally meets Dagestani destroyer after injury postponement
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 10, 2025
Lucas Gabriel faces Magomed Akaev in lightweight MMA at ONE Fight Night 39 on Friday, January 24, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The matchup was originally scheduled for ONE Fight Night 38 last weekend before Akaev withdrew due to injury. Now fully healed, the Dagestani powerhouse gets his chance against an undefeated Brazilian who’s carved through three consecutive opponents since earning his main roster contract.
Panpayak seeks fresh start in kickboxing: "I need to develop myself even more if I want to return to greatness"
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 9, 2025
Panpayak Jitmuangnon meets Zhao Chongyang in flyweight kickboxing at ONE Friday Fights 136 on Thursday, December 12, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The 29-year-old Thai legend requested the switch after a first-round stoppage loss to Asadula Imangazaliev at ONE Friday Fights 122. The head-kick knockout ended a difficult stretch that saw him alternate between wins and losses across six promotional appearances.
Mongolia's president honors Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu after historic world title win: "Adding a new chapter"
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 9, 2025
Mongolia President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh personally congratulated Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu following his stunning fourth-round submission victory over Fabricio Andrade at ONE Fight Night 38 on Friday, December 5, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The 36-year-old entered as the #4-ranked bantamweight contender facing a dominant champion who’d never tasted defeat inside ONE Championship under MMA rules. But Baatarkhuu turned the impossible into reality. He scored a rear-naked choke at 1:33 of the fourth round that forced the Brazilian to tap.
Phetjeeja calls for ONE Muay Thai World Title shot after first-round destruction: "I have come back for the belt"
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 9, 2025
Phetjeeja demolished Martyna Dominczak via first-round TKO at ONE Fight Night 38 on Friday, December 6, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Three knockdowns in one round told the story. The ONE Women’s Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion returned to Muay Thai after more than two years away from the sport and looked like she never left. Her punching power overwhelmed the 23-year-old Polish WMC Muay Thai World Champion from the opening bell.
Thai legend Panpayak Jitmuangnon headlines ONE Friday Fights 136 against Chinese knockout artist
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 8, 2025
The legend returns to Bangkok seeking redemption. Panpayak Jitmuangnon meets Zhao Chongyang in flyweight kickboxing at ONE Friday Fights 136 on December 12 inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The seven-time Muay Thai World Champion walks into this matchup carrying the weight of a first-round knockout loss from his last appearance. That defeat stung. But Panpayak’s 29-year-old frame still houses the technical brilliance that made him one of Thailand’s most decorated strikers.
Aliff Sor Dechapan proves he belongs at the top: "Prajanchai, I hope you're ready for me"
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 7, 2025
Aliff Sor Dechapan outworked Ramadan Ondash across three rounds at ONE Fight Night 38 on Friday, December 6, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, to walk away with a win and shot at gold. Aliff won by unanimous decision and picked up a title shot against divisional king Praanchai PK Saenchai as announced by ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong immediately afterward. The 21-year-old systematically broke down the Lebanese phenom, handing Ondash his first promotional loss while proving he’s ready for championship-level competition.
Diogo Reis envisions dominant reign after upcoming title clash at ONE Fight Night 38: "The beginning of everything"
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 5, 2025
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu phenom Diogo Reis faces Japan’s Daiki Yonekura for the vacant ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Title at ONE Fight Night 38 on Friday, December 5, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The bout brings together two master technicians in a duel that promises urgency, invention, and danger under ONE’s aggressive submission rule set. Reis’ journey to this stage began far from any spotlight. In Manaus, Brazil, he honed his craft with little more than discipline, perseverance, and a hunger that outgrew the room he trained in. That mindset became the force that propelled his meteoric rise through Brazil’s competitive circuits and later across the United States.
Three under the radar fights you can't miss at ONE Fight Night 38
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 4, 2025
Fabricio Andrade defends his belt in the main event. Submission grappling legends collide on the undercard. But some of the night’s best action might come from fights nobody’s talking about. ONE Fight Night 38 lands at Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, December 6, with a loaded card that extends well beyond the marquee attractions. The depth is real. And buried underneath the championship fights are three matchups that could easily steal the show.