ONE Championship News
Yuya Wakamatsu reflects on previous loss to Adriano Moraes ahead of ONE 172 world title rematch
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 17, 2025
Second-ranked flyweight MMA star Yuya Wakamatsu has come a long way in ONE Championship. Arriving as a promising 22-year-old to a World Title challenger, he’s risen up the ranks to become a divisional stalwart, and he looks to make good on his second chance at gold. The Japanese jouster meets #1-ranked flyweight MMA star Adriano Moraes in a rematch for the vacant ONE Flyweight MMA World Title at ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang this Sunday, March 23, at Japan’s Saitama Super Arena.
Nico Carrillo makes featherweight Muay Thai debut versus Sitthichai at ONE Fight Night 30
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 16, 2025
The fight card for ONE Fight Night 30: Kryklia vs. Knowles continues to flourish, and the latest announcement has fans full of intrigue. On Friday, April 4, Scottish striking star Nico Carrillo begins his featherweight Muay Thai World Title campaign. There, he leaves his bantamweight days behind. He faces #4-ranked contender Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium.
Rodtang promises to "bury" Takeru at ONE 172
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 16, 2025
ONE 172 draws nearer by the day, and former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon is oozing confidence as he looks to crush Takeru Segawa. “The Iron Man” travels into enemy territory to take on former three-division K-1 Champion Takeru Segawa in a flyweight kickboxing super-fight inside Japan’s iconic Saitama Super Arena on Sunday, March 23.
Regian Eersel to face Alexis Nicolas in world title trilogy at ONE Fight Night 30
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 13, 2025
A magnificent trilogy will take place on Friday, April 4, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. Live in U.S. primetime, reigning ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion Regian Eersel will meet Alexis Nicolas in the co-main event of ONE Fight Night 30: Kryklia vs. Knowles. The pair hope to settle the score in one of the most intriguing all-striking trilogies in recent times.
Nabil Anane a “very different” fighter ahead of world title rematch with Superlek at ONE 172
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 11, 2025
ONE Interim Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nabil Anane has a point to prove at ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang. The Algerian-Thai giant looks to exact revenge on two-division, two-sport ONE World Champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 on Sunday, March 23. He challenges “The Kicking Machine” for the latter’s lineal gold inside Japan’s combat sports cathedral, Saitama Super Arena.
ONE 172: Rodtang dedicates upcoming Takeru super-fight to son
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 11, 2025
For the first time in Rodtang Jitmuangnon’s life, fighting isn’t just about him anymore. The former ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion faces Japanese star Takeru Segawa in a five-round flyweight kickboxing super-fight at ONE 172 on Sunday, March 23, at Japan’s Saitama Super Arena.
Allycia Hellen Rodrigues targets Phetjeeja in battle of atomweight world champions
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 11, 2025
Reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues retained her gold in emphatic fashion this past weekend. The Brazilian is remaining is fight mode, though, as she stalks a bigger challenge down the road. The striking phenom dispatched Marie McManamon at ONE Fight Night 29 this past Friday, March 7, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. Rodrigues outstruck the British-Irish challenger to score a third-round knockout and retain her crown.
Rising Thai star gunning for future showdown with Superlek
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 11, 2025
Rising Thai striker Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon continued punching his way up the ONE Championship ranks. And the youngster is determined not to stop until he has the attention of a true sporting great. The 21-year-old star scored a second-round knockout over fellow staunch finisher Parham Gheirati at ONE Fight Night 29 on Friday, March 7, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium.
Tawanchai reminds younger fighters on the come up to "be diligent"
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 9, 2025
Reigning ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai has wowed fans since arriving in 2021. He’s always been expected to achieve greatness, but he feels he’s only scratched the surface of his potential. Tawanchai will meet Japanese star Masaaki Noiri at ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang for the ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Title on Sunday, March 23, inside Japan’s Saitama Super Arena.
Superlek opens up on life as Muay Thai superstar
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 7, 2025
For reigning two-sport, two-division ONE World Champion Superlek Kiatmoo9, fame didn’t come easily. It followed a body of work stemming from over 170 fights. But it also wasn’t something he was ever fully prepared for. “The Kicking Machine” defends his ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title at ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang on Sunday, March 23, against interim king Nabil Anane inside Japan’s famed Saitama Super Arena.
Kiamran Nabati, Ferrari Fairtex suspended from ONE after testing positive for banned substances
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 7, 2025
ONE Championship has struck down the hammer on two of its Muay Thai fighters following positive tests for banned substances. Kiamran Nabati and Ferrari Fairtex both tested positive for doping. This happened after their bantamweight Muay Thai clash on Friday, January 31, at ONE Friday Fights 95.
Allycia Hellen Rodrigues unshaken by late-notice change of opponent at ONE Fight Night 29
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 7, 2025
The road to ONE Fight Night 29 hasn’t been the smoothest for reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues. But she remains undeterred and unshaken. The Brazilian star defends her crown against Marie McManamon in the main event this Friday, March 7, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium – live in U.S. primetime on Amazon Prime.