ONE Championship News
Nadaka to make first title defense against Songchainoi at ONE Samurai 1
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 31, 2026
ONE Samurai 1 keeps getting bigger. ONE Championship has announced that reigning ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Nadaka will make his first title defense against Thai contender Songchainoi Kiatsongrit at the inaugural edition of the new monthly Japan series on April 29 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. The 25-year-old Eiwa Sports Gym fighter owns a 66-6 career striking record and went a perfect 4-0 inside ONE to claim the inaugural belt. He dominated Numsurin Chor Ketwina across five rounds at ONE 173 last November, earning a unanimous decision that extended his winning streak to 40 fights.
Spanish finisher Xavier Gonzalez headlines The Inner Circle on April 3 against Kaotaem
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 30, 2026
ONE Championship brings another exclusive card to members of The Inner Circle on Friday, April 3, streaming live from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Five bouts are on the card across Muay Thai and MMA, headlined by a flyweight Muay Thai showdown that pits a Road To ONE Champion against one of the circuit’s most relentless finishers. Kaotaem Fairtex steps into the ring against Spain’s Xavier Gonzalez in the main event. The 21-year-old southpaw from Phetchabun won the 2023 Road To ONE: Thailand Season 2 tournament and has gone 3-1 on the ONE Friday Fights circuit since. He works off the back foot, using sharp angles to set up his accurate straight left and a left body kick that has troubled everyone he has faced.
Tomyamkoong set to headline ONE Friday Fights 149 against Moldovan debutant Bejenuta Maximus
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 30, 2026
ONE Championship returns to Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, April 3, with a nine-bout card stacked from top to bottom. ONE Friday Fights 149 spans Muay Thai, kickboxing, and MMA, with the majority of athletes competing for a US$100,000 contract and a spot on ONE’s global roster. Leading the card is flyweight Muay Thai, where Tomyamkoong Bhumjaithai squares off with Moldovan debutant Bejenuta Maximus. The 21-year-old PK Saenchai Muaythaigym fighter left his hometown of Surin at 15 to chase his dream in Bangkok.
Muay Thai superstar Rodtang enters free agency — could UFC be next?
BJ Penn Staff - March 30, 2026
Rodtang Jitmuangnon is one of the best Muay Thai fighters in the world. Now fans are wondering if MMA—and the UFC—could be next for him. Rodtang, 28, has hundreds of fights in Muay Thai competition. He has spent much of his career competing for Singapore-based martial arts juggernaut ONE Championship. He is the promotion’s former flyweight champion, and has been involved in some of the biggest Muay Thai and kickboxing fights of the last few years.
Jordan Estupinan and Hiroba Minowa added to ONE Fight Night 42 card on April 10
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 27, 2026
Two more bouts have been added to ONE Fight Night 42: Eersel vs. Rungrawee on Prime Video, live in U.S. primetime on Friday, April 10, from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Jordan “Panda Kick” Estupinan faces unbeaten Uzbek destroyer Aslamjon Ortikov in flyweight Muay Thai. The 23-year-old Colombian southpaw carries a 9-1 record and a 2-1 promotional slate into the bout.
Lamnamoonlek oozing with confidence ahead of The Inner Circle on March 27: "Nobody is going to stop me now"
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 26, 2026
Lamnamoonlek Torfunfarm has found a second home in kickboxing. The 27-year-old WMC World Champion and 2021 Sports Authority of Thailand Fighter of the Year takes on China’s Yuan Pengjie in a flyweight kickboxing clash at The Inner Circle on Friday, March 27, live in Asia primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The TDed99 southpaw carries a 106-30 career record and a 3-1 promotional slate into this matchup. After a debut loss to Kongsuk Sitsarawatsuer in Muay Thai and a subsequent rematch win, he shifted to kickboxing and hasn’t looked back. Two consecutive decision victories have established him as one of the most technically refined fighters on the weekly circuit. Three wins in a row heading into Friday, and a contract that feels within reach.
Mehrdad Khanzadeh preparing for intense battle at ONE Friday Fights 148: "Ready to go all out"
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 26, 2026
Mehrdad “Black Wolf” Khanzadeh is not coming to Bangkok on Friday night to survive a main event. The 24-year-old Iranian striker is coming to take one. He faces Kongchai Chanaidonmueang in the strawweight Muay Thai main event of ONE Friday Fights 148 on Friday, March 27, live in Asia primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, with both men chasing the US$100,000 contract that comes with a standout performance.
Takeru vows redemption against Rodtang at ONE Samurai 1: "I cannot quit without revenge"
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 25, 2026
Eighty seconds. That is all it took to hand Takeru “Natural Born Krusher” Segawa the most humiliating defeat of his career — and the wound that has driven every single training session since. On Wednesday, April 29, the former three-division K-1 Champion makes his final professional appearance at ONE Samurai 1, live from Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. The ONE Interim Flyweight Kickboxing World Title is on the line. The rematch with Rodtang “The Iron Man” Jitmuangnon is the real prize.
Kongchai targets knockout of Mehrdad Khanzadeh at ONE Friday Fights 148: "Want the finish"
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 24, 2026
Kongchai Chanaidonmueang has been one of the most consistent performers in the ONE Friday Fights series. On Friday, March 27, the former Rajadamnern Stadium Muay Thai World Champion wants to back that consistency with something more emphatic when he meets Iranian slugger Mehrdad Khanzadeh in the main event of ONE Friday Fights 148, airing live in Asia primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The 23-year-old southpaw carries a 76-16 career record and 10 victories in the Friday Fights series into this rescheduled strawweight Muay Thai clash, which was postponed from ONE Friday Fights 146 after Khanzadeh fell ill.
Sam-A and Suakim added to ONE Fight Night 42 card on April 10
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 24, 2026
ONE Championship has added two Muay Thai bouts to ONE Fight Night 42: Eersel vs. Rungrawee on Prime Video airing on Friday, April 10, live in U.S. primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Sam-A Gaiyanghadao meets Moroccan standout Elmehdi “The Sniper” El Jamari in a strawweight clash, while Suakim Pongsuphan PK faces Russian technician Vladimir Kuzmin in bantamweight action.
ONE Championship reveals ONE Friday Fights 148 full card for March 27
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 23, 2026
ONE Championship has unveiled the complete nine-bout card for ONE Friday Fights 148 on Friday, March 27, live in Asia primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Every athlete on the card is hunting the US$100,000 contract and main roster spot that comes with a standout performance. Kongchai Chanaidonmueang headlines in a strawweight Muay Thai main event against Iranian knockout artist Mehrdad Khanzadeh. Kongchai holds the distinction of more ONE Friday Fights appearances than any other athlete in the series.
Hyu draws Taiki Naito in all-Japanese clash at ONE Samurai 1: "You will be knocked out"
BJPENN.COM Staff - March 23, 2026
Hyu is heading home, and he is bringing a target with him. The undefeated 23-year-old Japanese fighter will face fellow countryman Taiki “Silent Sniper” Naito in a flyweight kickboxing showdown at ONE Samurai 1 on Wednesday, April 29, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The card is headlined by the rematch between Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Takeru Segawa for the ONE Interim Flyweight Kickboxing World Title. Hyu and Naito add an all-Japanese undercard battle that promises to be one of the most compelling bouts on the stacked Tokyo card.