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  • ONE 172 Results & Highlights: Rodtang Stops Takeru In Under 90 Seconds

    ONE 172 Results & Highlights: Rodtang Stops Takeru In Under 90 Seconds

    The stacked ONE 172 event took place Sunday, and MMA News has you covered with all the action!

    ONE Championship was back in Japan this past week, where the Saitama Super Arena played host to a number of intriguing battles across three different sports.

    Asia’s premier martial arts organization brought with it to the “Land of the Rising Sun” a deep lineup, filled with champions and plenty of prominent names in MMA, Muay Thai, and kickboxing.

    After four blockbuster title fights took place featuring the likes of MMA star Adriano Moraes, atomweight kickboxing champion Phetjeeja, and strawweight striker Jonathan Di Bella, the long-awaited showdown between Takeru Segawa and Rodtang Jitmuangnon headlined proceedings.

    It took “The Iron Man” less than 90 seconds to finish “The Natural Born Krusher.”

    With Sunday’s event concluded, see below for the full results and a replay via the promotion’s official YouTube channel.

    ONE 172 Results & Highlights

    Main Card:

    • Flyweight Kickboxing: Rodtang Jitmuangnon def. Takeru Segawa via KO: R1, 1:20
    • Interim Featherweight Kickboxing Championship: Masaaki Noiri def. Tawanchai PK Saenchai via TKO: R3, 1:55
    • Flyweight MMA Championship: Yuya Wakamatsu def. Adriano Moraes via TKO: R1, 3:39
    • Interim Strawweight Kickboxing Championship: Jonathan Di Bella def. Sam-A Gaiyanghadao via unanimous decision
    • Atomweight Kickboxing Championship: Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom def. Kana Morimoto via unanimous decision
    • Bantamweight Muay Thai: Nabil Anane def. Superlek via unanimous decision
    • Featherweight Kickboxing: Marat Grigorian vs. Kaito Ono
    • Atomweight Muay Thai: Nadaka Yoshinari def. Rak Erawan via KO: R3, 2:40
    • Lightweight MMA: Shinya Aoki def. Eduard Folayang via submission (armbar): R1, 0:53
    • Bantamweight Kickboxing: Hiroki Akimoto def. John Lineker via split decision
    • Lightweight MMA: Adrian Lee def. Takeharu Ogawa via submission (anaconda choke): R1, 1:03
    • Flyweight Muay Thai: Shimon Yoshinari def. Yodlekpet Or Atchariya via unanimous decision

    Early Card:

    • Flyweight Kickboxing: Hyu Iwata def. Zakaria El Jamari via KO: R1, 2:12
    • Catchweight (132lbs) Kickboxing: Ryusei Kumagai def. Suriyanlek Por Yenying via unanimous decision

    Ryusei Kumagai Def. Suriyanlek Por Yenying

    Hyu Iwata Def. Zakaria El Jamari

    Shimon Yoshinari Def. Yodlekpet Or Atchariya

    Adrian Lee Def. Takeharu Ogawa

    Hiroki Akimoto Def. John Lineker

    Shinya Aoki Def. Eduard Folayang

    Nadaka Yoshinari Def. Rak Erawan

    Nabil Anane Def. Superlek

    Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom Def. Kana Morimoto

    Jonathan Di Bella Def. Sam-A Gaiyanghadao

    Yuya Wakamatsu Def. Adriano Moraes

    Masaaki Noiri Def. Tawanchai PK Saenchai

    Rodtang Jitmuangnon Def. Takeru Segawa

  • ONE 168 Results & Highlights: Superlek KOs Jonathan Haggerty In 49 Seconds, Becomes Two-Sport Champ

    ONE 168 Results & Highlights: Superlek KOs Jonathan Haggerty In 49 Seconds, Becomes Two-Sport Champ

    ONE Championship was back for its second event in the United States this week, and MMA News has you covered with all the action!

    In May 2023, the organization presented ONE Fight Night 10 from the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event marked its on-site debut in the United States, and ONE Championship brought a stacked card worthy of the occasion that was topped by American legend Demetrious Johnson.

    This year, a new set of prominent names are looking to make a splash on US soil, starting at ONE 168 inside the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado on Friday night.

    A championship was once again on the line in the closing act. Rather than MMA, however, ONE’s sophomore card in “The Centennial State” saw Muay Thai gold at stake in the main event as two-sport titleholder Jonathan Haggerty defended his bantamweight belt against flyweight kickboxing kingpin Superlek Kiatmoo9.

    The Thai star continued his streak of dominance, following victories over Rodtang Jitmuangnon and Takeru Segawa with a 49-second knockout of Haggerty to become a two-sport kingpin.

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    One of the United States’ top submission grapplers was expected to compete until early on fight day. Mikey Musumeci was originally set to challenge ONE lightweight submission grappling king Kade Ruotolo weeks on from the Hawaiian’s $1 million triumph at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational. However, an injury stemming from that event forced his late withdrawal this week.

    Musumeci initially remained on the card, but that decision came at a cost. While initially scheduled to challenge for the 170-pound gold, “Darth Rigatoni” was instead booked to defend his 135-pound belt opposite Bebeto Oliveira. But after missing weight and hydration on Thursday, Musumeci was stripped of the title and, due to the effects of his unsuccessful weight cut, has subsequently decided not to compete.

    Nevertheless, the lineup still saw British brawler Liam Harrison make his return from injury opposite the always exciting Seksan, former UFC fighter and ex-ONE MMA titleholder John Lineker debut in Muay Thai, Kill Cliff FC standout Aung La N Sang in next assignment, and the highly touted Adrian Lee make his second ONE appearance.

    With that said, see below for the full results followed by all the highlights!

    ONE 168: Denver Results & Highlights

    Full Card:

    • Bantamweight Muay Thai Championship: Superlek Kiatmoo9 def. Jonathan Haggerty via KO (elbow): R1, 0:49
    • Flyweight Submission Grappling Championship: Mikey Musumeci vs. Bebeto Oliveira
    • Catchweight (140lbs) Muay Thai: Seksan Or. Kwanmuang def. Liam Harrison via TKO: R2, 1:49
    • Catchweight (213.75lbs) MMA: Shamil Erdogan def. Aung La N Sang via TKO (ground strikes): R2, 2:48
    • Bantamweight Muay Thai: John Lineker def. Asa Ten Pow via KO (punch): R2, 2:50
    • Lightweight MMA: Maurice Abevi vs. Samat Mamedov
    • Atomweight MMA: Victoria Souza def. Alyse Anderson via unanimous decision
    • Welterweight MMA: Isi Fitikefu def. Hiroyuki Tetsuka via unanimous decision
    • Lightweight MMA: Adrian Lee def. Nico Cornejo via submission (rear-naked choke): R1, 2:37
    • Flyweight Muay Thai: Johan Ghazali def. Josue Cruz via KO (punch): R1, 3:00
    • Flyweight Muay Thai: Johan Estupinan def. Sean Climaco via TKO: R2, 1:28

    Johan Estupinan Def. Sean Climaco

    Johan Ghazali Def. Josue Cruz

    Adrian Lee Def. Nico Cornejo

    Isi Fitikefu Def. Hiroyuki Tetsuka

    Victoria Souza Def. Alyse Anderson

    John Lineker Def. Asa Ten Pow

    Shamil Erdogan Def. Aung La N Sang

    Seksan Or. Kwanmuang Def. Liam Harrison

    Superlek Kiatmoo9 Def. Jonathan Haggerty

  • John Lineker KO’s Bibiano Fernandes To Win ONE Championship Title (Video)

    John Lineker is a world champion.

    In the co-main event of ONE Lights Out in Singapore, Lineker was finally fighting Bibiano Fernandes in a highly-anticipated bantamweight title fight. The two were booked earlier this year but Lineker tested positive for COVID-19 which led the fight to be delayed.

    Right off the bat, the champ in Fernandes got an early takedown and held the former UFC fighter down. He held him there for nearly two minutes but Lineker was able to get up. Once that happened, the challenger landed a solid combo that appeared to rock Fernandes but as he was stumbled, he landed a beautiful counter that dropped Lineker down.

    After he got dropped, Lineker was able to scramble on top and finished the last-minute on top of Fernandes, and landed some ground and pound.

    The second round began with both men still being stunned from the last round. Just over a minute into the first round, Bibiano Fernandes shot for another takedown and got it but after a minute of control, John Lineker was able to get back to his feet. Once they were on their feet, Lineker started landing heavy shots to the body and head. After landing some heavy shots, the challenger landed a massive check hook that knocked Fernandes out to become the new champ.

    With the KO win, John Lineker is now 35-9 and is 4-0 in ONE Championship. The Brazilian left the UFC after a decision loss to Cory Sandhagen and signed with the Singapore-based promotion. In the UFC, Lineker went 12-4 with notable wins over Rob Font, Marlon Vera, and Ian McCall.

    As for Bibiano Fernandes, he defended the belt seven times over two title reigns. In his career, he holds notable wins over Kevin Belingon four times, and Joe Warren on the regional scene while losing to Urijah Faber in his second pro fight.

    What do you make of John Lineker winning the ONE bantamweight title?