“It would create an even bigger story” – Chatri Sityodtong says a Takeru victory over Superlek would set stage for epic Rodtang showdown

ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong is happy for the upcoming historic ONE 165 occasion in Tokyo this weekend, and it’s largely as a result of potential blockbuster matchups between his high flyweight strikers.

ONE 165: Superlek vs. Takeru goes down dwell from the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan this Sunday, January twenty eighth. Two of the perfect flyweight kickboxers on the earth collide for all of the marbles.

Reigning and undisputed ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion ‘The Kicking Machine’ Superlek Kiatmoo9 defends his gold in opposition to Japanese icon and former Okay-1 champ ‘The Natural Born Crusher’ Takeru Segawa within the night’s essential occasion.

Superlek was initially scheduled to defend his belt in opposition to Elias Mahmoudi at ONE Fight Night 18 in early January, however the latter pulled out on the final minute. Meanwhile, Takeru was initially anticipated to throw down with ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon, however ‘The Iron Man’ bought injured.

With their opponents out of fee, Superlek and Takeru now have a date with future.

Speaking on the ONE 165 official press convention final week, Sityodtong stated:

“Superlek was fortunate because he was ready for the match as he was scheduled to fight Elias on January 13th, but the latter withdrew. If Takeru wins this match and defends the belt against Rodtang in the future, it would create an even bigger story.”

Needless to say, a Takeru vs. Rodtang struggle remains to be very a lot within the playing cards, and if he beats Superlek this Sunday night time, it definitely units the stage.

Chatri Sityodtong reveals Rodtang will attend ONE 165 in Tokyo

Meanwhile, Sityodtong says Rodtang was completely bummed he couldn’t struggle Takeru, however he’s nonetheless wanting ahead to the showdown within the close to future.

Sityodtong added:

“Rodtang will come to watch this fight in Tokyo on January 28th. He really wanted to fight Takeru. It’s genuinely unfortunate that Rodtang had to withdraw due to injury during training.”

Fans within the United States and Canada can catch all of the motion of ONE 165: Superlek vs. Takeru dwell through pay-per-view at watch.onefc.com. Check ONE Championship’s official web site for extra info on how one can watch out of your location.