Thai putting icon Superlek Kiatmoo9 will defend his ONE flyweight kickboxing world title versus Algerian dynamo Elias Mahmoudi in the primary occasion of ONE Championship’s first U.S. primetime present of 2024.
ONE Fight Night 18 will emanate dwell from the legendary Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 12.
‘The Kicking Machine’ has loved a stellar 12 months all through 2023, and he hopes to proceed the brand new 12 months equally.
After closing his account in 2022 with three victories, the Buriram native earned a chance to compete for the vacant flyweight kickboxing gold.
Despite being pushed by Daniel Puertas till the ultimate bell of their co-main occasion battle at ONE Fight Night 6 in January, the 28-year-old’s output in the end helped him onto the strap through unanimous resolution.
Two months later, he aced his first world title defense with a third-round knockout of Danial Williams in the primary occasion of ONE Fight Night 8.
Following his kickboxing enterprise, Superlek went on a hunt in Muay Thai – gaining two fast highlight-reel wins over Tagir Khalilov and Nabil Anane – to set himself up for a dream conflict versus Rodtang Jitmuangnon at ONE Friday Fights 34.
In that combat, described as the most important Muay Thai combat of the final 50 years, the Kiatmoo9 Gym consultant escaped the battle together with his hand raised after an intense back-and-forth conflict contained in the Lumpinee Stadium.
Mahmoudi will likely be a special take a look at for the Thai famous person, however within the kind he’s in, the Kiatmoo9 Gym affiliate shouldn’t have any considerations about leaving the ring together with his hand raised as soon as extra.
Who are the opposite stars than Superlek that includes at ONE Fight Night 18?
Apart from the return of the flyweight kickboxing kingpin, the invoice will characteristic 4 athletes with a confirmed observe document of manufacturing highlight-reel moments.
John Lineker checks his putting credentials in a bantamweight Muay Thai battle with Liam Harrison whereas bantamweight knockout machines Kwon Won Il and Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg face off in a pivotal MMA showdown.
Catch Superlek and Mahmoudi’s conflict and the complete ONE Fight Night 18 card dwell and free of charge through ONE Championship’s YouTube channel and the ONE Super App.
North American followers with an energetic Amazon Prime Video subscription can watch the complete card dwell in U.S. primetime on January 12.
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